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SB1073 • 2026

Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission; requiring lottery system for certain wildlife. Effective date.

Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission; requiring lottery system for certain wildlife. Effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Murdock
Last action
2025-05-12
Official status
Approved by Governor 05/09/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission; requiring lottery system for certain wildlife. Effective date.

Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission; requiring lottery system for certain wildlife.

What This Bill Does

  • Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission; requiring lottery system for certain wildlife.
  • Effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1073 (House): Engrossed (4/2/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1073 (Senate): Introduced (1/28/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1073 (Senate): Committee Substitute (2/17/2025)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
  • No.
  • 1670 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO.
  • 1073 By: Murdock COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to wildlife; amending 29 O.S.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-12 Senate

    Approved by Governor 05/09/2025

  2. 2025-05-05 Senate

    Enrolled, to House

  3. 2025-05-05 House

    Signed, returned to Senate

  4. 2025-05-05 Senate

    Sent to Governor

  5. 2025-05-01 House

    General Order

  6. 2025-05-01 House

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 69 Nays: 15

  7. 2025-05-01 House

    Signed, returned to Senate

  8. 2025-05-01 Senate

    Referred for enrollment

  9. 2025-04-16 House

    CR; Do Pass Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee

  10. 2025-04-16 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Adams

  11. 2025-04-07 House

    Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Wildlife

  12. 2025-04-01 House

    Second Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight

  13. 2025-04-01 House

    Referred to Wildlife

  14. 2025-03-25 Senate

    Engrossed to House

  15. 2025-03-25 House

    First Reading

  16. 2025-03-24 Senate

    General Order, Considered

  17. 2025-03-24 Senate

    Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 7

  18. 2025-03-24 Senate

    Referred for engrossment

  19. 2025-02-20 Senate

    Placed on General Order

  20. 2025-02-17 Senate

    Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Agriculture and Wildlife committee; CR filed

  21. 2025-02-10 Senate

    Coauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author)

  22. 2025-02-04 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Agriculture and Wildlife

  23. 2025-02-03 Senate

    First Reading

  24. 2025-02-03 Senate

    Authored by Senator Murdock

Official Summary Text

Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission; requiring lottery system for certain wildlife. Effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1073 (House): Engrossed (4/2/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1073 (Senate): Introduced (1/28/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1073 (Senate): Committee Substitute (2/17/2025)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 1073 By: Murdock of the Senate

and

Newton and Adams of the
House

An Act relating to wildlife; amending 29 O.S. 2021,
Section 3-103a, which relates to special permits for
designated species; allowing for certain special
permit; expanding opportunities to acquire special
permit; providing for wildlife without open season;
updating statutory language; and providing an
effective date.

SUBJECT: Wildlife

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 3-103a, is
amended to read as follows:

Section 3-103a. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission
may, by order, authorize the Department of Wildlife Conservation to
issue, in addition to regular permits issued under this title, up to
five (5) special permits each year for designated species. The
special permits, which may be co-branded in association with the
Governor, shall be sold at public auction or by sealed bid, raffle,
or lottery. In the case of mountain lions and wildlife for which no
open season currently exists, the permits shall be conducted by
raffle. The Department may contract with nonprofit organizations or
charitable causes to conduct the public auctions.

SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

ENR. S. B. NO. 1073 Page 2
Passed the Senate the 24th day of March, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the 1st day of May, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________