Crimes and punishments; establishing penalty for certain persons convicted of murder in the first degree; effective date.

HB 1307 amends Oklahoma's murder sentencing laws to establish specific penalties for first-degree murder convictions. It requires the death penalty for foreign-born individuals convicted of first-degree murder who were in the U.S. without valid immigration documentation or violated their admission terms at the time of the crime. For all other first-degree murder convictions, it allows death, life without parole, or life imprisonment (with life without parole required if mitigating evidence is insufficient). The bill takes effect November 1, 2025, and directly affects non-citizens facing first-degree murder charges in Oklahoma under these specific immigration circumstances.