---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal procedure; authorizing courts to hold execution of prison sentences in abeyance; federal custody; effective date."
description: "Criminal procedure; authorizing courts to hold execution of prison sentences in abeyance; federal custody; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 3612"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 3612 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gollihare", "Harris"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-05"
last_action: "2024-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bce11712-260f-4d2c-bf7c-92d9240f575f"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3612&session=2400"
source_hash: "457b7d458c2a031316aa3e2e1e399422718366e754e9788a0daff704c6cccf91"
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 3612 (2024) — Criminal procedure; authorizing courts to hold execution of prison sentences in abeyance; federal custody; 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/HB3612 INT.PDF)
2. **1 Floor Amendment by HARRIS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/HB3612 FA1 HARRISER-GRS.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB3612 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB3612 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB3612 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB3612 SFLR.PDF)
7. **HB3612 FULLPCS1 BRIAN HILL-GRS.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB3612 FULLPCS1 BRIAN HILL-GRS.PDF)
8. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB3612 CS.PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Judiciary — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Rules Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **95–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gollihare — primary (person)
- Harris — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-05** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-02-05** Authored by Representative Hill
- **2024-02-06** Second Reading referred to Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-26** Remove Representative Hill as principal House author and substitute with Representative Harris
- **2024-03-04** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Rules Committee `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-04** Coauthored by Representative(s) Hill
- **2024-03-13** General Order
- **2024-03-13** Coauthored by Representative(s) West (Tammy)
- **2024-03-13** Authored by Senator Gollihare (principal Senate author)
- **2024-03-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-13** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 95 Nays: 1 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-13** Referred for engrossment
- **2024-03-18** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-18** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-03-27** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-02** Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-22** General Order, Considered
- **2024-04-22** Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-22** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2024-04-22** Referred for enrollment
- **2024-04-23** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2024-04-23** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2024-04-23** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-29** Approved by Governor 04/26/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bce11712-260f-4d2c-bf7c-92d9240f575f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).