---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crimes and punishments; modifying elements of certain prohibited act; effective date."
description: "Crimes and punishments; modifying elements of certain prohibited act; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 4373"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 4373 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ford", "Weaver"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 30
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-02-07"
last_action: "2022-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df94842d-36ad-46c5-b990-56a8d05af08f"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB4373&session=2200"
source_hash: "74fbf29426695254a87dd28c452a587cbae9b30ecb81eb30cef00e00f3fadc2a"
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 4373 (2022) — Crimes and punishments; modifying elements of certain prohibited act; 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/HB4373 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB4373 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB4373 PCS.PDF)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENGR/hB/HB4373 ENGR.PDF)
5. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENR/hB/HB4373 ENR.PDF)
6. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/HFLR/HB4373 HFLR.PDF)
7. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/SFLR/HB4373 SFLR.PDF)
8. **HB4373 (4-25-22) (WEAVER) RT FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB4373 (4-25-22) (WEAVER) RT FA1.PDF)
9. **Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 COMMITTEE SUBS/SCSH/HB4373 SCSH.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Ford — primary (person)
- Weaver — 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 Ford
- **2022-02-08** Second Reading referred to Judiciary - Criminal `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** CR; Do Pass Judiciary - Criminal Committee `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-02** Coauthored by Representative(s) West (Tammy)
- **2022-03-02** Authored by Senator Weaver (principal Senate author)
- **2022-03-14** General Order
- **2022-03-14** Coauthored by Representative(s) Roberts (Eric)
- **2022-03-14** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 77 Nays: 10 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-14** Referred for engrossment
- **2022-03-15** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-15** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-03-24** Second Reading referred to Public Safety Committee then to Appropriations Committee `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-04** Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Safety committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-04** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-13** Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-13** Title stricken
- **2022-04-27** General Order, Amended
- **2022-04-27** Title restored
- **2022-04-27** Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 7 `passage`
- **2022-04-27** Referred for engrossment
- **2022-04-28** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2022-04-28** SA's received
- **2022-05-09** SA's read, adopted
- **2022-05-09** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 74 Nays: 11 `passage`
- **2022-05-09** Referred for enrollment
- **2022-05-10** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2022-05-10** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2022-05-10** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-11** Approved by Governor 05/11/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df94842d-36ad-46c5-b990-56a8d05af08f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).