Committee unanimously approves bill to study elk population in Mirabeau area

The Oklahoma Legislature's Wildlife Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 330, authorizing an elk population study focused on the Mirabeau area. The committee approved the measure by voice/tally, with staff reporting a final count of 7 ayes and 0 nays.

A lawmaker presenting SB 330 described it as "the elk population study we ran in Mirabeau on the house side, regarding the special, the Northwest," and then yielded to questions from the committee. After a short period of procedural motions and a technical login issue that briefly affected one member's recorded vote, the committee moved for adoption and staff declared the bill passed.

The committee's swift approval leaves the next steps to the bill's implementing language and any agency directives required to carry out the study. No formal amendments or funding figures were discussed during the presentation or vote.

The committee chair, Pro Tem Tim Moore, closed the item and thanked members before moving to the next agenda item.