---
type: "Bill"
title: "Game and fish; modifying definition; effective date."
description: "Game and fish; modifying definition; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2917"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2917 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boggs", "Coody"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-05"
last_action: "2018-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6aafda08-0f50-4334-864b-bdb59f0e9fe2"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2917&session=1800"
source_hash: "da988c6b94a43576e13836412cd3f5cb1f2c8dad3510ccb63272e7d870d4af64"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ok"]
---

# Oklahoma HB 2917 (2017-2018) — Game and fish; modifying definition; effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 INT/hB/HB2917 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB2917 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB2917 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB2917 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB2917 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- THIRD READING — **86–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Boggs — primary (person)
- Coody — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-05** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** Authored by Representative Coody
- **2018-02-06** Second Reading referred to Wildlife `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-13** CR; Do Pass Wildlife Committee `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-06** General Order
- **2018-03-06** Authored by Senator Boggs (principal Senate author)
- **2018-03-06** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 2 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-06** Referred for engrossment
- **2018-03-07** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2018-03-07** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-20** Second Reading referred to Agriculture and Wildlife `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-27** Reported Do Pass Agriculture and Wildlife committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-10** General Order, Considered
- **2018-04-10** Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Referred for enrollment
- **2018-04-11** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2018-04-11** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2018-04-11** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-17** Approved by Governor 04/17/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6aafda08-0f50-4334-864b-bdb59f0e9fe2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).