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HB4130 • 2026

Crimes and punishments; gambling games; scope of crime to include online casino games; specifying types of providers and suppliers; effective date.

Crimes and punishments; gambling games; scope of crime to include online casino games; specifying types of providers and suppliers; effective date.

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Sponsor
Fetgatter
Last action
2026-02-26
Official status
Authored by Senator Gollihare (principal Senate author)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Crimes and punishments; gambling games; scope of crime to include online casino games; specifying types of providers and suppliers; effective date.

Crimes and punishments; gambling games; scope of crime to include online casino games; specifying types of providers and suppliers; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Crimes and punishments; gambling games; scope of crime to include online casino games; specifying types of providers and suppliers; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4130 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/14/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4130 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 - Amendment 1 (2/16/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4130 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (2/23/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4130 (House): Committee Substitute (2/27/2026)

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Amendments

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Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
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  • 16509 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.
  • 4130 By: Fetgatter POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION An Act relating to crimes and punishments; amending 21 O.S.

Plain English: HB4130 POLPCS1 Scott Fetgatter-GRS 2/10/2026 9:00:21 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Scott Fetgatter Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB4130 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.

  • HB4130 POLPCS1 Scott Fetgatter-GRS 2/10/2026 9:00:21 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Scott Fetgatter Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB4130 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.
  • 16065 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.
  • 4130 By: Fetgatter PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to crimes and punishments; amending 21 O.S.

Plain English: HB4130 POLPCS1-AMD1 Scott Fetgatter-GRS 2/16/2026 12:17:02 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Scott Fetgatter Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend amendment HB4130 POLPCS1 Of the printed Bill Page 1 Section 1 Lines 21 Of the Engrossed Bill By inserting after the word "Act" and before the comma "," the following language: "or as otherwise authorized to be conducted on Indian lands in compliance with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Section 2701, et seq., of Title 25 of the United States Code".

  • HB4130 POLPCS1-AMD1 Scott Fetgatter-GRS 2/16/2026 12:17:02 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Scott Fetgatter Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend amendment HB4130 POLPCS1 Of the printed Bill Page 1 Section 1 Lines 21 Of the Engrossed Bill By inserting after the word "Act" and before the comma "," the following language: "or as otherwise authorized to be conducted on Indian lands in compliance with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Section 2701, et seq., of Title 25 of the United States Code".

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-26 House

    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

  2. 2026-02-26 House

    Authored by Senator Gollihare (principal Senate author)

  3. 2026-02-19 House

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

  4. 2026-02-11 House

    Withdrawn from Rules Committee

  5. 2026-02-11 House

    Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

  6. 2026-02-11 House

    Referred to Criminal Judiciary

  7. 2026-02-03 House

    Second Reading referred to Rules

  8. 2026-02-02 House

    First Reading

  9. 2026-02-02 House

    Authored by Representative Fetgatter

Official Summary Text

Crimes and punishments; gambling games; scope of crime to include online casino games; specifying types of providers and suppliers; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4130 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/14/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4130 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 - Amendment 1 (2/16/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4130 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (2/23/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4130 (House): Committee Substitute (2/27/2026)

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 4130 By: Fetgatter of the House

and

Gollihare of the Senate

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

An Act relating to crimes and punishments; amending
21 O.S. 2021, Section 941, as amended by Section 226,
Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section
941), which relates to gambling games; providing
statutory reference; expanding scope of crime to
include online casino games; specifying types of
providers and suppliers of gambling games; defining
terms; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 941, as
amended by Section 226, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp.
2025, Section 941), is amended to read as follows:
Section 941. A. Except as provided in the Oklahoma Charity
Games Act or as otherwise authorized to be conducted on Indian lands
in compliance with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Section 2701,

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et seq., of Title 25 of the United States Code, every person who
opens, or causes to be opened, or who conducts, whether for hire or
not, or carries on either poker, roulette, craps or any banking or
percentage, or any gambling game played with dice, cards or any
device, including, but not limited to, online casino games, for
money, checks, credits, or any representatives of value, or who
either as owner or employee, geolocation provider, gaming supplier,
platform provider, promoter, or media affiliate, whether for hire or
not, deals or provides support for those engaged in any such game,
shall be guilty of a Class C2 felony offense, and upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00), nor more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00),
and by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of
Section 20M of this title.
B. For purposes of this section:
1. "Online casino games" means any gambling game that allows a
person to access the Internet, World Wide Web, or any part thereof
by way of any computer, computer system, computer network, computer
software, computer terminal, or similar device including, but not
limited to, a cellular or mobile telephone, a smart or electronic
watch, or a tablet which, upon risking any representatives of value,
simulates any gambling game contemplated in this section or any
other form of gambling including, but not limited to, a slot machine
as defined in Section 964 of this title, a lottery as defined in

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subsection A of Section 1051 of this title, a bingo game or U-PIK-EM
bingo game as defined in subsections 1 and 22 of Section 402 of
Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes, and any prohibited game as
contemplated in subsection H of Section 262 of Title 3A of the
Oklahoma Statutes; and
2. "Representatives of value" means any and all currency used
as part of a dual-currency system of payment allowing a person to
exchange such currency for any prize, award, cash, or cash
equivalent, or any chance to win any prize, award, cash, or cash
equivalent.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
OVERSIGHT, dated 02/26/2026 - DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored.