---
type: "Bill"
title: "Definitions and general provisions; designating the American Quarter Horse as the state horses of Oklahoma; effective date."
description: "Definitions and general provisions; designating the American Quarter Horse as the state horses of Oklahoma; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 3261"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 3261 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Randleman", "Stephens"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-02-07"
last_action: "2022-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03a21d49-9bd6-4595-b465-b4657b4a8b21"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3261&session=2200"
source_hash: "28e33bbdabe1472b0c45674122da4ccdbfa59fd1c52a97314f7694992648aef9"
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 3261 (2022) — Definitions and general provisions; designating the American Quarter Horse as the state horses of Oklahoma; 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/2021-22 INT/hB/HB3261 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENGR/hB/HB3261 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENR/hB/HB3261 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/HFLR/HB3261 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/SFLR/HB3261 SFLR.PDF)
6. **HB3261 FULLPCS1 RANDY RANDLEMAN-JBH.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB3261 FULLPCS1 RANDY RANDLEMAN-JBH.PDF)
7. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB3261 CS.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Randleman — primary (person)
- Stephens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-07** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-07** Authored by Representative Randleman
- **2022-02-08** Second Reading referred to Agriculture and Rural Development `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Agriculture and Rural Development Committee `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-02** Authored by Senator Stephens (principal Senate author)
- **2022-03-23** General Order
- **2022-03-23** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-23** Referred for engrossment
- **2022-03-24** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-24** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-03-29** Second Reading referred to Agriculture and Wildlife `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-04** Reported Do Pass Agriculture and Wildlife committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-06** Coauthored by Representative Townley
- **2022-04-07** Coauthored by Senator Merrick
- **2022-04-07** Coauthored by Senator Pederson
- **2022-04-14** Coauthored by Senator Brooks
- **2022-04-14** Coauthored by Senator Jett
- **2022-04-27** General Order, Considered
- **2022-04-27** Measure passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 3 `passage`
- **2022-04-27** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2022-04-27** Referred for enrollment
- **2022-05-02** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2022-05-02** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2022-05-02** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-05** Approved by Governor 05/05/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/03a21d49-9bd6-4595-b465-b4657b4a8b21`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).