HB 1935 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Criminal procedure; crimes; limitation; effective date.

HB 1935 amends Oklahoma's statute of limitations for prosecuting certain criminal cases. It shortens the time limit for prosecuting embezzlement of public funds (including school district funds) and specific financial crimes from 7 to 5 years after discovery. For sexual crimes against children, prosecutions can now continue until the victim's 45th birthday, while cases involving DNA evidence preserved at the time of the crime may proceed even after standard time limits expire. The bill also prohibits relying solely on recovered memories from therapy in such cases and sets a 3-year limit for wildlife crimes and fraud.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed May 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was transitioned from the House floor version to the Senate floor version, resulting in significant formatting and structural changes. The Senate version reorganized the text to clearly distinguish between House and Senate amendments, added a specific date (April 22, 2025), and standardized the layout for legislative review. No substantive policy changes regarding criminal laws or statutes of limitations were made in this specific diff.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains unchanged; this version represents the same legislative proposal but in its Senate floor format.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the Senate floor version, including a specific date and a note about bold face denoting committee amendments.

The text was restructured to merge the House and Senate versions into a single 'Engrossed' bill format, removing redundant page headers and formatting markers from the House version.

Line breaks and paragraph spacing were adjusted to align with standard Senate formatting requirements, though the underlying legal text remains identical.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2025 · House Mar 12, 2025

How they voted

44–2

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 49

Apr 30, 2025

D Democratic9

6 Yea 2 Nay 1

66% Yea

R Republican40

38 Yea 2

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 30, 2025

Committee

Referred for enrollment

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Engrossed measure signed, returned to House

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Measure passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 2

upper

Apr 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 71 Nays: 17

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Criminal Judiciary

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Criminal Judiciary

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors