HB 4170 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Crimes and punishments; taking of crude oil or gasoline; making certain acts unlawful; penalty; effective date.

HB 4170 amends Oklahoma law to increase penalties for stealing crude oil, gasoline, or oil/gas drilling equipment. It sets misdemeanor penalties for theft under $1,000 (up to 60 days jail or $500 fine) and Class C2 felony penalties for $1,000+ value (fines up to $50,000 or 1-10 years in prison). The bill also adds felony charges if theft causes environmental damage requiring over $2,500 in cleanup costs. It directly affects individuals stealing oil/gas infrastructure, with penalties including fines, imprisonment, and forfeiture of tools used in the crime. The law takes effect November 1, 2026.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

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 21, 2026

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What changed between versions

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

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted to reflect its progression from the House floor to the Senate floor. The substantive legal language regarding penalties, effective dates, and committee reports remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

The header and title were updated to indicate the bill is now the 'Senate Floor Version' dated April 16, 2026, replacing the original 'House of Representatives - Floor Version'.

The committee report attribution was changed from the 'Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight' to the 'Committee on Energy'.

Page headers and footers were updated to reflect the new Senate version status and page numbering.

Floor votes · House Mar 9, 2026

How they voted

94–0

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 100

Mar 9, 2026

D Democratic18

17 Yea 1

94% Yea

R Republican82

77 Yea 5

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Energy 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: 93 Nays: 0

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Committee

Referred to Criminal Judiciary

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Committee

Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

Referred to Children, Youth and Family Services

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors