---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal procedure; arrests and appearances before magistrates; authorizing the issuance of verbal warnings for misdemeanor arrest warrants; documentation; effective date."
description: "Criminal procedure; arrests and appearances before magistrates; authorizing the issuance of verbal warnings for misdemeanor arrest warrants; documentation; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 2041"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2041 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nichols", "Treat"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91ce096f-ec53-461e-83ee-b0b8b65f3d4e"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2041&session=2300"
source_hash: "dd36a9a2f30c0c4687a7b757edf1d0f6b9fe65b463eba4556dfca079f97675a1"
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 2041 (2023) — Criminal procedure; arrests and appearances before magistrates; authorizing the issuance of verbal warnings for misdemeanor arrest warrants; documentation; 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/2023-24 INT/hB/HB2041 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB2041 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB2041 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB2041 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB2041 SFLR.PDF)
6. **HB2041 FULLPCS1 JON ECHOLS-GRS.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB2041 FULLPCS1 JON ECHOLS-GRS.PDF)
7. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB2041 CS.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Nichols — primary (person)
- Treat — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-06** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-06** Authored by Representative Nichols
- **2023-02-07** Second Reading referred to Public Safety `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Safety Committee `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-01** Coauthored by Representative(s) Echols
- **2023-03-21** General Order
- **2023-03-21** Coauthored by Representative(s) Hefner
- **2023-03-21** Authored by Senator Treat (principal Senate author)
- **2023-03-21** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 91 Nays: 3 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-21** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-03-22** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-22** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-30** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11** Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-27** General Order, Considered
- **2023-04-27** Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-27** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2023-05-01** Referred for enrollment
- **2023-05-02** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2023-05-02** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2023-05-02** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-08** Approved by Governor 05/05/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/91ce096f-ec53-461e-83ee-b0b8b65f3d4e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).