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OK HB2235

Bill

Status

Vetoed

5/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Cyndi Munson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Compensation for wrongful felony convictions increased to $50,000 per year of imprisonment, plus an additional $50,000 per year for time served on death row and $25,000 per year for time on parole or probation

  • Awards of $1 million or less paid as lump sum; amounts exceeding $1 million paid as $1 million lump sum with remainder distributed over 3 years

  • Wrongfully incarcerated individuals may obtain group health insurance through the Department of Corrections for a period equal to their wrongful imprisonment, paying the same employee contribution rate

  • Wrongfully incarcerated persons and their children eligible for waiver of tuition, room and board, and mandatory fees at Oklahoma public higher education and career technology institutions, limited to 120 credit hours

  • Persons qualifying for expungement based on actual innocence may request expedited hearings within 30 days of filing, with 10-day notice to relevant agencies

Legislative Description

Wrongful convictions; increasing liability amount for claims of wrongful incarceration; codification.

Last Action

(1) the provision in Section 2 that amends 51 OS 2021, 154.B to add a new subsection B.8, and (2) Section 4.

5/27/2025

Committee Referrals

Appropriations4/8/2025
Judiciary4/1/2025
Appropriations and Budget Judiciary Subcommittee2/4/2025
Appropriations and Budget2/4/2025

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