Sex offenders; Sex Offenders Registration Act; petition; removal from registration requirements; effective date.
HB 3606 (correcting the misleading title) amends Oklahoma's Sex Offenders Registration Act to allow specific sex offenders to petition courts for removal of registration requirements. It creates two pathways: (1) for those convicted only of certain minor offenses (Sections 1111.1 or 1114 of Title 21) where the offender was under 4 years older than a 14-17-year-old victim, and (2) for those with permanent medical/cognitive impairments preventing compliance. Petitions require court approval, district attorney notice, and must confirm no conflict with federal law. If approved, the Department of Corrections removes the person from the public sex offender registry, though other criminal records remain accessible as public records.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Last action Apr 16, 2026
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House Committee Substitute
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Floor (House)
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill text was updated from the House Committee Substitute version to the Floor version, reflecting formatting adjustments and the addition of a committee report. The substantive policy content regarding sex offender registration removal remains identical to the previous version.
Scope change
No change in the bill's scope or applicability; the legal provisions are unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Header information was updated to reflect the 'Floor Version' and adjusted page numbering and layout for the House floor.
A committee report by the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee was added, recommending the bill pass as amended.
Internal committee tracking notes and specific amendment markers were removed as the bill moved to the floor for final consideration.
Floor votes · House Mar 24, 2026
How they voted
51–43
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 100
Mar 24, 2026
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican82
52% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Mar 25, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 51 Nays: 42
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Criminal Judiciary
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to Criminal Judiciary
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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