SB 2117: State Board of Agriculture; modifying certain authority of the Board. Effective date. Emergency. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to remove an emergency clause and replace the House version with a Senate floor version that significantly redefines the State Board of Agriculture's powers. The changes clarify the Board's authority to manage internal divisions and personnel, expand its role in agricultural fire protection, and explicitly define jurisdictional boundaries with the Department of Environmental Quality regarding pollution and storm water.

Scope change

The scope of the Board's authority was expanded to include specific powers over internal departmental organization, fire suppression on private lands, and the importation of exotic livestock, while jurisdiction over commercial pollution and storm water was explicitly assigned to the Department of Environmental Quality.

TIMELINE

The declaration of an emergency, which would have allowed the bill to take effect immediately, was removed.

REQUIREMENT

Added explicit authority for the Board to consolidate, transfer, or establish new divisions within the Department to improve efficiency.

Granted the Board jurisdiction over the importation, health, and quarantining of exotic livestock.

Authorized the Board to enter into agreements for fire protection and suppression on privately owned lands, provided landowners reimburse actual expenses.

Added authority for the Board to establish planting and harvesting seasons to comply with federal driver time exemption laws.

SCOPE

Clarified that facilities storing agricultural chemicals requiring federal storm water permits fall under the Department of Environmental Quality's jurisdiction, not the Board's.

SB2117 (3-04-26) (MURDOCK) FA1.PDF → Floor (House) · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was moved from the Senate to the House of Representatives for final floor consideration. The text of the bill itself was reformatted to remove the original emergency declaration and committee amendment language, replacing it with a standard enacted format. The substantive policy content regarding the State Board of Agriculture's powers remains intact but is now presented as a clean legislative text.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the procedural status and document formatting have changed.

TECHNICAL

Removed the original emergency declaration clause and committee amendment instructions, replacing them with standard enacted language.

Reformatted the document header and page layout to reflect House Floor version standards.

Added a new Section 1 that formally amends 2 O.S. 2021, Section 2-4, listing the Board's powers.

Added a new Section 2 that clarifies jurisdictional boundaries between the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Environmental Quality regarding specific facilities like slaughterhouses and aquaculture.

Added a new Section 3 that authorizes the Board to establish planting and harvesting seasons.

Committee Substitute → SB2117 (3-04-26) (MURDOCK) FA1.PDF · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted to remove the 'Committee Substitute' header and add a 'Senate Chamber' disposition header. The substantive content of the bill, including the list of powers granted to the State Board of Agriculture and the jurisdictional split with the Department of Environmental Quality, remains unchanged. A floor amendment was proposed to replace the standard effective date with an emergency declaration, but this amendment was not included in the final text shown.

TECHNICAL

The document header was changed from 'Committee Substitute' to 'Senate Chamber' with a disposition block, indicating the bill moved to the floor for further consideration.

A floor amendment was proposed to declare an emergency and make the bill effective immediately upon passage, replacing the standard effective date provision.

Enrolled (final version) → Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered and its title was updated to reflect a change in language from 'declaring an emergency' to 'providing an effective date.' The substantive powers and duties of the State Board of Agriculture remain unchanged.

TIMELINE

The bill's effective date provision was changed from 'declaring an emergency' to 'providing an effective date,' which alters how the law becomes active.

TECHNICAL

The bill was reclassified from an 'Enrolled' version to a 'Committee Substitute,' indicating it was amended by a legislative committee before final passage.

Page numbers and line numbers were updated to reflect the new formatting of the Committee Substitute version.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 4 edits · Apr 29, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was finalized by removing the Department of Environmental Quality's jurisdiction over agricultural facilities and transferring full authority for those areas to the State Board of Agriculture. This consolidates regulatory power within a single agency to streamline oversight of fertilizer, feed, slaughterhouses, and aquaculture.

Scope change

The scope of the State Board of Agriculture was expanded to include environmental jurisdiction previously held by the Department of Environmental Quality, while the Department of Environmental Quality's role was removed from this specific bill.

SCOPE

Removed the provision granting the Department of Environmental Quality jurisdiction over commercial manufacturers of fertilizers, grain, chemicals, slaughterhouses, and aquaculture facilities.

Added the State Board of Agriculture's authority to regulate environmental discharges, pollution, and storm water at agricultural facilities, previously managed by the Department of Environmental Quality.

ENFORCEMENT

Added new enforcement powers for the Board to conduct compulsory inspections of agricultural commodities and to grade meat products upon request from packing plants.

REQUIREMENT

Modified the grading standards provision to explicitly require that meat and meat products be prepared, produced, or distributed within Oklahoma.

Introduced → Engrossed · 8 edits · Mar 17, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was completely rewritten to shift its focus from regulating cooperative marketing associations to empowering the State Board of Agriculture with broad administrative powers, including rule-making, enforcement, and fire management authority.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from regulating private cooperative associations to granting the State Board of Agriculture extensive authority over the Oklahoma Agricultural Code, including jurisdiction over animal health, forestry, and environmental issues.

SCOPE

The subject matter changed from the 'Cooperative Marketing Association Act' to the 'State Board of Agriculture', altering the entire purpose of the legislation.

ENFORCEMENT

The Board gained new powers to appoint agents for inspections, issue stop-sale orders, and revoke licenses for violations.

The Board was given specific jurisdiction over exotic livestock importation and quarantine matters.

REQUIREMENT

New authority was added to establish planting and harvesting seasons to comply with federal trucking hours-of-service laws.

The Board is now authorized to create a master plan for fire protection and suppression on state and private lands.

All provisions regarding financial statements, dividend apportionment, and interest limits for cooperative associations were removed.

DEFINITION

New text defines the environmental jurisdiction of the Department of Environmental Quality regarding agricultural facilities and storm water discharges.

TIMELINE

The specific effective date of November 1, 2026, was removed from the text.

State Board of Agriculture; modifying certain authority of the Board. Effective date. Emergency.

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