Crimes and punishments; modifying elements of certain unlawful acts; aggravated identity theft; effective date.
HB 3244 modifies Oklahoma law to strengthen penalties for patterns of criminal activity and exploitation of vulnerable individuals. It expands "pattern of criminal offenses" to include online acts (via social media, AI, or cellular networks) and adds identity theft to the list of crimes that can form a pattern, punishable by a Class D1 felony ($25,000 fine or imprisonment). The bill also increases penalties for exploiting elderly/disabled adults: theft of $100,000+ becomes a Class C1 felony, while lesser amounts trigger a Class C2 felony, with enhanced penalties for repeat exploitation. It directly affects criminals committing multiple offenses across locations or online, and those exploiting vulnerable groups (elderly, disabled, homeless, or minors) through coercion or deception.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed May 7, 2026
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The bill text was reformatted from the House version to the Senate version, updating the header information and page numbering. The substantive legal text regarding criminal offenses, penalties, and definitions remains unchanged.
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The document header was updated to reflect the Senate Floor Version, including a new date (April 21, 2026) and a revised sponsor list.
Page numbers and internal headers were adjusted to match Senate filing standards, while the actual legal content of the bill was preserved.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2026 · House Mar 26, 2026
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Apr 29, 2026
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican41
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 29, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
Apr 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Criminal Judiciary
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to Criminal Judiciary
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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