Crimes and punishments; creating felony offense related to false impersonation of peace officers; broadening scope of allowable seizure. Effective date.
SB 1936 reclassifies 49 existing offenses as Class D1 felonies in Oklahoma law, including a new felony for falsely impersonating a peace officer (under amended Section 264 of Title 21). It also broadens seizure authority in forfeiture proceedings (amending Section 1738) and updates related statutory references. The bill affects individuals committing these specific offenses, such as those impersonating law enforcement or violating banking regulations. It takes effect January 1, 2026.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed Apr 28, 2026
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill text was converted from the House version to the Senate floor version, primarily updating the header information and authorship details. The substantive list of criminal offenses included in Class D1 remains identical, with no changes to the specific crimes, penalties, or legal definitions.
TECHNICAL
Updated the document title from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' and adjusted the date and session information.
Reformatted the sponsor list to reflect that the bill was introduced by Senator Hall and co-sponsored by Representative Caldwell.
Adjusted the page headers and footers to reflect the Senate floor version rather than the House floor version.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2026 · House Apr 21, 2026
How they voted
50–0
Passed
Total votes 50
Feb 23, 2026
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican41
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Apr 28, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 04/27/2026
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 93 Nays: 0
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 8, 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
Feb 24, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 48 Nays: 0
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Public Safety committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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