HB 2970 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Definitions and general provisions; state fossil; Sauroposeidon proteles; descriptions; effective date.

HB 2970 designates *Sauroposeidon proteles* (a Late Cretaceous sauropod dinosaur) as Oklahoma's official state fossil, replacing the previous designation. The bill directly affects Oklahomans through state symbolism and education, emphasizing the fossil's discovery in Atoka County. It contains no regulatory or funding provisions, only a ceremonial change to the state's official designation. The bill takes effect November 1, 2026.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Apr 16, 2026

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was updated to reflect its transition from the 'Engrossed' stage to the 'Floor Version' for the House of Representatives. The primary changes involve reformatting the header to include the specific legislative session (60th Legislature, 2nd Session) and updating page footers to indicate the current version status. No substantive policy changes, such as alterations to the state fossil designation, funding, or effective dates, were made in this version.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to specify the 60th Legislature, 2nd Session (2026) and changed the title from 'ENGROSSED HOUSE' to 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION'.

Page footers were updated to include the identifier 'HB2970 HFLR' and a note stating that bold face denotes committee amendments, replacing the previous 'ENGR. H. B. NO. 2970' format.

The bill text was renumbered to align with the new floor version pagination, and the 'AS INTRODUCED' label was added to the short title section.

Floor votes · House Mar 26, 2026

How they voted

68–28

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 100

Mar 26, 2026

D Democratic18

18 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican82

50 Yea 28 Nay 4

60% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 30, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 26, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (68-28-4)

house

Mar 25, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 67 Nays: 28

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass Tourism

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

Referred to Tourism

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors