Req. No. 7645 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2248 By: Burns COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to definitions and general provisions; designating the soybean as the state legume of Oklahoma; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OK LAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statute s as Section 94.18 of Title 25, unless there is created a duplicati on in numbering, reads as follows: The soybean is hereby designated and adopted as the state legume of Oklahoma. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. 59-1-7645 JL 02/22/23