An act relating to crimes and punishments
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act relating to crimes and punishments;” Read the full text
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2026 regular session
Where it is
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First Reading · Feb 2, 2026
Senate
Authored by Senator Coleman · Feb 2, 2026
Senate
Second Reading referred to Judiciary Committee then to Appropriations Committee · Feb 3, 2026
Senate
Reported Do Pass as amended Judiciary committee; CR filed · Feb 17, 2026
Senate
Referred to Appropriations · Feb 17, 2026
Senate
Withdrawn from Appropriations committee · Feb 23, 2026
Senate
Placed on General Order · Feb 23, 2026
Senate
Coauthored by Representative Dempsey (principal House author) · Mar 2, 2026
Senate
General Order, Considered · Mar 23, 2026
Senate
Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 4 · Mar 23, 2026
Senate
Referred for engrossment · Mar 23, 2026
Senate
Engrossed to House · Mar 24, 2026
Senate
First Reading · Mar 24, 2026
House
Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight · Mar 30, 2026
House
Referred to Criminal Judiciary · Mar 30, 2026
House
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Criminal Judiciary · Apr 7, 2026
House
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee · Apr 14, 2026
House
General Order · Apr 28, 2026
House
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 3 · Apr 28, 2026
House
Signed, returned to Senate · Apr 28, 2026
House
Referred for enrollment · Apr 28, 2026
Senate
Enrolled, to House · Apr 29, 2026
Senate
Signed, returned to Senate · Apr 29, 2026
House
Sent to Governor · Apr 29, 2026
Senate
Approved by Governor 05/01/2026 · May 5, 2026
Senate
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
THIRD READINGHouse · 2026-04-28 · PASSED · YEAS 89, NAYS 3, EXCUSED 7, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0, VACANCY 2
DO PASSHouse · 2026-04-14 · PASSED · YEAS 11, NAYS 0, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0
DO PASSHouse · 2026-04-07 · PASSED · YEAS 6, NAYS 0, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-02-17 · VAC 0, AYES 7, NAYS 1, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Oklahoma legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Approved by Governor 05/01/2026 (May 5, 2026).