---
type: "Bill"
title: "Larceny of a firearm; modifying penalties for larceny of a firearm. Effective date."
description: "Larceny of a firearm; modifying penalties for larceny of a firearm. Effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 859"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 859 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["George", "Weaver"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 27
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2024-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f83d7e9-812c-48a0-9727-8344e3fb90d0"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB859&session=2400"
source_hash: "4cf87df55f8ac7e7f06eab30d63bfc46e19b50f66a6092cc3f0104833c7e729d"
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 SB 859 (2024) — Larceny of a firearm; modifying penalties for larceny of a firearm. 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/SB/SB859 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/SB/SB859 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/SB/SB859 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/SB859 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/SB859 SFLR.PDF)
6. **SB859 (2-20-23) (WEAVER) RT FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/SB859 (2-20-23) (WEAVER) RT FA1.PDF)

## Votes

- Committee On Public Safety — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **80–11** (pass) · lower
- Committee On Appropriations: Strike The Title, Motion By Senator Thompson (R) - Adopted — **21–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **45–2** (pass) · upper
- Judiciary - Criminal Committee: Do Pass — **6–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- George — primary (person)
- Weaver — 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 Senator Weaver
- **2023-02-07** Second Reading referred to Public Safety Committee then to Appropriations Committee `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** Coauthored by Representative George (principal House author)
- **2023-02-09** Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-09** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13** Coauthored by Senator Burns
- **2023-02-13** Coauthored by Senator Hamilton
- **2023-02-15** Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-15** Title stricken
- **2023-02-28** General Order, Amended
- **2023-02-28** Title restored
- **2023-02-28** Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 2 `passage`
- **2023-02-28** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-02-28** Coauthored by Senator Stephens
- **2023-03-01** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2023-03-01** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-29** Second Reading referred to Judiciary - Criminal `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05** CR; Do Pass Judiciary - Criminal Committee `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-18** General Order
- **2024-04-18** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 11 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-18** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2024-04-18** Referred for enrollment
- **2024-04-22** Enrolled, to House
- **2024-04-22** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2024-04-22** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-26** 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/7f83d7e9-812c-48a0-9727-8344e3fb90d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).