---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crime and punishment; sex crimes; inclusions; updating language. Effective date. Emergency."
description: "Crime and punishment; sex crimes; inclusions; updating language. Effective date. Emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 273"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 273 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Biggs", "Smalley"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3afc8f4d-c6cf-42bf-9310-0687bde991e2"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB273&session=1800"
source_hash: "878e03749727676458a2d82e9bc0141bc562976b62ee6722497cde05d0ec46b6"
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 SB 273 (2017-2018) — Crime and punishment; sex crimes; inclusions; updating language. Effective date. Emergency.

## 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/SB/SB273 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/SB/SB273 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/SB/SB273 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/SB273 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/SB273 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **86–0** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Biggs — primary (person)
- Smalley — 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 Senator Smalley
- **2017-02-07** Second Reading referred to Public Safety `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-13** Coauthored by Representative Biggs (principal House author)
- **2017-02-16** Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-07** General Order, Considered
- **2017-03-07** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-07** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-03-08** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2017-03-08** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-27** Second Reading referred to Judiciary - Criminal Justice and Corrections `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-12** CR; Do Pass Judiciary - Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-19** General Order
- **2017-04-19** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-19** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2017-04-19** Referred for enrollment
- **2017-04-20** Enrolled, to House
- **2017-04-20** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2017-04-20** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-26** Approved by Governor 04/26/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3afc8f4d-c6cf-42bf-9310-0687bde991e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).