Wildlife; requiring nonresident hunters to receive permission from the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission to use Wildlife Management Areas. Effective date.
SB 448 requires nonresident hunters to obtain written permission from Oklahoma's Wildlife Conservation Commission before using Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs). It mandates the state agency to create a permit system, including a lottery for distributing hunting access, and establish rules for implementation. The bill directly affects out-of-state hunters seeking to hunt on state-managed WMAs, adding a formal authorization step previously not required. Violations carry fines up to $1,000 or jail time for first offenses, with repeat violations leading to hunting privilege suspension. The law takes effect November 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed Apr 23, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was converted from the House version to the Senate version, updating the header information to reflect Senate floor proceedings and committee substitute status. The substantive policy content regarding wildlife refuge access, permit requirements, and penalties remains unchanged from the House version.
Scope change
No substantive policy changes to the bill's scope or applicability; only procedural formatting and header information were modified to reflect Senate floor processing.
TECHNICAL
Header changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date and committee information
Page numbering and footer text updated to reflect Senate floor version formatting
Committee report attribution changed from Energy and Natural Resources to Agriculture and Wildlife committee
REQUIREMENT
Core provisions regarding wildlife refuge access, permit fees, and penalties remain identical to House version
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 23, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 04/23/2025
upper
Apr 21, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 1
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Wildlife
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Wildlife
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Agriculture and Wildlife committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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