Motor vehicles; classifying the knowing display or manufacture of a fictious license plate as a Class D3 offenses; effective date.
HB 3268 amends Oklahoma law to classify the knowing display or manufacture of a fictitious license plate as a Class D3 criminal offense. This bill directly affects individuals who create, display, or sell fake vehicle license plates. The key provision adds this specific violation to the list of Class D3 offenses under Oklahoma Statutes, which include various agricultural, livestock, and commercial violations. The bill text shows this would be added as a new item (not listed in the provided excerpt) to the existing Class D3 offenses. Note: The bill title mentions "fictious" (a typo for "fictitious"), but the provided text shows the amendment references timber-related offenses (item 34), creating inconsistency in the context provided.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Last action Apr 16, 2026
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The bill text was reformatted from the House version to the Senate version, which includes a new title page, updated headers, and a reorganized list of offenses. The substantive list of crimes classified as Class D3 offenses (such as selling horsemeat and interfering with inspectors) remains identical in content, though the page numbering and formatting of the list have changed.
TECHNICAL
The document header and title page were updated to reflect the Senate Floor Version, including a new date and a different page header format.
The list of specific criminal offenses was renumbered and reorganized across multiple pages, but the actual crimes listed (e.g., selling horsemeat, interfering with poultry inspectors) are unchanged.
A new page 5 header was added, introducing a new item (Item 38) regarding the Stray Animal Act, which appears to be a continuation of the list from the previous version.
Floor votes · House Mar 9, 2026
How they voted
78–12
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 100
Mar 9, 2026
D
Democratic18
55% Nay
R
Republican82
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 77 Nays: 12
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 3, 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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