OK HB1693

Amends Oklahoma death penalty procedures for persons claiming mental incompetency to be executed, defining incompetency as inability to rationally understand the reason for execution and that execution is imminent

Establishes strict timelines: motions must be filed within 7 days of the Attorney General's execution date motion; forensic examiner reports due within 45 days; competency hearings within 30 days of examination completion

Requires competency restoration services to begin within 30 days if a person is found incompetent, with mandatory reevaluation no more than 4 months after services commence and periodic 6-month progress reports thereafter

Directs wardens to proceed with execution when a person is found competent; allows new execution dates to be set if prior dates expire or stays are issued

Applies the Criminal Discovery Code to evidentiary hearings, prohibits proceedings from being filed under seal, and makes all amendments retroactive; effective November 1, 2025