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OK SB562

Bill

Status

Passed

5/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jerry Alvord

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the Bus Passenger Safety Act from covering only buses to all "rolling stock transit vehicles," including vans, cars, railcars, locomotives, trolley cars, and ferry boats used for public transportation

  • Broadens the prohibition on intimidating, threatening, assaulting, or battering transit personnel and passengers to include acts that cause service disruption or harm to any person, not just acts intended to seize control of a vehicle

  • Seizing control of a transit vehicle by force or violence remains a felony punishable by up to 20 years imprisonment and/or a $20,000 fine; assault/intimidation carries up to 10 years and/or $5,000 fine

  • Discharging a firearm into or within any transit vehicle, terminal, or transportation facility is a felony punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment and/or $5,000 fine, unless in lawful self-defense

  • Declared an emergency measure, taking effect immediately upon passage and approval

Legislative Description

Crimes and Punishment; Bus Passenger Safety Act; expanding scope of unlawful acts. Emergency.

Last Action

Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/26/2025

5/27/2025

Committee Referrals

Criminal Judiciary4/1/2025
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight4/1/2025
Public Safety2/4/2025

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