Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB3299: Crimes and punishments; creating and disseminating a digitization or synthetic media; making certain acts unlawful; emergency.
Status: In committee, February 26, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to crimes and punishments; making certain acts unlawful; providing penalties; providing for civil damages; providing exceptions; directing certain entities to obtain attestations from content creators; requiring retention of attestations for certain period of time; defining terms; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency.
From the engrossed text, March 3, 2026:
An Act relating to crimes and punishments; making certain acts unlawful; providing penalties; providing for civil damages; providing exceptions; directing certain entities to obtain attestations from content creators; requiring retention of attestations for certain period of time; defining terms; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency. SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1629 of Title 21, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. It shall be unlawful for any person to create and disseminate a digitization or synthetic media depicting the name, image, voice, or likeness of another person without his or her written consent with the intent to cause emotional, financial, physical, or reputational harm. HB3299 HFLR Page BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1. Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 2. A violation of this subsection shall be a felony if: a. the offense results in financial harm to the victim exceeding Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), or b. the digitized or synthetic media is used for the …
Sponsors
- Neil Hays (R, HD-013) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Authored by Senator Coleman (principal Senate author)
- : CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
- : Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Criminal Judiciary
- : Referred to Criminal Judiciary
- : Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
- : Authored by Representative Hays
- : First Reading
Votes
- Floor Vote (February 26, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Floor Vote (February 17, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Telecommunications and Technology, Crimes and Punishments
Common questions
- What is HB3299?
- HB3299 is a bill in the Oklahoma Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Crimes and punishments; creating and disseminating a digitization or synthetic media; making certain acts unlawful; emergency.
- What does HB3299 do?
- In its own words: An Act relating to crimes and punishments; making certain acts unlawful; providing penalties; providing for civil damages; providing exceptions; directing certain entities to obtain attestations from content creators; requiring retention of attestations for certain period of time; defining terms; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency.
- What is the status of HB3299?
- In committee as of February 26, 2026. Latest action: Authored by Senator Coleman (principal Senate author) (February 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB3299?
- Neil Hays (R, HD-013).
- Where is the official record for HB3299?
- On the Oklahoma Legislature website: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3299&Session=2600
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