HB 4142 — Crimes and punishments; unlawful use of bombs or explosive devices; modifying elements of certain crimes; effective date.
Last action — Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
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✓Introduced
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✓Passed Senate
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Kevin Stitt (Republican) on May 12, 2026.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
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Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
135 added · 151 removedPlain-language change summary
The updated version of Bill HB 4142 introduces a clearer definition of the crimes related to the unlawful use of bombs or explosive devices. Specifically, it expands on the actions that constitute a felony, ensuring that individuals who either directly commit or conspire to commit these acts are held accountable under the law. This change is important because it aims to enhance public safety by clarifying legal consequences for such dangerous behaviors.
ENGROSSEDAn Act ENROLLED HOUSE BILL NO.
Manger of the House and Hines of the Senate 5 7 An Act relating to crimes and punishments;
BESUBJECT: IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
Crimes and punishments BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
Place or conspire to place in, upon, under, against or near to any building, car, truck, aircraft, motor or other vehicle, vessel, railroad, railway car, or locomotive or structure, any explosive or incendiary device with unlawful intent to destroy, ENGR.throw down, or injure capable of causing destruction, in whole or in part, such of said property, or conspire, aid, counsel or procure the destruction of any building, public or private, or any car, truck, aircraft, motor or other vehicle, vessel, railroad, railway car, or locomotive or structure;
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4142 Page 1 throw down, or injure capable of causing destruction, in whole or in part, such of said property, or conspire, aid, counsel or procure the destruction of any building, public or private, or any car, truck, aircraft, motor or other vehicle, vessel, railroad, railway car, or locomotive or structure;
Manufacture, sell, transport, or possess or conspire to manufacture, sell, transport, or possess any explosive, the component parts of an explosive or ingredients of any homemade explosive, an incendiary device, or simulated bomb with knowledge or intent that it or they will be used when such item or materials are designed, modified, assembled, or possessed in a manner that demonstrates preparation for illegal use, or possessed in a combination and under circumstances indicating intent or readiness ENGR.to unlawfully kill, injure or intimidate any person, or unlawfully damage any real or personal property;
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4142 Page 2 to unlawfully kill, injure or intimidate any person, or unlawfully damage any real or personal property;
or 9.ENR.
While committing or attempting to commit any felony, possess, display, or threaten to use any explosive, incendiary device, or simulated bomb.
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Nothing contained herein shall be construed to apply to, or repeal any laws pertaining to, the acts of mischief of juveniles ENGR.
4142 Page 32 involving9. no injurious firecrackers or devices commonly called "stink bombs".
While committing or attempting to commit any felony, possess, display, or threaten to use any explosive, incendiary device, or simulated bomb.
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Nothing contained herein shall be construed to apply to, or repeal any laws pertaining to, the acts of mischief of juveniles involving no injurious firecrackers or devices commonly called "stink bombs".
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"Person" means any individual or individuals, firm, copartnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee or personal representative thereof;
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"Incendiary device" "Incendiary" means any chemical compound, mixture or device accelerant, material, or combination thereof, the primary purpose or effect of which is to ignite, initiate combustion, or promote the spread of fire, whether through direct ignition, chemical reaction, or by enhancing the ENR.
4142 Page 43 2.combustibility of other materials.
"Person"This meansincludes, anybut individualis not limited to, devices designed to ignite on impact or individuals,as firm,a copartnership,result corporation,of company,chemical association,reaction jointsuch stockas association,a "Molotov cocktail", including "Molotov cocktails" or "firebomb" which is ignited on impact, causing a mechanical reaction of the container's breaking and includespermitting anythe trustee,inflammable receiver,matter assigneeto spread or personalsplatter representativeand thereof;is ignited from the burning wick or hypergolic reaction of chemicals "firebombs" and materials deployed without a container, such as poured accelerants intended to cause fire or destruction;
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"Incendiary device" means any chemical compound, mixture or device accelerant, material, or combination thereof, the primary purpose or effect of which is to ignite, initiate combustion, or promote the spread of fire, whether through direct ignition, chemical reaction, or by enhancing the combustibility of other materials.
This includes, but is not limited to, devices designed to ignite on impact or as a result of chemical reaction such as a, including "Molotov cocktail cocktails" or "firebomb" which is ignited on impact, causing a mechanical reaction of the container's breaking and permitting the inflammable matter to spread or splatter and is ignited from the burning wick or hypergolic reaction of chemicals "firebombs" and materials deployed without a container, such as poured accelerants intended to cause fire or destruction;
"Simulated bomb" means any device or object that by its design, construction, content, or characteristics appears to be, or to contain, an incendiary device, explosive, or explosives, as ENGR.defined in this section, but is, in fact, an inoperative facsimile or imitation of such a device or explosive.
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This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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4142 Page 54 definedPassed inthe thisHouse section,of butRepresentatives is,the in5th fact,day an inoperative facsimile or imitation of suchMarch, a2026. device or explosive.
SECTIONPresiding 3.Officer of the House of Representatives Passed the Senate the 5th day of May, 2026.
ThisPresiding actOfficer shallof becomethe effectiveSenate NovemberOFFICE 1,OF 2026.THE GOVERNOR Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
PassedBy: the House of Representatives the 5th day of March, 2026.
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Presiding_________________________________ OfficerGovernor of the SenateState ENGR.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.
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- Engrossed View text pdf
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- Policy Committee Recommendation View text pdf
- Committee Substitute House Committee Substitute pdf
- Committee Substitute Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 pdf
- Introduced View text pdf
Action History
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Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
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Sent to Governor
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Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
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Enrolled, signed, to Senate
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Referred for enrollment
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Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
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Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
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General Order, Considered
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Placed on General Order
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Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed
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Referred to Public Safety
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Withdrawn from Rules committee
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Second Reading referred to Rules
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First Reading
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Engrossed, signed, to Senate
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Referred for engrossment
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Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0
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General Order
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CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
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Authored by Senator Hines (principal Senate author)
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Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Criminal Judiciary
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Referred to Criminal Judiciary
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Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
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Authored by Representative Manger
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First Reading
Sponsors
- Robert Manger · Primary
- Kelly Hines · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on
Sponsors (2)
- Robert Manger Republican
- Kelly Hines Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (149)
149 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 149 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (48)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Carri Hicks | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jo Anna Dossett | Democrat | Yea |
| Julia Kirt | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Mann | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary B. Boren | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Brooks | Democrat | Yea |
| Nikki Nice | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Goodwin | Democrat | Yea |
| Ronald Stewart | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Reinhardt | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Pugh | Republican | Yea |
| Ally Seifried | Republican | Yea |
| Avery Frix | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Coleman | Republican | Yea |
| Brenda Stanley | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Guthrie | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Logan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Casey Murdock | Republican | Yea |
| Christi Gillespie | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dana Prieto | Republican | Yea |
| Darcy Jech | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Rader | Republican | Yea |
| David Bullard | Republican | Yea |
| District 24 | Republican | Yea |
| Dusty Deevers | Republican | Yea |
| George Burns | Republican | Yea |
| Grant Green | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry Alvord | Republican | Yea |
| John Haste | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan Wingard | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Daniels | Republican | Yea |
| Julie McIntosh | Republican | Yea |
| Kelly Hines | Republican | Yea |
| Kendal Sacchieri | Republican | Yea |
| Kristen Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa Standridge | Republican | Yea |
| Lonnie Paxton | Republican | Yea |
| Micheal Bergstrom | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Rosino | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Grellner | Republican | Yea |
| Rob Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Roland Pederson | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Jett | Republican | Yea |
| Spencer Kern | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Gollihare | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Woods | Republican | Yea |
| Warren Hamilton | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (8)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Michael Brooks | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Goodwin | Democrat | Yea |
| Casey Murdock | Republican | Yea |
| Darcy Jech | Republican | Yea |
| District 24 | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan Wingard | Republican | Yea |
| Spencer Kern | Republican | Yea |
| Warren Hamilton | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 73 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 92 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Alonso-Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| VACANCY: | — | Not Voting |
| Crosswhite Hader | — | Yea |
| Aletia Timmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Amanda Clinton | Democrat | Yea |
| Andy Fugate | Democrat | Yea |
| Annie Menz | Democrat | Yea |
| Cyndi Munson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ellen Pogemiller | Democrat | Yea |
| Ellyn Hefner | Democrat | Yea |
| Jacob Rosecrants | Democrat | Yea |
| Jared Deck | Democrat | Yea |
| John Waldron | Democrat | Yea |
| Melissa Provenzano | Democrat | Yea |
| Meloyde Blancett | Democrat | Yea |
| Michelle McCane | Democrat | Yea |
| Mickey Dollens | Democrat | Yea |
| Suzanne Schreiber | Democrat | Yea |
| Trish Ranson | Democrat | Yea |
| Anthony Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Ed Culver | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Boles | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Newton | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Caldwell | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chris Banning | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Kannady | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chris Sneed | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Hall | Republican | Not Voting |
| Clay Staires | Republican | Yea |
| Cody Maynard | Republican | Yea |
| Collin Duel | Republican | Yea |
| Cynthia Roe | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Pae | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Sterling | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Williams | Republican | Yea |
| David Hardin | Republican | Yea |
| David Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Dell Kerbs | Republican | Yea |
| Derrick Hildebrant | Republican | Yea |
| Dick Lowe | Republican | Yea |
| Dillon Travis | Republican | Yea |
| Eddy Dempsey | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Gise | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Roberts | Republican | Yea |
| Erick Harris | Republican | Yea |
| Gabe Woolley | Republican | Yea |
| Gerrid Kendrix | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Stewart | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Blair | Republican | Yea |
| Jay Steagall | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jim Grego | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Olsen | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Shaw | Republican | Yea |
| John George | Republican | Yea |
| John Kane | Republican | Yea |
| John Pfeiffer | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan Wilk | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Cantrell | Republican | Yea |
| Josh West | Republican | Not Voting |
| Judd Strom | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Humphrey | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Luttrell | Republican | Yea |
| Kenton Patzkowsky | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Norwood | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin West | Republican | Yea |
| Marilyn Stark | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Chapman | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Lawson | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Lepak | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Tedford | Republican | Yea |
| Max Wolfley | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Dobrinski | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Kelley | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Lay | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Osburn | Republican | Yea |
| Molly Jenkins | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Hays | Republican | Yea |
| Nick Archer | Republican | Not Voting |
| Nicole Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Preston Stinson | Republican | Yea |
| Rande Worthen | Republican | Yea |
| Rick West | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Manger | Republican | Yea |
| Ronny Johns | Republican | Yea |
| Ross Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Rusty Cornwell | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Eaves | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Fetgatter | Republican | Yea |
| Stacy Jo Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Stan May | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bashore | Republican | Yea |
| T.J. Marti | Republican | Yea |
| Tammy Townley | Republican | Yea |
| Tammy West | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Gann | Republican | Yea |
| Toni Hasenbeck | Republican | Yea |
| Trey Caldwell | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Jacob Rosecrants | Democrat | Yea |
| Suzanne Schreiber | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Ed Culver | Republican | Yea |
| Collin Duel | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Sterling | Republican | Yea |
| David Hardin | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Stewart | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Humphrey | Republican | Yea |
| Rande Worthen | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Manger | Republican | Yea |
| Ross Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (5)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Amanda Clinton | Democrat | Yea |
| David Hardin | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Olsen | Republican | Yea |
| Rande Worthen | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Manger | Republican | Yea |
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- Who sponsors HB 4142?
- HB 4142 is sponsored by Robert Manger (Republican) and Kelly Hines (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 4142?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.
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