---
type: "Bill"
title: "Violent crimes; expanding scope of definition to include certain crimes; effective date."
description: "Violent crimes; expanding scope of definition to include certain crimes; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 3251"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 3251 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David", "Echols"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-02-03"
last_action: "2020-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7ab4044-6834-4107-aa17-1da8c33fee97"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3251&session=2000"
source_hash: "818a1522c07b4e093afdc5f96db41cb5b8b5e6c15d99116533563e36e64e3206"
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 3251 (2020) — Violent crimes; expanding scope of definition to include certain crimes; 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/HB3251 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 ENGR/hB/HB3251 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 ENR/hB/HB3251 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLR/HFLR/HB3251 HFLR.PDF)

## Sponsors

- David — primary (person)
- Echols — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-03** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2020-02-03** Authored by Representative Echols
- **2020-02-04** Second Reading referred to Public Safety `referral-committee, reading-2`
- **2020-02-20** CR; Do Pass Public Safety Committee `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-10** General Order
- **2020-03-10** Authored by Senator David (principal Senate author)
- **2020-03-10** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-03-10** Referred for engrossment
- **2020-03-11** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2020-03-11** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2020-03-11** Coauthored by Representative Brewer
- **2020-04-06** Second Reading referred to Public Safety Committee then to Appropriations Committee `referral-committee, reading-2`
- **2020-05-11** Withdrawn from Public Safety committee
- **2020-05-11** Direct to Calendar
- **2020-05-11** General Order, Considered
- **2020-05-11** Measure passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 2 `passage`
- **2020-05-11** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2020-05-11** Referred for enrollment
- **2020-05-12** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2020-05-12** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2020-05-12** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-05-22** Approved by Governor 05/18/2020 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e7ab4044-6834-4107-aa17-1da8c33fee97`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).