---
type: "Bill"
title: "Definitions and general provisions; designating the red-tailed hawk as the state raptor; effective date."
description: "Definitions and general provisions; designating the red-tailed hawk as the state raptor; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2997"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2997 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dossett", "Munson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-05"
last_action: "2018-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8058da14-d6e0-4735-b93f-7736ee611fdc"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2997&session=1800"
source_hash: "6110c2ac7b325843225d671eead717cbda161ccd533ccc1eab1f0f05beb84316"
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 2997 (2017-2018) — Definitions and general provisions; designating the red-tailed hawk as the state raptor; 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/HB2997 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB2997 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB2997 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB2997 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB2997 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **39–2** (pass) · upper
- THIRD READING — **89–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dossett — primary (person)
- Munson — 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 Munson
- **2018-02-06** Second Reading referred to Wildlife `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-13** CR; Do Pass Wildlife Committee `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-15** General Order
- **2018-03-15** Coauthored by Representative(s) Ritze
- **2018-03-15** Authored by Senator Dossett (principal Senate author)
- **2018-03-15** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-15** Referred for engrossment
- **2018-03-19** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2018-03-19** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-21** Second Reading referred to General Government `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-29** Coauthored by Senator Scott
- **2018-04-04** Coauthored by Senator Pittman
- **2018-04-09** Reported Do Pass General Government committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-23** General Order, Considered
- **2018-04-23** Coauthored by Senator Sharp
- **2018-04-23** Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 2 `passage`
- **2018-04-23** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2018-04-23** Referred for enrollment
- **2018-04-24** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2018-04-24** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2018-04-24** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-30** Approved by Governor 04/30/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8058da14-d6e0-4735-b93f-7736ee611fdc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).