---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crimes and punishments; sexual assault definition; courts to instruct jury on definition of consent; effective date."
description: "Crimes and punishments; sexual assault definition; courts to instruct jury on definition of consent; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1127"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1127 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Biggs", "Griffin"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/590865a7-790e-457e-891f-f5dee7b21593"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1127&session=1800"
source_hash: "9a1c61b919e631093bd67df14a83b61c8b800bbe1514e61ca11b5263f941f2f1"
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 1127 (2017-2018) — Crimes and punishments; sexual assault definition; courts to instruct jury on definition of consent; 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/2017-18 INT/hB/HB1127 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB1127 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB1127 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB1127 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB1127 SFLR.PDF)
6. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB1127 CS.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- THIRD READING — **88–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Biggs — primary (person)
- Griffin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-06** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-06** Authored by Representative Biggs
- **2017-02-07** Second Reading referred to Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-20** Withdrawn from Rules Committee
- **2017-02-20** Referred to Judiciary - Criminal Justice and Corrections `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary - Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-01** Remove Representative Biggs as principal House author and substitute with Representative Downing
- **2017-03-14** General Order
- **2017-03-14** Remove Representative Downing as principal House author and substitute with Representative Biggs
- **2017-03-14** Coauthored by Representative(s) Jordan, Tadlock
- **2017-03-14** Authored by Senator Griffin (principal Senate author)
- **2017-03-14** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-14** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-14** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-03-20** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2017-03-20** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-27** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-04** Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-25** General Order, Considered
- **2017-04-25** Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-25** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2017-04-25** Referred for enrollment
- **2017-04-26** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2017-04-26** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2017-04-26** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-02** Approved by Governor 05/02/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/590865a7-790e-457e-891f-f5dee7b21593`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).