SB 2065 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

State symbols; designating certain symbols. Effective date.

SB 2065 designates four specific insects as official Oklahoma state symbols: the European honeybee as the state agricultural pollinator, the American bumblebee as the state native insect, the Carolina mantis as the state predator insect, and the rainbow scarab as the state soil conservation insect. These designations would be added to Oklahoma Statutes under new sections 98.26 through 98.29. The bill has no direct policy impact on residents or regulations but formally recognizes these species for symbolic purposes. It becomes effective November 1, 2026, if passed.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Signed May 11, 2026
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill text was converted from the House version to the Senate floor version, which involved renumbering sections and removing the specific title 'Lucile Morehouse Pollinator Act'. The core policy designations for state insects and the effective date remain unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding the designated state insects and the effective date remains unchanged; only the formatting and section numbering were adjusted for the Senate.
TECHNICAL

The specific short title 'Lucile Morehouse Pollinator Act' was removed from the text.

Section numbers were reorganized and renumbered to align with the Senate floor version format.

Header information was updated to reflect the Senate floor version and the date February 16, 2026.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2026 · House May 4, 2026

How they voted

500
Passed
Total votes 50
Mar 2, 2026
D Democratic9
9 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican41
41 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/07/2026
upper
May 4, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 2
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass Tourism
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to Tourism
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 48 Nays: 0
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Introduced
General Order, Amended
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Agriculture and Wildlife committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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