---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crimes and punishments; clarifying certain license eligibility requirement and definition; effective date."
description: "Crimes and punishments; clarifying certain license eligibility requirement and definition; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 1214"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1214 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bice", "Newton"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 28
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-04"
last_action: "2019-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d12bdf7a-1592-4f10-a330-cf213d3fb918"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1214&session=2000"
source_hash: "e1546c69827bbffcb2568ee8acfd982e3ab240aa3323bc3d07549b3cd0de2e81"
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 1214 (2020) — Crimes and punishments; clarifying certain license eligibility requirement and definition; 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/2019-20 INT/hB/HB1214 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB1214 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 ENGR/hB/HB1214 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 ENR/hB/HB1214 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLR/HFLR/HB1214 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLR/SFLR/HB1214 SFLR.PDF)
7. **HB1214 (4-17-19) (BICE) FS FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB1214 (4-17-19) (BICE) FS FA1.PDF)
8. **HB1214 (4-17-19) (BICE) RT FA2.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB1214 (4-17-19) (BICE) RT FA2.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **40–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bice — primary (person)
- Newton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-04** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-04** Authored by Representative Newton
- **2019-02-05** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `referral-committee, reading-2`
- **2019-02-26** CR; Do Pass Judiciary Committee `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-05** General Order
- **2019-03-05** Coauthored by Representative(s) Miller
- **2019-03-05** Authored by Senator Bice (principal Senate author)
- **2019-03-05** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 2 `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-05** Referred for engrossment
- **2019-03-06** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2019-03-06** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-06** Coauthored by Representative Roberts (Sean)
- **2019-03-18** Second Reading referred to Public Safety `referral-committee, reading-2`
- **2019-03-25** Reported Do Pass as amended Public Safety committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-25** Title stricken
- **2019-04-23** General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- **2019-04-23** Title restored
- **2019-04-23** Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 3 `passage`
- **2019-04-23** Referred for engrossment
- **2019-04-24** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2019-04-24** SA's received
- **2019-05-15** SA's read, adopted
- **2019-05-15** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2019-05-15** Referred for enrollment
- **2019-05-16** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2019-05-16** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2019-05-16** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-21** Approved by Governor 05/21/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d12bdf7a-1592-4f10-a330-cf213d3fb918`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).