---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal procedure; providing option for sentences to be deferred when offenders successfully complete drug court programs; effective date."
description: "Criminal procedure; providing option for sentences to be deferred when offenders successfully complete drug court programs; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 3053"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 3053 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boles", "Paxton"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-02-07"
last_action: "2022-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad306d37-253c-4f1a-aee9-0d50ac0a44cc"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3053&session=2200"
source_hash: "e36d2aed7a53a46adf798f8ad517361ded486c5e75e3db0294fe2d3f5a36da8f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ok"]
---

# Oklahoma HB 3053 (2022) — Criminal procedure; providing option for sentences to be deferred when offenders successfully complete drug court programs; effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 INT/hB/HB3053 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB3053 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENGR/hB/HB3053 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENR/hB/HB3053 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/HFLR/HB3053 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/SFLR/HB3053 SFLR.PDF)
7. **HB3053 (4-25-22) (PAXTON) FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB3053 (4-25-22) (PAXTON) FA1.PDF)
8. **HB3053 (4-25-22) (PAXTON) RT FA2.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB3053 (4-25-22) (PAXTON) RT FA2.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Boles — primary (person)
- Paxton — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-02-07** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-07** Authored by Representative Boles
- **2022-02-08** Second Reading referred to Criminal Justice and Corrections `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-17** CR; Do Pass Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-17** Authored by Senator Paxton (principal Senate author)
- **2022-03-07** General Order
- **2022-03-07** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 1 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-07** Referred for engrossment
- **2022-03-08** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-08** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-03-24** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-29** Reported Do Pass as amended Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-29** Title stricken
- **2022-04-06** Coauthored by Representative Phillips
- **2022-04-06** Coauthored by Representative Roberts (Eric)
- **2022-04-27** General Order, Amended
- **2022-04-27** Title restored
- **2022-04-27** Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 1 `passage`
- **2022-04-27** Referred for engrossment
- **2022-04-28** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2022-04-28** SA's received
- **2022-05-10** SA's read, adopted
- **2022-05-10** Coauthored by Representative(s) Hill
- **2022-05-10** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 1 `passage`
- **2022-05-10** Referred for enrollment
- **2022-05-11** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2022-05-11** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2022-05-11** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-16** Approved by Governor 05/16/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad306d37-253c-4f1a-aee9-0d50ac0a44cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).