HB 3322 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Statutes and reports; multiple versions; intent; effective date.

HB 3322 clarifies Oklahoma's rules for interpreting state statutes, particularly when multiple versions of the same law exist due to repeated amendments. It specifies that laws enacted after July 1, 1989, are presumed severable (meaning invalid parts don't void the entire law) unless a court finds the remaining parts are inseparable. For older laws, it presumes severability unless a court determines the remaining parts depend on the invalid section. Additionally, when conflicting versions arise from different amendments, the most recently enacted version (with exact enactment time) is presumed to reflect the Legislature's current intent.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Signed Apr 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

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

MINOR

The bill was updated from the House version to the Senate version, primarily changing the header information and committee report details. The core legal text regarding statutory interpretation rules remains substantively identical, though minor formatting adjustments were made to the list of severability exceptions.

Scope change

No change to the bill's scope or applicability; the substantive legal rules for interpreting Oklahoma statutes are unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Updated the header to reflect the 'Senate Floor Version' and changed the committee report attribution from 'Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight' to 'Judiciary'.

Adjusted the effective date in the header from the 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) to April 7, 2026.

Reformatted the list of severability exceptions by adding semicolons after each item and changing the numbering style for better readability.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2026 · House Mar 10, 2026

How they voted

47–1

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 50

Apr 15, 2026

D Democratic9

9 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican41

38 Yea 1 Nay 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 20, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 04/17/2026

lower

Apr 15, 2026

Committee

Referred for enrollment

lower

Apr 15, 2026

Upper · Passed

Engrossed measure signed, returned to House

upper

Apr 15, 2026

Upper · Passed

Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 1

upper

Apr 7, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 5

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

Referred to Civil Judiciary

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors