Sex offenders; requiring law enforcement officers to submit a report or complaint for official investigation to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation in certain circumstances. Effective date.
SB 1730 requires Oklahoma law enforcement officers to submit reports of alleged sex offenses (those that would require sex offender registration under state law) to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation within 30 days, regardless of whether an arrest is made. The bill mandates that these reports include details like the accused's identifying information, offense nature, and location, while keeping all submitted information confidential except for official investigations or prosecutions. This law directly affects law enforcement officers who handle such reports and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, which will manage the centralized records. It takes effect on November 1, 2026, and does not change existing registration requirements for convicted offenders.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Vetoed
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Vetoed May 5, 2026
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The document header was updated to reflect the Senate Floor Version instead of the House Floor Version.
The committee report attribution was changed from the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee to the Public Safety Committee, with the date updated to February 24, 2026.
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2026 · House Apr 29, 2026
How they voted
38–6
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 50
Mar 11, 2026
D
Democratic9
44% Yea
R
Republican41
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
May 5, 2026
Vetoed
Vetoed 05/05/2026
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 52 Nays: 29
lower
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: 37 Nays: 6
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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