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Committee approves amendment centralizing tourism advertising and sponsorship sales
Summary
The tourism committee passed House Bill 3880 clarifying that the tourism department’s in‑house sales team will handle advertising and sponsorships across publications, digital platforms, conferences and events; the measure passed on a 5–0 voice vote.
The tourism committee approved House Bill 3880 on a unanimous voice vote, adopting an amendment that clarifies the tourism department’s in‑house sales team will manage advertising and sponsorships across publications, digital platforms, conferences and events.
Representative Cantrell, sponsor of the bill, told the committee: "This amendment clarifies that the tourism department's in house sales team handles advertising and sponsorships across all publications, digital platform, conferences, and events." She asked the committee to "stand for questions, ask for passage."
A committee member asked how responsibilities are currently divided. Representative Cantrell replied that some work is handled by the Department of Careers and some by Oklahoma Today magazine, which is part of tourism, and said the amendment is intended to make clear those responsibilities fall under the tourism department umbrella so staff can coordinate specific tasks.
The committee moved and seconded passage, staff opened and closed the vote, and the chair declared the bill passed, announcing five ayes and zero nays.
The bill will proceed according to the legislature’s routine processing schedule; the committee did not record a named mover or seconder in the transcript. The chair closed the item and the committee moved to the next bill.
