SB 1936 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

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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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 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

500
Passed
Total votes 50
Feb 23, 2026
D Democratic9
9 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican41
41 Yea
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