SB 541 Summary

• Modifies statutory language for multiple violent crimes, changing "defined by" to "provided for" in references to criminal offenses in Oklahoma law.

• Adds domestic abuse by strangulation and subsequent domestic assault offenses to the list of crimes requiring 85% minimum sentence served before parole eligibility, with offenders ineligible for earned credits.

• Expands the definition of "violent crime" in Oklahoma law to include domestic abuse by strangulation, subsequent domestic assault offenses, domestic assault with dangerous weapons, and domestic abuse against pregnant women.

• Renames "child pornography" as "child sexual abuse material" and "aggravated child pornography" as "aggravated child sexual abuse material" throughout the statute.

• Effective date: November 1, 2025.