HB 1273 Summary

• Attorney General may certify two pilot batterers' intervention programs in Oklahoma and Tulsa Counties for 36 months beginning February 1, 2026, available only to organizations certified as batterers' intervention programs or domestic violence programs on or before January 1, 2025.

• Pilot programs must be evidence-based, minimum 26 weeks duration, limited to 50 participants, self-funded, and include validated risk assessment with prohibition on shared or joint participation between survivors and perpetrators.

• Attorney General shall promulgate rules for pilot programs in consultation with domestic violence and batterers' intervention organizations, establish screening and referral processes, and exclude individuals convicted of domestic abuse with dangerous weapons or strangulation.

• Pilot programs require annual reporting and third-party evaluation at program end, with potential for up to 24-month extension if recommended by evaluator; programs must prioritize survivor safety and use evidence-based practices.

• Act becomes effective November 1, 2025; removes mandatory counseling requirement language and allows courts to delay sentencing until defendant proves enrollment in domestic abuse treatment program within 120 days.