HB 1089 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Amusements and sports; horse racing; organization licensees; negotiate; covenant; effective date.

HB 1089 requires horse racing tracks (organization licensees) to negotiate with official breed representatives on key issues like race conditions, purse distributions, simulcast operations, and participant welfare. It establishes a joint committee with equal horsemen representation from each breed to discuss track management, and allows individual horsemen to opt out of representation by notifying the track. If over 50% of horsemen for a breed opt out, the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission may hold an election for a new representative organization. The bill also mandates annual financial reporting for representative organizations and requires them to administer a benevolence program for participants, with commission approval of program guidelines.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed May 6, 2025

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What changed between versions

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was revised from House to Senate floor versions with minor formatting adjustments and committee report changes. The core legislative content regarding horse racing organization representation, financial accounting requirements, and effective dates remains substantively unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated page numbering and committee report attribution

Committee report changed from 'COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES' to 'COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND INSURANCE'

Page footers updated to reflect Senate floor version with different formatting for committee amendment notation

Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2025 · House Mar 3, 2025

How they voted

45–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 49

Apr 28, 2025

D Democratic9

8 Yea 1

88% Yea

R Republican40

37 Yea 3

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 28, 2025

Committee

Referred for enrollment

lower

Apr 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Engrossed measure signed, returned to House

upper

Apr 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Business and Insurance committee; CR filed

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 3, 2025

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 2

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Agriculture

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Agriculture

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors