HB 39972024
bill
2024 Regular Session · House bill
HB 3997
Game and fish; predator control; cyanide; usage; effective date.
Environment, water & wildlifeBusiness, jobs & the economyRetail, hospitality & tourism industry how tagged
Official title shown; Open States carries no separate summary for Oklahoma bills. See the AI analysis below.
Enacted Last action April 23, 2024: Approved by Governor 04/22/2024
Same number in other sessions: 2026 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
AI analysis AI-generated
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Authors & coauthors 2
- Principal House author
- Scott Fetgatter R
- Principal Senate author
- David Bullard R
Principal authors from Open States; coauthors read from “Coauthored by …” actions (removals applied).
Status
- Introduced
- In committee (origin chamber)
- Passed committee (origin chamber)
- Passed origin chamber
- In committee (second chamber)
- Passed committee (second chamber)
- Passed both chambers
- Sent to Governor
- Enacted / adopted
Committee referrals 2
| Referred | Chamber | Committee | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 6, 2024 | House | Wildlife | Passed Feb. 14, 2024 |
| March 19, 2024 | Senate | Tourism and Wildlife | Passed April 8, 2024 |
Roll-call votes 4
Feb. 14, 2024HouseWildlife Committee: Do PassPassed6–0
yes (6) Burns, Cornwell, Dempsey, Smith, Talley, Waldron
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 4, 2024HouseThird ReadingPassed89–4 8 excused
no (4) Alonso Sandoval, Bennett, Deck, Turner
yes (89) Archer, Baker, Banning, Bashore, Blancett, Boatman, Boles, Burns, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Davis, Dempsey, Dollens, Duel, Echols, Fetgatter, Ford, Fugate, Gann, George, Goodwin, Grego, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hilbert, Hill, Humphrey, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kendrix, Lepak, Lowe, Lowe, Manger, Marti, May, Maynard, McBride, McDugle, McEntire, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Nichols, ODonnell, Olsen, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Provenzano, Randleman, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Schreiber, Sims, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Stinson, Strom, Swope, Talley, Tedford, Townley, Vancuren, Waldron, West, West, West, West, Williams, Wolfley, Worthen
excused (8) Conley, Dobrinski, Kerbs, Lawson, Luttrell, Pittman, Rosecrants, Wallace
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 8, 2024SenateTourism & WildlifePassed10–0
yes (10) Bergstrom, Bullard, Dahm, Dossett, Dugger, Garvin, Gollihare, Pederson, Pemberton, Stephens
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 16, 2024SenateThird ReadingPassed41–0 7 excused
yes (41) Alvord, Bergstrom, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Dahm, Daniels, Deevers, Dossett, Dugger, Floyd, Garvin, Gollihare, Green, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kidd, Kirt, Matthews, McCortney, Paxton, Pederson, Pemberton, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Rogers, Rosino, Seifried, Stanley, Stephens, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Woods, Young
excused (7) Boren, Brooks, Murdock, Newhouse, Standridge, Thompson, Treat
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Enrolled (final version) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (House) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (Senate) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Introduced · PDF on oklegislature.gov
2 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3997&session=2400
Timeline 20 actions
- Feb. 5, 2024HouseFirst Reading
- Feb. 5, 2024HouseAuthored by Representative Fetgatter
- Feb. 6, 2024HouseSecond Reading referred to Wildlife
- Feb. 14, 2024HouseCR; Do Pass Wildlife Committee
- March 4, 2024HouseGeneral Order
- March 4, 2024HouseAuthored by Senator Bullard (principal Senate author)
- March 4, 2024HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 4
- March 4, 2024HouseReferred for engrossment
- March 5, 2024HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- March 5, 2024SenateFirst Reading
- March 19, 2024SenateSecond Reading referred to Tourism and Wildlife
- April 8, 2024SenateReported Do Pass Tourism and Wildlife committee; CR filed
- April 16, 2024SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- April 16, 2024SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 0
- April 16, 2024SenateEngrossed measure signed, returned to House
- April 16, 2024HouseReferred for enrollment
- April 17, 2024HouseEnrolled, signed, to Senate
- April 17, 2024SenateEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
- April 17, 2024HouseSent to Governor
- April 23, 2024HouseApproved by Governor 04/22/2024
Momentum: 100 of 100
| Stage (Enacted / adopted) | 50 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (38 days before May 31, 2024) | 14 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 3 / 10 |
| Bipartisan sponsorship | 0 / 10 |
| Rule applied | enacted/adopted = 100 |
How this is calculated
- Stage reached — up to 50. 50 × (stage − 1) ÷ 8, where the stages are 1 Introduced · 2 In committee · 3 Passed committee · 4 Passed its first chamber · 5 In committee in the second chamber · 6 Passed that committee · 7 Passed both chambers · 8 Sent to the Governor · 9 Enacted / adopted.
- Recency — up to 20. 20 if the last recorded action was within 14 days of the reference date, falling in a straight line to 0 at 90 days. The reference date is the earlier of the data date (Oct. 1, 2026) and the session's last scheduled day, so a finished session is scored as it stood when it ended.
- Committee progress — up to 10. 5 for each chamber in which a committee reported the bill favourably.
- Coauthors — up to 10. 1 per coauthor (max 7), plus 3 if its authors and coauthors include members of both chambers.
- Bipartisan sponsorship — 10. 10 if the authors and coauthors include at least one Republican and one Democrat.
Rules on top: an enacted bill (signed, law without signature, or veto overridden) or an adopted resolution scores 100. A vetoed bill without an override, or one whose last committee vote failed, has its score halved.
Disclaimer. The momentum score is an automated, rough indicator built only from the public record (stage, dates, authors and committee reports). It is not a prediction, does not measure merit or support, and can be wrong when an action is mis-recorded or an author is mis-matched. Coauthors are read from the action text (“Coauthored by …”). Always check the official record on oklegislature.gov.