---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crimes and punishments; modifying criminal penalties and fines; effective date."
description: "Crimes and punishments; modifying criminal penalties and fines; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2281"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2281 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ODonnell", "Treat"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 44
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2018-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91e6c7ca-71b2-47c8-a73e-de1b3755119f"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2281&session=1800"
source_hash: "785aa9e4a3660ed8cfbd2b925dedb2ff6d0209039c7c0bc97d7764a5e13a7575"
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 2281 (2017-2018) — Crimes and punishments; modifying criminal penalties and fines; 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/HB2281 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB2281 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB2281 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB2281 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB2281 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB2281 SFLR.PDF)
7. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB2281 CS.PDF)
8. **House Conference Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCCS/HB2281 CCS.PDF)

## Votes

- FOURTH READING — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- FOURTH READING — **80–3** (pass) · lower
- FOURTH READING — **67–17** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **84–8** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **37–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- ODonnell — primary (person)
- Treat — 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 O'Donnell
- **2017-02-07** Second Reading referred to Judiciary - Criminal Justice and Corrections `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary - Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-21** General Order
- **2017-03-21** Authored by Senator Treat (principal Senate author)
- **2017-03-21** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-21** Title stricken
- **2017-03-21** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 84 Nays: 8 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-21** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-03-22** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2017-03-22** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-28** Second Reading referred to Public Safety `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-04** Coauthored by Senator Pittman
- **2017-04-06** Reported Do Pass as amended Public Safety committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-06** Title restored
- **2017-04-26** General Order, Considered
- **2017-04-26** Measure passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 5 `passage`
- **2017-04-26** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-04-27** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2017-04-27** SA's received
- **2017-05-11** SA's rejected, conference requested, naming Conference Committee on Judiciary - Criminal Justice and Corrections
- **2017-05-11** Conference granted, SCs named Treat, Fry, Shaw, Thompson, Jech, Floyd, Matthews
- **2017-05-25** CCR submitted
- **2018-02-06** CCR adopted
- **2018-02-06** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 67 Nays: 17 `passage`
- **2018-02-06** To Senate
- **2018-02-06** CCR read
- **2018-03-06** CCR rejected, further conference requested
- **2018-03-06** Further conference granted, naming Conference Committee on Judiciary
- **2018-04-04** SCs named, naming same conferees
- **2018-04-12** 2 CCR submitted
- **2018-04-12** Coauthored by Senator(s) Rader
- **2018-04-17** 2 CCR adopted
- **2018-04-17** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 3 `passage`
- **2018-04-17** To Senate
- **2018-04-17** 2 CCR read
- **2018-04-24** 2 CCR adopted
- **2018-04-24** Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 40 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-24** Referred for enrollment
- **2018-04-25** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2018-04-25** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2018-04-25** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-26** Approved by Governor 04/26/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/91e6c7ca-71b2-47c8-a73e-de1b3755119f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).