Representative Grego presented House Bill 1411 to the Transportation A and B Subcommittee to create a "True Grit Trail" — a mapped driving route with placards at points of interest tied to the story and locations referenced in the novel and film "True Grit." He said private sources would pay for signage and ODOT would place placards on existing signs.

"So, the only cost associated would be, ODOT actually placing the placards on existing signs. So we got private sources. We'll pay for the signage," Representative Grego said, describing the bill as intended to draw tourists and encourage spending in Oklahoma.

Representative Crosswhite Hader asked whether the sponsor had considered using QR codes like those planned for a veterans' trail so that passersby could pull up additional historical content. Representative Grego said he was aware of that approach and did not rule it out for future signage, noting it could provide more information at a visitor's fingertips.

The committee adopted the PCS as a working draft prior to the sponsor's explanation and then held a roll call vote after discussion. The transcript records members voting "aye" (for example, Rosencrantz, Archer, Dempsey, Blair, Miller are listed) and then contains an unclear numeric line in the audio record; the transcript does not contain an explicit, readable clerk announcement of the final tally or a clear "I declare your bill has passed" statement for this item. The sponsor thanked the committee after the vote.

The bill text as discussed requires private funding for the placards (the sponsor noted language was changed from "may be provided from private source" to "shall be provided from private sources"). No municipal or tourism officials testified and no estimates of expected visitor increases or economic impact were provided in the hearing.