Crimes and punishments; expanding zone of safety to include certain places; effective date.
HB 3040 expands Oklahoma's "zone of safety" protections to include the residences of sex crime victims and additional locations primarily serving minors, such as skating rinks, arcades, and water parks. It prohibits registered sex offenders from loitering within 500 feet of schools, child care centers, parks, or minor-focused venues, or within 1,000 feet of a victim's residence, with violations classified as Class D1 felonies. The bill includes exceptions for custodial parents during school activities (with advance notification to administrators) and for medical treatment or church attendance (with prior notification to facility leaders). These changes aim to strengthen safety measures around vulnerable locations while specifying clear boundaries and limited exemptions under Oklahoma law.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed May 11, 2026
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MODERATE
The bill was reformatted from the House version to the Senate floor version, which includes the official title, a summary of the bill's purpose, and detailed section headers. The substantive legal text regarding sex offender restrictions remains identical, but the Senate version adds clarity by explicitly listing 'water parks' in the definition of places catering to minors and clarifying that 'medical treatment' does not include counseling for sex offenders.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's definition of restricted areas was slightly expanded to explicitly include 'water parks' alongside other recreational facilities.
DEFINITION
The list of places where sex offenders are prohibited from loitering was updated to explicitly include 'water parks'.
A new clause was added to clarify that 'medical treatment' excludes psychological, social, or rehabilitative counseling services for sex offenders.
TECHNICAL
The document structure was updated to include the Senate floor version header, bill number, and a detailed summary of the act's purpose.
Page headers and footers were updated to reflect the Senate floor version with specific page numbers and bold face indicators for committee amendments.
Floor votes · Senate May 4, 2026 · House Mar 11, 2026
How they voted
42–4
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 50
May 4, 2026
D
Democratic9
55% Yea
R
Republican41
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
8
Committee
6
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/11/2026
lower
May 4, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
May 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 4
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 5
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Criminal Judiciary
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to Criminal Judiciary
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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