Oklahoma House Unanimously Passes Cybercrime Bill March 16, 2021 A bill to address a growing trend of cybercrime unanimously passed the Oklahoma House of Representatives on March 10 with a vote of 92 to 0. House Bill 1759, authored by Rep. Trish Ranson, D-Stillwater, updates language in the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act to better address computer security threats that continue to evolve. According to a legislative summary, HB 1759 “provides that it is unlawful to use malicious computer programs on a computer or computer network. The measure also provides that is it unlawful to willfully solicit another, regardless of any financial consideration or exchange of property, of any acts prohibited by the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act. The measure provides that the act does not prohibit the testing of a computer system or network by an authorized entity against real or imagined threats or harms.”