Oklahoma bills · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB 3996
Crimes and punishments; capital cases; Indigent Defense System to make certain payments and provide certain experts; effective date.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 13, 2026): Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/13/2026
Text versions
- Policy Committee Recommendation
- Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1
- 1 Floor Amendment by KANE
- Enrolled (final version)
- Amended And Engrossed
- Engrossed
- Floor (Senate)
- Floor (House)
- House Committee Substitute
- Introduced
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:13 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 House | Fourth Reading | pass | Set your home in Oklahoma to see |
| Apr 22, 2026 Senate | Third Reading | pass | Set your home in Oklahoma to see |
| Apr 14, 2026 Senate | Judiciary | pass | Set your home in Oklahoma to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 House | Third Reading | pass | Set your home in Oklahoma to see |
| Feb 24, 2026 House | Judiciary And Public Safety Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs | pass | Set your home in Oklahoma to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 House | Criminal Judiciary Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs | pass | Set your home in Oklahoma to see |
Actions
- May 13, 2026 · House
Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/13/2026 - May 6, 2026 · House
Sent to Governor - May 6, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled measure signed, returned to House - May 6, 2026 · House
Enrolled, signed, to Senate - May 6, 2026 · House
Referred for enrollment - May 6, 2026 · House
Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 1 - May 6, 2026 · House
SA's read, adopted - Apr 23, 2026 · House
SA's received - Apr 23, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed to House - Apr 22, 2026 · Senate
Referred for engrossment - Apr 22, 2026 · Senate
Measure passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0 - Apr 22, 2026 · Senate
General Order, Considered - Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
Placed on General Order - Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
Withdrawn from Appropriations committee - Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Appropriations - Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
Title restored - Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
Reported Do Pass as amended Judiciary committee; CR filed - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Second Reading referred to Judiciary Committee then to Appropriations Committee - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
First Reading - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Engrossed, signed, to Senate - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Referred for engrossment - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 6 - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Title stricken - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Amended - Mar 4, 2026 · House
General Order - Feb 24, 2026 · House
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Authored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author) - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Coauthored by Representative(s) Caldwell (Trey) - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Criminal Judiciary - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Referred to Criminal Judiciary - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Withdrawn from Rules Committee - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Remove Representative Caldwell (Trey) as principal House author and substitute with Representative Worthen - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Second Reading referred to Rules - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Authored by Representative Caldwell (Trey) - Feb 2, 2026 · House
First Reading