HB 2975 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture; nutrient management plans; poultry waste; effective date.

HB 2975 requires Oklahoma poultry feeding operations to create detailed Nutrient Management Plans for handling poultry waste. These plans must include specific waste storage methods (like covered storage during emergencies), strict rules against applying waste during rain, saturated ground, or on frozen land, and soil/waste testing data. Farms must renew these plans every six years and maintain records of all waste applications. The bill directly affects all poultry operations in Oklahoma by setting concrete environmental handling requirements.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Apr 8, 2026
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was updated from the House version to the Senate floor version, incorporating specific amendments regarding poultry waste management. The most significant change is the addition of a requirement that all nutrient analysis and testing must be performed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Quality and approved by the Department of Agriculture. Additionally, the Senate version clarifies that compliance with a Nutrient Management Plan is deemed compliant with Best Management Practices and expands the list of required plan details to include specific calculations and legal descriptions of land application sites.
REQUIREMENT

Added a mandatory requirement that all nutrient analysis and testing for poultry waste must be conducted by a qualified laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Quality and approved by the Department of Agriculture.

Expanded the required contents of the Nutrient Management Plan to include specific calculations for land application rates, legal descriptions and coordinates of land used, and explicit controls for runoff and erosion based on site conditions.

Clarified that compliance with a Nutrient Management Plan developed under the bill is automatically considered compliant with Best Management Practices.

Added provisions allowing for exceptions to storage requirements in emergency situations, such as when a contract poultry grower must take actions required by an integrator to prevent pollution.

Floor votes · House Mar 9, 2026

How they voted

908
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 100
Mar 9, 2026
D Democratic18
10 Yea 8 Nay
55% Yea
R Republican82
80 Yea 2
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Apr 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Agriculture and Wildlife committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 8
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Agriculture
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to Agriculture
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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