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OK SB743

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/31/2025

Primary Sponsor

Todd Gollihare

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • First offense of willfully disturbing a religious worship assembly is a misdemeanor punishable by up to $500 fine, up to 1 year in county jail, or both; second or subsequent offenses become a felony with up to $1,000 fine, up to 2 years in Department of Corrections custody, or both

  • Prohibited acts include uttering profane discourse, committing rude or indecent acts, or making unnecessary noise within or near a place of religious worship that disturbs the meeting's order and solemnity

  • Knowingly obstructing, detaining, hindering, or blocking another person's entry to or exit from a religious meeting location is prohibited

  • Approaching within 8 feet of another person without consent to pass leaflets, display signs, or engage in oral protest within a 100-foot radius of any entrance door to a religious meeting place is prohibited

  • Obstructing free passage along any highway within 1 mile of a religious meeting location without legal authority is prohibited; the bill includes an emergency clause for immediate effect upon passage

Legislative Description

Criminal disturbance; specifying range of punishment for certain offenses; modifying elements of certain offense. Emergency.

Last Action

HAs read

5/7/2025

Committee Referrals

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

Full Bill Text

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