SB 249 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Oklahoma Tourism Development Act; increasing cumulative inducement per year. Effective date.

This bill amends the Oklahoma Tourism Development Act to increase the cumulative inducement amount that can be provided annually for tourism promotion. It directly affects state agencies responsible for developing and marketing Oklahoma as a travel destination. The key provision allows for a higher annual budget allocation to incentivize tourism growth through financial incentives. The bill became law on May 7, 2025, without requiring the Governor's signature.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed May 7, 2025
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was converted from the House version to the Senate floor version, updating the header information to reflect the Senate. The most significant substantive change is the addition of a new clause requiring the Tax Commission to issue an 'incentive payment memorandum' to approved companies, formalizing the process for granting these payments. Other changes are primarily formatting adjustments, such as modifying page headers and reflowing text to fit the Senate layout.
REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for the Tax Commission to issue a formal 'incentive payment memorandum' to approved companies granting them the right to receive payments.

TECHNICAL

Updated document headers to change from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' and adjusted the bill title line to include 'By: Thompson of the Senate' and 'Townley of the House'.

Reformatted text blocks and adjusted line breaks throughout the document to accommodate the Senate floor layout, including changes to page footers.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2025 · House Apr 29, 2025

How they voted

453
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Mar 26, 2025
D Democratic9
9 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican40
36 Yea 3 Nay 1
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Apr 29, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 59 Nays: 26
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass Tourism
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Tourism
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 3
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
General Order, Amended
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Revenue and Taxation committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Revenue and Taxation
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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