Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HR1018: Resolution; recognizing the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation as the premier law enforcement agency of the state and its service to the citizens of Oklahoma.
Status: Passed both chambers, April 7, 2025
What the bill says
A Resolution recognizing the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation as the premier law enforcement investigative agency of the state and for its service to the citizens of Oklahoma.
From the enrolled text, April 3, 2025:
A Resolution recognizing the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation as the premier law enforcement investigative agency of the state and for its service to the citizens of Oklahoma. WHEREAS, in 1924, Deputy United States Marshal Bill Tilghman was shot in the line of duty, and in 1925, Governor Martin Edwin Trapp recommended the creation of an agency of special investigators to combat outlaws within the state, ultimately fulfilling the concept that Deputy United States Marshal Bill Tilghman had put forth in prior years; and WHEREAS, the State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, now known as the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, was created on March 28, 1925. The Oklahoma Legislature appropriated Seventy-eight Thousand Dollars ($78,000.00) to the State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation in its first year; and WHEREAS, one year after its creation, the State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation was credited with reducing the number of bank robberies in the state by seventy-five percent (75%). Agents accomplished this impressive feat by developing leads while using informants. The use of informants was an investigative technique considered innovative by many experts across the nation. These early years established the State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation as the premier investigative law enforcement agency in Oklahoma, a foundation that has stood the test of time for a century; …
Sponsors
- Cyndi Munson (D, HD-085)
- Mark Lawson (R, HD-030)
- Rande Worthen (R, HD-064)
- Jim Grego (R, HD-017)
- David Hardin (R, HD-086)
- Thomas Marti (R, HD-075)
- David Smith (R, HD-018)
- Marilyn Stark (R, HD-100)
- Anthony Moore (R, HD-057)
- Neil Hays (R, HD-013)
- John George (R, HD-036)
- Suzanne Schreiber (D, HD-070)
Latest actions
- : Enrolled, signed, filed with Secretary of State
- : Adopted, referred for enrollment
- : Coauthored by Representative(s) Marti, Moore, Eaves, Smith, Stark, Munson, George, Stewart, Kelley, Lay, Hays, Schreiber, Hardin, Grego, Lawson, Worthen
- : Considered
- : Authored by Representative Turner
- : Introduced
Common questions
- What is HR1018?
- HR1018 is a bill in the Oklahoma Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Resolution; recognizing the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation as the premier law enforcement agency of the state and its service to the citizens of Oklahoma.
- What does HR1018 do?
- In its own words: A Resolution recognizing the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation as the premier law enforcement investigative agency of the state and for its service to the citizens of Oklahoma.
- What is the status of HR1018?
- Passed both chambers as of April 7, 2025. Latest action: Enrolled, signed, filed with Secretary of State (April 7, 2025).
- Who sponsored HR1018?
- Cyndi Munson (D, HD-085), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR1018?
- On the Oklahoma Legislature website: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HR1018&Session=2600
Source: official Oklahoma record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.