SB 1232 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Crimes and punishments; creating felony offense related to copper theft. Effective date.

SB 1232 elevates copper theft from a misdemeanor to a felony offense under Oklahoma law. It directly affects individuals who steal copper, such as from power lines, pipes, or infrastructure, by increasing penalties. The bill amends Section 1727 of the Oklahoma Statutes to establish felony charges for copper theft, moving it from a lower-level offense to a more serious criminal classification. This change specifically targets theft of copper valued at $100,000 or less, as referenced in existing statutes.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Signed May 5, 2026

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What changed between versions

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

MINOR

The bill was converted from the House version to the Senate floor version, which significantly expanded the list of crimes classified as Class C2 offenses. While the House version included only five specific crimes, the Senate version added twenty-three new offenses, covering areas such as pipeline safety, embezzlement, bribery, and gambling.

Scope change

The scope of the bill was substantially broadened by adding numerous new criminal offenses to the Class C2 category that were not present in the House version.

SCOPE

Added twenty-three new criminal offenses to the Class C2 list, including theft of anhydrous equipment, branding animals to defraud, injuring pipelines, embezzlement by county treasurers, various forms of bribery, and gambling-related crimes.

DEFINITION

Replaced the original five specific offenses with a comprehensive list of thirty offenses, significantly altering the definition of what constitutes a Class C2 crime in Oklahoma.

TIMELINE

Updated the bill header to reflect the Senate floor version and set the effective date for the new offenses to January 1, 2026.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 23, 2026 · House Apr 28, 2026

How they voted

42–4

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 50

Mar 23, 2026

D Democratic9

3 Yea 4 Nay 2

44% Nay

R Republican41

39 Yea 2

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 5, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 05/01/2026

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Committee

Referred for enrollment

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 3

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to Criminal Judiciary

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Engrossed to House

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 4

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Committee

Referred to Appropriations

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass as amended Judiciary committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors