SB1923 • 2026

Prisons and reformatories; prohibiting access to social media by inmates. Effective date.

Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor: Murdock
Last action: 2026-03-04
Official status: Coauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author)
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Prisons and reformatories; prohibiting access to social media by inmates. Effective date.

Prisons and reformatories; prohibiting access to social media by inmates.

What This Bill Does

Prisons and reformatories; prohibiting access to social media by inmates.
Effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1923 (Senate): Introduced (1/22/2026)

Limits and Unknowns

This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

2026-03-04 Senate
Coauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author)
2026-02-05 Senate
Placed on General Order
2026-02-03 Senate
Second Reading referred to Public Safety
2026-02-03 Senate
Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed
2026-02-02 Senate
First Reading
2026-02-02 Senate
Authored by Senator Murdock

Official Summary Text

Prisons and reformatories; prohibiting access to social media by inmates. Effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1923 (Senate): Introduced (1/22/2026)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB1923 SFLR Page 1
(Bold face denotes Committee Amendments)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 3, 2026

SENATE BILL NO. 1923 By: Murdock

An Act relating to prisons and reformatories;
defining term; prohibiting access to social media
platforms by inmates; authorizing the Department of
Corrections to promulgate rules; 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 568.1 of Title 57, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. For the purposes of this section, “social media platform”
means a website or Internet medium that:
1. Permits a person to become a registered user, establish an
account, or create a profile for the purpose of allowing users to
create, share, and view user-generated content through such an
account or profile;
2. Enables one or more users to generate content that can be
viewed by other users of the medium; and
3. Primarily serves as a medium for users to interact with
content generated by other users of the medium.

SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB1923 SFLR Page 2
(Bold face denotes Committee Amendments)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

B. 1. The Department of Corrections shall prohibit inmates
from accessing social media platforms on any cellular phone, tablet,
computer, or other electronic device provided by the Department.
2. The Department of Corrections shall promulgate rules to
effectuate the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
February 3, 2026 - DO PASS