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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crimes and punishments; making certain acts unlawful; codification; effective date."
description: "Crimes and punishments; making certain acts unlawful; codification; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1597"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1597 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["George", "Weaver"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-02-03"
last_action: "2025-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3cdc41ce-2270-48cb-a2fc-234daa2d30e8"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1597&session=2600"
source_hash: "21901127368e23c6123f78748dfaff3ff91f0e922aaef3cc2493f412487ad2fd"
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 1597 (2026) — Crimes and punishments; making certain acts unlawful; codification; effective date.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 INT/hB/HB1597 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/hB/HB1597 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENR/hB/HB1597 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/HB1597 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/SFLR/HB1597 SFLR.PDF)
6. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB1597 CS.PDF)
7. **Policy Committee Recommendation** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB1597 POLREC.PDF)
8. **Proposed Policy Committee Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB1597 POLAMD1 JOHN GEORGE-GRS.PDF)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **845** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **386** (pass) · upper
- Criminal Judiciary Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs — **41** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary And Public Safety Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs — **91** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary — **71** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- George — primary (person)
- Weaver — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-03** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-03** Authored by Representative George
- **2025-02-04** Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04** Referred to Criminal Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-17** Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Criminal Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-17** Authored by Senator Weaver (principal Senate author)
- **2025-02-26** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-11** General Order
- **2025-03-11** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 84 Nays: 5 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-11** Referred for engrossment
- **2025-03-12** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2025-03-12** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-01** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-22** Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-24** Placed on General Order
- **2025-05-05** Coauthored by Representative Wolfley
- **2025-05-07** General Order, Considered
- **2025-05-07** Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 6 `passage`
- **2025-05-07** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2025-05-07** Referred for enrollment
- **2025-05-08** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2025-05-08** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2025-05-08** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-15** Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/15/2025 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3cdc41ce-2270-48cb-a2fc-234daa2d30e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).