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type: "Bill"
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title: "State veterinarian; certain qualifications; effective date."
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description: "State veterinarian; certain qualifications; effective date."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
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legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 3977"
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citation: "Oklahoma HB 3977 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Caldwell (Trey)", "Woods"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2026-02-02"
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last_action: "2026-05-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff61be91-8379-4770-8299-ccaad2737668"
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source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3977&session=2600"
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source_hash: "55f053da50b55df718fb5ea41c296a9fcf2832d04cc325e5f7291c3e2eebe77a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ok"]
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---
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# Oklahoma HB 3977 (2026) — State veterinarian; certain qualifications; effective date.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 INT/hB/HB3977 INT.PDF)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/hB/HB3977 ENGR.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENR/hB/HB3977 ENR.PDF)
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4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/HB3977 HFLR.PDF)
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5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/SFLR/HB3977 SFLR.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Energy And Natural Resources Oversight Committee: Do Pass — **12–0** (pass) · lower
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- Agriculture Committee: Do Pass — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do Pass — **11–2** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **90–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **40–5** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Caldwell (Trey) — primary (person)
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- Woods — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-02** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-02-02** Authored by Representative Caldwell (Trey)
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- **2026-02-03** Second Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight `reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-03** Referred to Agriculture `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-09** Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Agriculture `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-09** Authored by Senator Woods (principal Senate author)
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- **2026-02-25** CR; Do Pass Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-24** General Order
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- **2026-03-24** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 90 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-24** Referred for engrossment
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- **2026-03-25** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
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- **2026-03-25** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-04-01** Second Reading referred to Agriculture and Wildlife `reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-06** Reported Do Pass Agriculture and Wildlife committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
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- **2026-04-08** Placed on General Order
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- **2026-05-05** General Order, Considered
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- **2026-05-05** Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 5 `passage`
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- **2026-05-05** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
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- **2026-05-05** Referred for enrollment
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- **2026-05-05** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
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- **2026-05-05** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
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- **2026-05-05** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-11** Approved by Governor 05/11/2026 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ff61be91-8379-4770-8299-ccaad2737668`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).
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