Two Oklahoma City lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation Thursday to make State Question 780 retroactive. If passed, the bill would affect thousands of criminal sentences.

The state question, which Oklahoma voters approved in 2016, reclassified certain drug and property crimes as misdemeanors instead of felonies. It took effect July 1, 2017, but didn't apply retroactively.

House Bill 1269, coauthored by Majority Floor Leader Jon Echols, R-Oklahoma City, and Rep. Jason Dunnington, D-Oklahoma City, would provide post-conviction relief to Oklahomans who were convicted before the state question passed but who would have been affected had it been in place.

“The people of Oklahoma have spoken loud and clear on the issue of criminal justice reform,” Echols said in a statement. “I look forward to working with members of both parties to find not Democratic or Republican solutions, but Oklahoma solutions to the issues facing this state. This bill will be a great step in that direction.”