Driving under the influence; authorizing aggregation of certain offenses; creating felony offense. Effective date.
SB 1543 is a bill that reclassifies 34 existing offenses as Class C2 felonies in Oklahoma, including bribery, gambling violations, and certain property crimes, but its title incorrectly references "driving under the influence." The bill adds these offenses to Oklahoma's felony classification list (Section 20M of Title 21) while repealing multiple sections of law related to "persons under the influence" of alcohol. It does not change DUI penalties or create new DUI-related offenses; instead, it expands felony charges for unrelated crimes like financial exploitation of seniors and public official bribery. The bill's title appears inconsistent with its actual provisions based on the provided text.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed May 29, 2026
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The bill text was converted from the House version to the Senate floor version, updating the header, date, and page numbering. The substantive content of the bill, which adds theft of anhydrous equipment and other crimes to the Class C2 felony list, remains identical in both versions.
Scope change
No change in the bill's scope or applicability; the legislative intent and legal provisions are unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Updated the document header to reflect the Senate Floor Version with a new date of February 10, 2026, and adjusted page numbering to match Senate formatting standards.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2026 · House May 4, 2026
How they voted
38–6
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 50
Mar 11, 2026
D
Democratic9
44% Nay
R
Republican41
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Amendments
1
May 29, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/21/2026
upper
May 14, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 7
upper
May 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
HAs adopted
upper
May 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
May 4, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
May 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 3
lower
May 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amended
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 10, 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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