New Oklahoma laws take effect Nov. 1, 2026

More than 230 Oklahoma laws take effect Sunday, Nov. 1, the standard effective date for bills enacted without an emergency clause. The measures affect minors, domestic violence cases, medical marijuana patients and businesses, employers, voters with felony convictions and some families seeking cold case reviews.

Marriage and domestic violence

Senate Bill 504 requires both people seeking an Oklahoma marriage license to be at least 18. It eliminates previous exceptions that allowed some 16- and 17-year-olds to marry with parental consent and younger children to marry with judicial approval. Pregnancy, parental consent and court approval will no longer create exceptions. Gov. Kevin Stitt allowed the bill to become law without his signature.

Three measures change domestic violence law. House Bill 4342 permits prosecutors to introduce evidence of a defendant’s other domestic violence acts. Lawmakers enacted it by overriding Stitt’s veto.

Senate Bill 1325 allows judges to require GPS monitoring as a bail condition for specified domestic abuse charges. Victims and law enforcement can receive alerts when a defendant comes within a set distance. Senate Bill 1264 makes domestic abuse causing great bodily injury a felony and expands that definition to include certain burns, concussions, surgeries and hospital stays.

Medical marijuana rules

House Bill 3127 changes workplace drug-testing law involving medical marijuana patients. Employers that conduct testing must have written policies, and some positions will be subject to zero-tolerance rules. The measure does not change how patient licenses work.

House Bill 4454 requires edible products and marijuana drinks to state the number of THC servings in a package and the amount in each serving. Noncompliant products cannot be transferred to dispensaries beginning Nov. 1. Senate Bill 1257 changes how THC is listed under state controlled-substance law.

Voting rights and cold cases

House Bill 4113 allows people with felony convictions to register after completing incarceration, parole, supervision or probation. People who received pardons or commutations may also register if they are not incarcerated. Another new law creates a way for families to request cold case reviews.