OK HB 3996

enacted

Crimes and punishments; capital cases; Indigent Defense System to make certain payments and provide certain experts; effective date.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did OK HB 3996 pass?

Yes. OK HB 3996 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-13): Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/13/2026

What is OK HB 3996 about?

OK HB 3996 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Crimes and punishments; capital cases; Indigent Defense System to make certain payments and provide certain experts; effective date.”.

Who sponsors OK HB 3996?

Worthen, Howard are the primary sponsors of OK HB 3996.

Introduced: 2026-02-02
Latest action: 2026-05-13 — Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/13/2026
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-13
Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/13/2026
became-law
2026-05-06
Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-05-06
Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
2026-05-06
Enrolled, signed, to Senate
2026-05-06
Referred for enrollment
2026-05-06
Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 1
passage
2026-05-06
SA's read, adopted
passage
2026-04-23
SA's received
2026-04-23
Engrossed to House
passage
2026-04-22
Referred for engrossment
2026-04-22
Measure passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0
passage
2026-04-22
General Order, Considered
2026-04-20
Placed on General Order
2026-04-20
Withdrawn from Appropriations committee
2026-04-14
Referred to Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-04-14
Title restored
2026-04-14
Reported Do Pass as amended Judiciary committee; CR filed
committee-passage
2026-04-01
Second Reading referred to Judiciary Committee then to Appropriations Committee
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-05
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
2026-03-05
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
passage
2026-03-04
Referred for engrossment
2026-03-04
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 6
passage,reading-3
2026-03-04
Title stricken
2026-03-04
Amended
amendment-passage
2026-03-04
General Order
2026-02-24
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
committee-passage
2026-02-18
Authored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)
2026-02-18
Coauthored by Representative(s) Caldwell (Trey)
2026-02-18
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Criminal Judiciary
committee-passage
2026-02-17
Referred to Criminal Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-17
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
referral-committee
2026-02-17
Withdrawn from Rules Committee
2026-02-12
Remove Representative Caldwell (Trey) as principal House author and substitute with Representative Worthen
2026-02-03
Second Reading referred to Rules
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-02
Authored by Representative Caldwell (Trey)
2026-02-02
First Reading
introduction,reading-1

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Documents

Votes

Criminal Judiciary Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs
2026-02-17 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Clinton: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Harris: yes
- Manger: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Worthen: yes
Judiciary And Public Safety Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs
2026-02-24 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Culver: yes
- Duel: yes
- Ford: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Humphrey: yes
- Kane: yes
- Manger: yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Worthen: yes
Third Reading
2026-03-04 · pass · 87-6
Member-level votes (101)
- Adams: yes
- Gann: yes
- Luttrell: yes
- Smith: yes
- Alonso-Sandoval: yes
- George: yes
- Manger: yes
- Sneed: yes
- Archer: yes
- Gise: yes
- Marti: yes
- Staires: yes
- Banning: yes
- Grego: yes
- May: yes
- Stark: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Hall: yes
- Maynard: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Blair: yes
- Hardin: yes
- McCane: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Blancett: yes
- Harris: yes
- Miller: yes
- Stinson: yes
- Boles: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Moore: yes
- Strom: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Newton: yes
- Tedford: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hill: yes
- Norwood: yes
- Townley: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Humphrey: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Travis: yes
- Clinton: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Osburn: yes
- Turner: yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Johns: yes
- Pae: yes
- West (K): yes
- Crosswhite Hader: yes
- Kane: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- West (R): yes
- Culver: yes
- Kannady: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- West (T): yes
- Dempsey: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Pogemiller: yes
- Wilk: yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Ranson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Duel: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Roe: yes
- Woolley: yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Lay: yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Worthen: yes
- Ford: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Shaw: yes
- Deck: no
- Munson: no
- Timmons: no
- Waldron: no
- Dollens: no
- Provenzano: no
- Caldwell (C): excused
- Hays: excused
- Steagall: excused
- West (J): excused
- Hasenbeck: excused
- Menz: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 2: other
Judiciary
2026-04-14 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Boren: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Howard: yes
- Jech: yes
- Jett: yes
- Rosino: yes
- RESTORE TITLE - ADOPTED: other
Third Reading
2026-04-22 · pass · 47-0
Member-level votes (48)
- Alvord: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Jett: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Bergstrom: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Kern: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Boren: yes
- Green: yes
- Kirt: yes
- Sacchieri: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Grellner: yes
- Logan: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Bullard: yes
- Guthrie: yes
- McIntosh: yes
- Standridge: yes
- Burns: yes
- Hall: yes
- Murdock: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Coleman: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Nice: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Haste: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Deevers: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Pederson: yes
- Weaver: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hines: yes
- Prieto: yes
- Wingard: yes
- Frix: yes
- Howard: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Woods: yes
- Gillespie: yes
- Jech: yes
- Rader: yes
- Mann: excused
Fourth Reading
2026-05-06 · pass · 86-1
Member-level votes (101)
- Adams: yes
- George: yes
- May: yes
- Sneed: yes
- Alonso-Sandoval: yes
- Gise: yes
- Maynard: yes
- Staires: yes
- Archer: yes
- Grego: yes
- McCane: yes
- Stark: yes
- Banning: yes
- Hall: yes
- Menz: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Miller: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Blair: yes
- Harris: yes
- Moore: yes
- Stinson: yes
- Boles: yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Newton: yes
- Strom: yes
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Hays: yes
- Norwood: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Hefner: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Townley: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Osburn: yes
- Travis: yes
- Clinton: yes
- Hill: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- Turner: yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- West (J): yes
- Crosswhite Hader: yes
- Johns: yes
- Pogemiller: yes
- West (K): yes
- Culver: yes
- Kane: yes
- Provenzano: yes
- West (R): yes
- Dempsey: yes
- Kannady: yes
- Ranson: yes
- West (T): yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Wilk: yes
- Duel: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Roe: yes
- Williams: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Lay: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Woolley: yes
- Ford: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Shaw: yes
- Worthen: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Smith: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Gann: yes
- Manger: yes
- Deck: no
- Blancett: excused
- Humphrey: excused
- Marti: excused
- Steagall: excused
- Chapman: excused
- Lawson: excused
- Munson: excused
- Tedford: excused
- Dollens: excused
- Luttrell: excused
- Pae: excused
- Waldron: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 2: other

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3996&session=2600

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