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SB861 • 2026

Crimes and punishments; gang-related offenses; modifying reference to certain offense. Effective date.

Crimes and punishments; gang-related offenses; modifying reference to certain offense. Effective date.

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Sponsor
Weaver
Last action
2025-05-12
Official status
Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/08/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Crimes and punishments; gang-related offenses; modifying reference to certain offense. Effective date.

Crimes and punishments; gang-related offenses; modifying reference to certain offense.

What This Bill Does

  • Crimes and punishments; gang-related offenses; modifying reference to certain offense.
  • Effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 861 (House): Engrossed (4/23/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 861 (Senate): Introduced (1/17/2025)

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-12 Senate

    Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/08/2025

  2. 2025-05-01 Senate

    Enrolled, to House

  3. 2025-05-01 House

    Signed, returned to Senate

  4. 2025-05-01 Senate

    Sent to Governor

  5. 2025-04-30 House

    General Order

  6. 2025-04-30 House

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 91 Nays: 0

  7. 2025-04-30 House

    Signed, returned to Senate

  8. 2025-04-30 Senate

    Referred for enrollment

  9. 2025-04-17 House

    CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

  10. 2025-04-17 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Manger

  11. 2025-04-08 House

    Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Criminal Judiciary

  12. 2025-04-01 House

    Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

  13. 2025-04-01 House

    Referred to Criminal Judiciary

  14. 2025-03-11 Senate

    Engrossed to House

  15. 2025-03-11 House

    First Reading

  16. 2025-03-10 Senate

    General Order, Considered

  17. 2025-03-10 Senate

    Measure passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 5

  18. 2025-03-10 Senate

    Referred for engrossment

  19. 2025-02-24 Senate

    Placed on General Order

  20. 2025-02-20 Senate

    Coauthored by Representative Turner (principal House author)

  21. 2025-02-19 Senate

    Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed

  22. 2025-02-04 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Public Safety

  23. 2025-02-03 Senate

    First Reading

  24. 2025-02-03 Senate

    Authored by Senator Weaver

Official Summary Text

Crimes and punishments; gang-related offenses; modifying reference to certain offense. Effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 861 (House): Engrossed (4/23/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 861 (Senate): Introduced (1/17/2025)

Current Bill Text

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An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 861 By: Weaver of the Senate

and

Turner and Manger of the
House

An Act relating to crimes and punishments; amending
21 O.S. 2021, Section 856.3, which relates to gang-
related offenses; modifying reference to certain
offense; updating statutory language and references;
and providing an effective date.

SUBJECT: Crimes and punishments

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 856.3, is
amended to read as follows:

Section 856.3. Any person who attempts or commits a gang-
related offense as a condition of membership in a criminal street
gang or while in association with any criminal street gang or gang
member shall be guilty of a felony offense. Upon punishable upon
conviction, the violator shall be punished by incarceration
imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a
term of five (5) years, which shall be in addition to any other
penalty imposed. For purposes of this section, “criminal street
gang” is defined by subsection F of Section 856 of Title 21 of the
Oklahoma Statutes this title and “gang-related offense” means those
offenses enumerated in paragraphs 1 through 16 of subsection F of
Section 856 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title.

SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

ENR. S. B. NO. 861 Page 2
Passed the Senate the 10th day of March, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the 30th day of April, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________