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OK HB1240
Bill
Status
2/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Justin Humphrey
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AI Summary
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Elected state officials gain the right to access all Department of Corrections facilities without prior notification beginning November 1, 2025
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The Department of Corrections must implement security protocols to manage unannounced visits by elected officials
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Security protocols must ensure visits do not compromise the safety of the facility, inmates, correctional officers, or Department employees
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Creates new Section 509.7 of Title 57 in Oklahoma Statutes
Legislative Description
Prisons and reformatories; granting elected state officials the right to access facilities operated by the Department of Corrections without prior notification; codification; effective date.
Last Action
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Safety
2/5/2025