SB 1460 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Crimes and punishments; modifying offenses in certain classes of felonies; creating felony offenses for second or subsequent offenses; adding offenses for which registration pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act applies. Effective date.

SB 1460 expands Oklahoma's felony classification system by adding 35 specific offenses to Class B5 felonies, including repeat domestic violence convictions (like second assaults on intimate partners), stalking, and second or subsequent "peeping tom" offenses (using hidden cameras to capture private areas without consent). It also creates new felony penalties for gang-related activities, assaults on police officers or police animals, and certain animal cruelty crimes like dogfighting. The bill updates sex offender registration requirements to include these newly classified offenses. These changes apply to individuals convicted of these specific acts, effective January 1, 2026.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Apr 23, 2026

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What changed between versions

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

MINOR

The bill was transitioned from the House version to the Senate floor version, resulting in significant formatting and layout changes. The substantive text of the legislation, including the list of new crimes and penalties, remains unchanged.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the content is identical to the House version.

TECHNICAL

Header information was updated to reflect the Senate floor version, including the date and sponsor information.

Page headers and footers were changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION'.

The layout and indentation of the text were adjusted to match Senate formatting standards.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

38–3

Passed · 9 other

Total votes 50

Mar 11, 2026

D Democratic9

4 Yea 3 Nay 2

44% Yea

R Republican41

34 Yea 7

82% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

lower

Mar 31, 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 12, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Engrossed to House

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 3

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Committee

Referred to Appropriations

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors