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HB4248 • 2026

Public health and safety; prohibiting the sale of beverages containing hemp to anyone of a specific age; effective date.

Public health and safety; prohibiting the sale of beverages containing hemp to anyone of a specific age; effective date.

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Sponsor
Kannady
Last action
2026-05-06
Official status
Fourth Reading and signing rescinded
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Public health and safety; prohibiting the sale of beverages containing hemp to anyone of a specific age; effective date.

Public health and safety; prohibiting the sale of beverages containing hemp to anyone of a specific age; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Public health and safety; prohibiting the sale of beverages containing hemp to anyone of a specific age; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4248 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/17/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4248 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (2/24/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4248 (House): Committee Substitute (3/5/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4248 (House): Senate Amendment to House Bill (5/6/2026)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: (Floor Amendments Only) Date and Time Filed: Untimely Amendment Cycle Extended Secondary Amendment SENATE CHAMBER STATE OF OKLAHOMA DISPOSITION FLOOR AMENDMENT No.

  • (Floor Amendments Only) Date and Time Filed: Untimely Amendment Cycle Extended Secondary Amendment SENATE CHAMBER STATE OF OKLAHOMA DISPOSITION FLOOR AMENDMENT No.
  • ________ COMMITTEE AMENDMENT (Date) I move to amend House Bill No.
  • 4248 on Page 1, Lines 16 through 17, by deleting all language and inserting the following language, and amending the title to conform: “ No person shall knowingly sell, deliver, or furnish any beverage containing hemp to any person under twenty-one (21) years of age, or possess any beverage containing hemp if under twenty-one (21) years of age.” Submitted by: _______________________ Senator Paxton Paxton-CAD-CA-HB4248 4/9/2026 8:47 AM 1
Filed

Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
  • No.
  • 16570 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.
  • 4248 By: Kannady POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION An Act relating to public health and safety; prohibiting the sale of beverages containing hemp to anyone of a specific age; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
Filed

Plain English: HB4248 POLPCS1 Chris Kannady-JL 2/11/2026 3:41:38 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Chris Kannady Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB4248 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.

  • HB4248 POLPCS1 Chris Kannady-JL 2/11/2026 3:41:38 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Chris Kannady Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB4248 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.
  • 16298 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.
  • 4248 By: Kannady PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to public health and safety; prohibiting the sale of beverages containing hemp to anyone of a specific age; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-06 House

    SA's read, adopted

  2. 2026-05-06 House

    Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 0

  3. 2026-05-06 House

    Referred for enrollment

  4. 2026-05-06 House

    Recalled from enrollment

  5. 2026-05-06 House

    Fourth Reading and signing rescinded

  6. 2026-04-21 Senate

    Engrossed to House

  7. 2026-04-21 House

    SA's received

  8. 2026-04-20 Senate

    General Order, Considered

  9. 2026-04-20 Senate

    Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0

  10. 2026-04-20 Senate

    Referred for engrossment

  11. 2026-04-14 Senate

    Placed on General Order

  12. 2026-04-09 Senate

    Reported Do Pass as amended Business and Insurance committee; CR filed

  13. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Business and Insurance

  14. 2026-03-12 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  15. 2026-03-12 Senate

    First Reading

  16. 2026-03-10 House

    General Order

  17. 2026-03-10 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Kelley

  18. 2026-03-10 House

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 94 Nays: 1

  19. 2026-03-10 House

    Referred for engrossment

  20. 2026-02-26 House

    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services Oversight Committee

  21. 2026-02-26 House

    Authored by Senator Paxton (principal Senate author)

  22. 2026-02-19 House

    Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances

  23. 2026-02-12 House

    Withdrawn from Rules Committee

  24. 2026-02-12 House

    Referred to Health and Human Services Oversight

  25. 2026-02-12 House

    Referred to Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances

  26. 2026-02-03 House

    Second Reading referred to Rules

  27. 2026-02-02 House

    First Reading

  28. 2026-02-02 House

    Authored by Representative Kannady

Official Summary Text

Public health and safety; prohibiting the sale of beverages containing hemp to anyone of a specific age; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4248 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/17/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4248 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (2/24/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4248 (House): Committee Substitute (3/5/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4248 (House): Senate Amendment to House Bill (5/6/2026)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENGR. S. A. TO ENGR. H. B. NO. 4248 Page 1
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ENGROSSED SENATE AMENDMENT
TO
ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 4248 By: Kannady and Kelley of the
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Paxton of the Senate

An Act relating to public health and safety;
prohibiting the sale of beverages containing hemp to
anyone of a specific age; providing for codification;
and providing an effective date.

AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 1, lines 16-17, delete all language and
insert the following

“No person shall knowingly sell, deliver, or furnish any
beverage containing hemp to any person under twenty-one (21) years
of age, or possess any beverage containing hemp if under twenty-one
(21) years of age.”
and amend the title to conform

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Passed the Senate the 20th day of April, 2026.

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Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
2026.

Presiding Officer of the House
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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 4248 By: Kannady and Kelley of the
House

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Paxton of the Senate

An Act relating to public health and safety;
prohibiting the sale of beverages containing hemp to
anyone of a specific age; providing for codification;
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 to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 7401 of Title 63, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
No beverages containing hemp shall be sold to any person under
the age of twenty-one (21) years.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

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Passed the House of Representatives the 10th day of March, 2026.

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Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2026.

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