Oklahoma Conservation Commission; expanding powers and duties of the Commission; effective date.
HB 1543 expands the Oklahoma Conservation Commission's authority to coordinate conservation efforts, specifically adding requirements to include tribal governments in its work and removing restrictions on the Conservation District Consolidation Fund. The bill allows the Commission to enter contracts with tribes, federal agencies, counties, and other entities to administer statewide conservation programs and secure funding. It directly affects Oklahoma's 157 conservation districts, tribal governments, and state agencies collaborating on resource conservation. The key change requires the Commission to actively coordinate with tribes and manage funds for district programs, while maintaining its existing role in supporting local conservation planning and reporting.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Vetoed
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Vetoed May 13, 2025
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The bill was amended during its journey from the House to the Senate floor, primarily involving reformatting of the title page and renumbering of sections. The substantive policy content regarding the Oklahoma Conservation Commission's powers and duties remains consistent, though some section numbering was adjusted to align with Senate formatting standards.
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Title page formatting changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated page headers and footers to reflect the Senate's version of the bill.
Section numbering was reorganized to align with Senate formatting conventions, with some original House section numbers removed and new sequential numbers added.
The legislative history header was updated to reflect the Senate floor version date (April 17, 2025) and changed the bill status label from 'AS INTRODUCED' to 'ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL'.
Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2025 · House Mar 13, 2025
How they voted
33–15
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
May 6, 2025
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican40
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 29, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary of State
lower
May 29, 2025
Vetoed
Veto overridden: Ayes: 32 Nays: 13
upper
May 29, 2025
Vetoed
Veto overridden: Ayes: 70 Nays: 10
lower
May 13, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed 05/13/2025
lower
May 6, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 31 Nays: 15
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Energy committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 76 Nays: 11
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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