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OK SB541

Bill

Status

Passed

5/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Todd Gollihare

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends the domestic assault and battery statute to expand "domestic assault and battery with a deadly weapon" to include assault and battery "by means of any deadly weapon or by such other means or force that is likely to produce death," punishable by imprisonment up to life

  • Adds three domestic violence offenses to the statutory definition of "violent crime": subsequent offense of domestic assault and battery, domestic assault and battery with a deadly weapon, and domestic abuse against a pregnant woman with knowledge of the pregnancy

  • Updates terminology throughout criminal statutes, replacing "child pornography" with "child sexual abuse material" and "aggravated child pornography" with "aggravated child sexual abuse material"

  • Corrects statutory cross-references for the 85% minimum sentence requirement, including updating the first degree burglary citation from Section 1436 to Section 1431

  • Effective date: November 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Crimes and punishments; modifying provisions related to assault and battery. Effective date.

Last Action

Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/12/2025

5/12/2025

Committee Referrals

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

Full Bill Text

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