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HB3743 • 2026

Criminal procedure; competency determinations; examiners; evaluations; procedures to determine treatment; community-based outpatient programs; in patient care; progress reports; effective date.

Criminal procedure; competency determinations; examiners; evaluations; procedures to determine treatment; community-based outpatient programs; in patient care; progress reports; effective date.

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Sponsor
Harris
Last action
2026-02-19
Official status
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Criminal Judiciary
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Criminal procedure; competency determinations; examiners; evaluations; procedures to determine treatment; community-based outpatient programs; in patient care; progress reports; effective date.

Criminal procedure; competency determinations; examiners; evaluations; procedures to determine treatment; community-based outpatient programs; in patient care; progress reports; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Criminal procedure; competency determinations; examiners; evaluations; procedures to determine treatment; community-based outpatient programs; in patient care; progress reports; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3743 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/13/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3743 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (2/27/2026)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
  • No.
  • 16517 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 3743 By: Harris POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION An Act relating to criminal procedure; amending 22 O.S.
Filed

Plain English: HB3743 POLPCS1 Erick Harris-GRS 2/4/2026 11:55:22 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Erick Harris Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB3743 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.

  • HB3743 POLPCS1 Erick Harris-GRS 2/4/2026 11:55:22 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Erick Harris Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB3743 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.
  • No.
  • 16023 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 3743 By: Harris PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to criminal procedure; amending 22 O.S.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-19 House

    Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Criminal Judiciary

  2. 2026-02-09 House

    Withdrawn from Rules Committee

  3. 2026-02-09 House

    Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

  4. 2026-02-09 House

    Referred to Criminal Judiciary

  5. 2026-02-03 House

    Second Reading referred to Rules

  6. 2026-02-02 House

    First Reading

  7. 2026-02-02 House

    Authored by Representative Harris

Official Summary Text

Criminal procedure; competency determinations; examiners; evaluations; procedures to determine treatment; community-based outpatient programs; in patient care; progress reports; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3743 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/13/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3743 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (2/27/2026)

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

HOUSE BILL 3743 By: Harris

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to criminal procedure; creating the
Oklahoma Criminal Procedure Act of 2026; providing
for noncodification; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma
Criminal Procedure Act of 2026".
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

60-2-15808 GRS 01/03/26