Legislative Tracker

2026 Legislative Session

The House

HB 2988 by Rep. Dobrinski. Creates the Oklahoma Harmful Woody Species Removal Tax Credit Act, establishing an income tax credit for approved land stewardship practices, including removal of harmful woody species. The Oklahoma Conservation Commission administers the program, issues certificates, sets requirements, and maintains a database. The bill sets per-acre credit amounts, annual taxpayer limits, a $3 million annual statewide cap, and limited carryforward provisions. Effective November 1, 2026. Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee.

HB 3046 by Rep. Tedford. Allows individuals arrested for violations of Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission rules to pay an administrative fine in lieu of posting bond, either in person or online, within seven days of arrest. The fine equals one-half of the applicable bond amount and is deposited into the Wildlife Conservation Fund. Effective November 1, 2026. As introduced in the House. Assigned to House Rules Committee.

HB 3078 by Rep. Josh West and Sen. Brenda Stanley. Requires agencies to include a check-box or other method to allow a person to donate to the Oklahoma Department of Veteran Affairs Revolving Fund, including on fishing and hunting license applications. If payment occurs via a website, it shall have a conspicuous area that indicates the payor may contribute to the fund. Amendment: Conspicuous check-box to link to ODVA. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026 as an emergency. Amended and passed by the Veterans and Military Affairs Committee. Also passed by the House Health and Human Services Oversight Committee. Bill now goes to the full House for consideration.

HB 3145 by Rep. Cornwell. Creates the Oklahoma Game and Fish Act of 2026 and provides for noncodification. Proposed Committee substitute provides for no cost tags for feral hogs and exotic wildlife not native to North America taken in commercial hunt areas. Effective November 1, 2026. Passed by the House Wildlife Committee. Bill now goes to the House Energy & Natural Resource Oversight Committee.

HB 3146 by Rep. Cornwell. Creates the Oklahoma Game and Fish Act of 2026 and provides for noncodification. Effective November 1, 2026. As introduced in the House. Assigned to House Rules Committee.

HB 3263 by Rep. George. Designates the morel mushroom as the official state mushroom of Oklahoma. The bill would be codified and becomes effective November 1, 2026. Passed by the House Tourism Committee. Bill now goes to the house Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee.

HB 3270 by Rep. Archer. Limits transportation of live feral swine to holding facilities or slaughter facilities. Effective November 1, 2026. Passed by the House Wildlife Committee. Bill now goes to the House Energy & Natural Resources Oversight Committee.

HB 3271 by Rep. George. Creates the Oklahoma Game and Fish Act of 2026 and provides for noncodification. Effective November 1, 2026. As introduced in the House. Assigned to House Rules Committee.

HB 3272 by Rep. George. Creates the Oklahoma Game and Fish Act of 2026 and provides for noncodification. Effective November 1, 2026. As introduced in the House. Assigned to House Rules Committee.

HB 3273 by Rep. George. Creates the Oklahoma Game and Fish Act of 2026 and provides for noncodification. Effective November 1, 2026. As introduced in the House. Assigned to House Rules Committee.

HB 3404 by Rep. Patzkowsky. Amends 2 O.S. 2021, Section 16-28.3, which relates to the Oklahoma Controlled Burn Indemnity Fund. Changes name to the Oklahoma Prescribed Burn Indemnity Fund. Updates statutory references, provides the fund shall not reimburse the participating landowner for certain damages, removes certain requirement to participate in fund and provides additional requirements to participate in fund. Effective November 1, 2026. Assigned to the House Appropriations & Budget General Government Subcommittee.

HB 3452 by Rep. Wilk. Creates the Oklahoma Game and Fish Act of 2026 and provides for noncodification. Effective November 1, 2026. As introduced in the House. Assigned to House Rules Committee.

HB 3470 by Rep. Eaves. Creates the Outdoors in Oklahoma Act, establishing a sales tax exemption in October for firearms, ammunition, and hunting, fishing, and camping supplies. Prohibits the rental of certain items from sales tax exemption. The Oklahoma Tax Commission must promulgate rules. Effective September 1, 2026. As introduced in the House. Assigned to House Rules Committee.

HB 3482 by Rep. Boles. Creates the Oklahoma Game and Fish Act of 2026 and provides for noncodification. Effective November 1, 2026. As introduced in the House. Assigned to House Rules Committee.

HB 3659 by Rep. Dempsey. Limits nonresident waterfowl hunting on public lands south of I-40 and east of I-35 to Monday through Thursday only, and increases fines for violations. Effective November 1, 2026. Passed by the House Wildlife Committee and now goes to the House Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee.

HB 3665 by Rep. Dempsey. Prohibits motorized vessels exceeding 10 horsepower on the Lower Mountain Fork River from the dam to the end of Wild Goose Road, with exceptions for law enforcement, emergency response, governmental duties, and protected federal or tribal rights. Codified and effective November 1, 2026. As introduced in the House. Assigned to House Tourism Committee and House Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee.

HB 3666 by Rep. Dempsey. Creates the Public Roads Reform Act of 2026 and provides for noncodification. Effective November 1, 2026. As introduced in the House. Assigned to House Rules Committee.

HB 3667 by Rep. Dempsey. Creates the Oklahoma Game and Fish Act of 2026 and provides for noncodification. Effective November 1, 2026. As introduced in the House. Assigned to House Rules Committee.

HB 3943 by Rep. Kane. Amends 64 O.S. 2021, Sections 1023, 1065, and 1067 relating to administration of leases by the Commissioners of the Land Office. Authorizes hunting lease contracts, requires fair market value, allows concurrent leases, specifies notice requirements, clarifies rights and liabilities of lessees, and provides for reimbursement of improvements. Becomes effective November 1, 2026. Assigned to House Appropriations Committee.

HB 4128 by Rep. Fetgatter. Amends 29 O.S. 2021, Section 5-401, to update bear hunting regulations. The bill specifies that the bear season shall include a muzzleloader period concurrent with the muzzleloader deer season and an archery period beginning no later than September 15 and running through the deer season. Effective November 1, 2026. Passed by the House Wildlife Committee and now goes to the House Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee.

HB 4147 by Rep. Hasenbeck. Amends 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-119 relating to trapping licenses. Exempts landowners or lessee of agricultural land from license requirements, allows the snaring of coyotes and feral hogs and provides for penalties for violations. Becomes effective November 1, 2026. Assigned to the House Wildlife Committee and the House Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee.

HB 4250 by Rep. Kannady. Creates the Oklahoma Game and Fish Act of 2026, establishing a new law for game and fish management. Noncodified. Becomes effective November 1, 2026. Assigned to House Rules Committee.

HB 4354 by Rep. Moore. Creates the Salt Cedar Eradication Act to establish a program administered by the Oklahoma Conservation Commission, in cooperation with other state agencies, to control and eradicate invasive salt cedar species in the Upper North Fork of the Red River Basin. Establishes the Salt Cedar Eradication Revolving Fund for program funding. Requires annual reporting and authorizes rulemaking. Becomes effective July 1, 2026, with an emergency clause. Assigned to House Rules Committee.

The Senate

SB 1278 by Sen. Bullard. Creates a sales tax exemption for firearms purchased during the month of July. Codified and effective November 1, 2026. As introduced in the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee and also referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

SB 1316 by Sen. Bergstrom. Establishes a staggered sunset schedule for permanent rules of certain state agencies, requiring legislative review and renewal by joint resolution. Codified and effective November 1, 2026. As introduced in the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Rules Committee.

SB 1381 by Sen. Rader. Establishes the Pretrial Procedures Modernization Act of 2026, requiring individualized pretrial release hearings within 48 hours of arrest and authorizing least restrictive release conditions. Effective November 1, 2026. As introduced in the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

SB 1405 by Sen. Carri Hicks and Rep. John George. Reauthorizes the income tax checkoff for the Oklahoma Wildlife Diversity Fund and updates statutory language. Effective November 1, 2026. Passed by the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee. Bill now goes to the full Senate for consideration.

SB 1671 by Sen. Jett. Requires annual firearm safety instruction in public and charter schools beginning in the 2026–2027 school year. Empowers the Department of Wildlife Conservation to work with the State Department of Education to create and approve age appropriate firearm safety courses. Effective July 1, 2026, with an emergency clause. Assigned to the Senate Education Committee.

SB 1791 by Sen. Deevers. Establishes the Active and Retired Military Outdoor Recreation Days (ARMOR) Act, requiring Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission and Military Department of the State of Oklahoma to designate specific days and locations for recreational access exclusively by veterans and active-duty personnel. Effective July 1, 2026, with an emergency clause. As introduced in the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee.

SB 1817 by Sen. Jett. Exempts certain noncommercial quail breeders from licensing requirements while maintaining existing provisions for others. Effective November 1, 2026. As introduced in the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee.

SB 1845 by Sen. Jett. Creates a state sales tax exemption for firearms, accessories, and ammunition. Effective November 1, 2026. As introduced in the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee.

SB 2069 by Sen. Kern. Amends 29 O.S. 2021, Section 5-406, defining terms related to migratory game birds, prohibiting hunting over baited areas, and specifying exceptions for normal agricultural operations. Establishes penalties, reporting requirements and defines conviction. Becomes effective November 1, 2026. Assigned to the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee.

SB 2087 by Sen. Wingard. Creates 29 O.S. §7-502.1 to define “captive-bred alligator” and “native-bred alligator,” allowing possession of captive-bred alligators without a permit while prohibiting possession of native-bred alligators or their eggs. Authorizes the Department of Wildlife Conservation to promulgate rules and establishes misdemeanor penalties. Becomes effective November 1, 2026. Assigned to the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee.

SB 2093 by Sen. Jett. Creates 29 O.S. §5-201.1 to allow fully automatic firearms to be used for hunting, but only in the semi-automatic position. Becomes effective November 1, 2026. Assigned to the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee.

SB 2095 by Sen. Kern. Creates 29 O.S. Section 5-202.2, prohibiting residents and nonresidents from taking game for compensation without written landowner or lessee permission. Establishes penalties, reporting requirements, and defines conviction. Exempts landowners, agricultural lessees, their designated employees, and participants on licensed commercial hunting or feral hog facilities. Becomes effective November 1, 2026. Assigned to the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee.

SB 2108 by Sen. Dusty Deevers and Rep. Rick West. Amends feral swine control laws by removing the night-hunting permit requirement and replacing it with a requirement for written permission from the landowner or agricultural lessee. Adds new prohibitions on transporting, importing, relocating, or intentionally releasing live feral swine, with limited research and Judas pig exceptions, and establishes new misdemeanor and felony penalties with possible license revocation. Repeals the special permit for private property owners to kill feral swine, narrows firearm-related nuisance control authority, and adds new restrictions and license revocation provisions during deer gun season. Effective November 1, 2026. Bill passed by the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee. Bill now goes to the full Senate.

SB 2111 by Sen. Murdock. Amends 29 O.S. Section 5-205, relating to clothing requirements for hunting. Adds an exception specifying that blaze orange clothing requirements do not apply in commercial hunting areas. Effective November 1, 2026. Assigned to the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee.

SB 2114 by Sen. Guthrie. Amends 21 O.S. Section 1835.2 and 29 O.S. Section 3-201 to strengthen trespass penalties on private land primarily used for farming, ranching, or forestry and authorize game wardens to enforce trespass and dog harassment of wildlife. Becomes effective November 1, 2026. Assigned to the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee.

SB 2124 by Sen. Jett. Creates 29 O.S. §7-802, allow fish hatcheries licensed or operated by the Department of Wildlife Conservation to generate electricity on-site for their own use without being considered a public utility. Becomes effective November 1, 2026. Assigned to the Senate Energy Committee.

SB 2133 by Sen. Murdock. Amends Section 3-104 of Title 29, remove the requirement that the Director of Wildlife Conservation may be removed only for cause and after a public hearing, and clarifies that the Director serves at the pleasure of the Commission. Takes effect November 1, 2026.Assigned to the Senate Rules Committee.

SB 2138 by Sen. Casey Murdock and Rep. Carl Newton. Amends 2 O.S. §16-28.3 to rename the Oklahoma Controlled Burn Indemnity Fund, prohibit reimbursement for damages on a landowner’s own property, require prescribed burn plans with specific details and notifications, modify plan filing fees, set a $1 million cap per fire event, and establish procedures for claims and fund management. Becomes effective November 1, 2026. Bill passed by the Senate Ag and Wildlife Committee. Now goes to the full Senate for consideration.

SB 2152 by Sen. Kern. Amends 29 O.S. §5-401, relating to the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission’s authority to declare open seasons. Adds that the black bear season shall include a muzzleloader period and an archery period starting no earlier than September 1 of each year. Emergency effective upon passage. Assigned to the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee.

SB 2157 by Sen. Bullard. Creates the Southeast Scenic Rivers Act, establishing certain rivers in southeastern Oklahoma as scenic rivers and creating the Southeast Scenic Rivers Commission to manage and protect these areas. Sets membership, appointment procedures, powers, duties, and standards for protection without eminent domain. Amends 29 O.S. §3-103 to authorize the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission to cooperate with the new commission. Effective November 1, 2026. Assigned to the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee.

SB 2164 by Sen. Jett. Amends 29 O.S. §3-201 regarding game wardens. Requires consent from property owners to enter private land without probable cause and clarifies that the sound of gunshots alone does not constitute probable cause. Updates statutory language related to powers, duties, and enforcement authority of game wardens. Effective November 1, 2026. Assigned to the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee.

SB 2171 by Sen. David Bullard and Rep. Rusty Cornwell. Amends 29 O.S. §4-114 to increase the required residency for lifetime hunting and fishing licenses from six months to one year and updates fees for residents, seniors, and disabled veterans. Allows lifetime fishing license holders to upgrade to a combination license. Requires a new controlled hunt for velvet bucks, with a 100 tag minimum, on private land with landowner consent, limited to one deer per license, with archery as the sole method, and harvest counting toward annual deer bag limits. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission sets rules, issues tags, and may cancel hunts for health, population, or safety reasons without refund. Effective January 1, 2027. Bill passed by the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee. Now goes to the full Senate for consideration.

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