---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crimes and punishments; embezzlement; modifying time limitation for certain circumstances; effective date."
description: "Crimes and punishments; embezzlement; modifying time limitation for certain circumstances; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 3996"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 3996 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fetgatter", "Rader"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-05"
last_action: "2024-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3709f7a-8f04-485d-88f7-7ac703f3b47e"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3996&session=2400"
source_hash: "a3d090a26a085e0759198d3b41385701e5c34ef5bfb33e79684c7715289dddf5"
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 3996 (2024) — Crimes and punishments; embezzlement; modifying time limitation for certain circumstances; 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/HB3996 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB3996 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB3996 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB3996 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB3996 SFLR.PDF)
6. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB3996 CS.PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **89–3** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **33–8** (pass) · upper
- Public Safety — **10–1** (pass) · upper
- Judiciary - Criminal Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs — **6–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Fetgatter — primary (person)
- Rader — 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 Fetgatter
- **2024-02-06** Second Reading referred to Judiciary - Criminal `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-15** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary - Criminal Committee `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-15** Authored by Senator Rader (principal Senate author)
- **2024-03-13** General Order
- **2024-03-13** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 3 `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 Public Safety `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-04** Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-16** General Order, Considered
- **2024-04-16** Measure passed: Ayes: 33 Nays: 8 `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Referred for enrollment
- **2024-04-17** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2024-04-17** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2024-04-17** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-23** Approved by Governor 04/22/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f3709f7a-8f04-485d-88f7-7ac703f3b47e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).