HB 3263 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Definitions and general provisions; enacting the David Beyer Act of 2026; designating the morel mushroom as the state mushroom of Oklahoma; effective date.

HB 3263 designates the morel mushroom as Oklahoma's official state mushroom through a symbolic legislative act. The bill amends Oklahoma Statutes to formally adopt this designation, with no regulatory or financial provisions affecting specific groups or policies. It becomes effective November 1, 2026, and solely serves to recognize the morel mushroom as a cultural symbol of the state. This is a purely ceremonial designation with no practical policy changes or direct impact on residents or businesses.

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) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reorganized to reflect its progression from the House to the Senate floor, with the Senate version adding a specific effective date. The primary substantive change is the addition of Section 3, which sets the law to become effective on November 1, 2026, whereas the House version did not include this specific date in its initial text. The bill's core purpose, designating the morel mushroom as the state mushroom of Oklahoma, remains unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the designation of the state mushroom remains the same, but the timeline for when the law takes effect was explicitly added in the Senate version.

TIMELINE

Added Section 3 to specify that the act becomes effective on November 1, 2026.

TECHNICAL

Reordered the text to place the effective date section after the codification section, aligning with Senate floor formatting.

Removed the 'An Act relating to definitions' language and the 'David Beyer Act' title from the short title section in the Senate version.

Floor votes · House Mar 16, 2026

How they voted

79–11

Passed · 10 other

Total votes 100

Mar 16, 2026

D Democratic18

15 Yea 2 Nay 1

83% Yea

R Republican82

64 Yea 9 Nay 9

78% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Agriculture and Wildlife committee; CR filed

upper

Mar 17, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 11

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Feb 26, 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