HB 1595: Crimes and punishments; assault and battery offenses; increasing penalties; effective date. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended during its passage from the House to the Senate, with changes primarily affecting penalty lengths and procedural requirements for batterers' intervention programs. The Senate version increased jail time limits for assault offenses, adjusted sentencing for domestic abuse involving intimate partners, and added specific requirements for the duration of batterers' intervention programs.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on assault and battery offenses and domestic abuse penalties, but the severity of penalties and procedural requirements have been modified.

REQUIREMENT

Batterers' intervention program participation was changed from a general requirement to a specific minimum of 52 weeks for defendants ordered to attend.

ENFORCEMENT

Jail time limits for assault offenses were increased from 30 days to 90 days in some sections.

Sentencing for assault and battery was increased from 90 days to 6 months in certain provisions.

Fine amounts for domestic abuse offenses were increased from $5,000 to $7,000 for repeat offenders.

Formatting and page headers were updated to reflect Senate floor version with bold face notation for committee amendments.

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was updated from a House Committee Substitute version to the Floor version, incorporating amendments made during committee review. The substantive policy content regarding assault penalties and domestic abuse provisions remains largely unchanged, with only formatting and line number adjustments visible in this diff.

TECHNICAL

Header and page numbering were updated to reflect Floor version status with new page footers and formatting changes

Line numbers and spacing were adjusted throughout the document to reflect the Floor version layout

Note about bold face denoting Committee Amendments was added to the Floor version header

Original page footer references were replaced with new Floor version page identifiers

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 → House Committee Substitute · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to update formatting and increase penalties for assault and battery offenses. The most significant change is the addition of a mandatory requirement for defendants convicted of domestic abuse to complete a 52-week batterers' intervention program, with specific consequences for unexcused absences.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include mandatory court-ordered intervention programs for domestic abuse cases, while also increasing jail time limits for assault offenses from 30 days to 90 days.

REQUIREMENT

Increased maximum jail time for assault from 30 days to 90 days

Added mandatory 52-week batterers' intervention program requirement for domestic abuse defendants

ENFORCEMENT

Established that three consecutive unexcused absences or seven total absences in 52 weeks constitute prima facie evidence of program violation

TECHNICAL

Updated bill formatting and reference numbers from proposed policy committee substitute to house committee substitute

Enrolled (final version) → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to replace the entire text with a new version that increases penalties for assault and battery offenses. The primary changes involve increasing jail time limits for simple assault from 30 days to 90 days, and for assault and battery from 90 days to 6 months. The substantive policy content regarding domestic abuse penalties, including provisions for pregnant victims and children present, remains largely unchanged in the new version.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on amending 21 O.S. 2021, Section 644 regarding assault and battery offenses, with no change to the types of crimes covered or the populations affected.

REQUIREMENT

Increased maximum jail time for simple assault from 30 days to 90 days

Increased maximum jail time for assault and battery from 90 days to 6 months

TECHNICAL

Replaced the entire bill text with a new version while maintaining most substantive provisions regarding domestic abuse penalties

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 10 edits · May 5, 2025

MAJOR

This bill amends Oklahoma's assault and battery laws to increase penalties for various offenses, particularly those involving intimate partners, family members, pregnant women, and situations where children are present. The changes expand sentencing ranges, add mandatory counseling requirements, and clarify consequences for repeat offenders.

Scope change

The bill expands criminal penalties for domestic violence and assault offenses, making certain acts felonies with longer prison sentences and adding mandatory court-ordered treatment programs.

REQUIREMENT

Increased maximum jail time for simple assault from 30 days to 90 days, and for assault and battery from 90 days to 6 months.

Added mandatory counseling and batterers' intervention program requirements for domestic abuse convictions, with specific attendance and evaluation requirements.

Added specific court requirements for batterers' intervention programs including minimum 52-week attendance and pre/post-program evaluations.

ENFORCEMENT

Raised fines for assault from $500 to $1,000 and for assault and battery from $500 to $1,000.

Domestic assault with a dangerous weapon against intimate partners is now a felony punishable by up to 10 years in state prison.

Shooting an intimate partner or family member with a deadly weapon is now punishable by life imprisonment in state prison.

Domestic abuse against pregnant women is now a felony with up to 5 years in prison for first offenses and 10+ years for repeat offenses.

Domestic abuse against pregnant women resulting in miscarriage or injury to unborn child carries a minimum 20-year prison sentence.

Domestic abuse committed in the presence of a child now carries mandatory minimum 6-month jail sentence, with repeat offenses requiring 1-5 years in state prison.

SCOPE

Domestic abuse against intimate partners or family members now carries up to 4 years in state prison for repeat offenses, up from county jail time.

Introduced → Engrossed · 6 edits · May 1, 2025

MODERATE

This bill was amended to change its purpose from creating a new law to amending an existing assault and battery statute. The changes significantly increase penalties for assault and battery offenses, add specific provisions for domestic abuse, and introduce enhanced penalties for assaults involving intimate partners, pregnant women, and situations where children are present.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from establishing entirely new criminal provisions to amending existing assault and battery laws in 21 O.S. 2021, Section 644, with added focus on domestic violence scenarios.

SCOPE

Changed bill type from 'New Law' to 'Amendatory' to modify existing Section 644 of Title 21 instead of creating new law.

REQUIREMENT

Increased maximum jail time for simple assault from 30 days to 90 days and for assault and battery from 2 years to 6 months.

Added new domestic abuse provisions with penalties up to 4 years for repeat offenses and up to life imprisonment for shooting intimate partners with deadly weapons.

Added enhanced penalties for domestic abuse against pregnant women, ranging from 5 years to 20 years depending on injury or miscarriage.

Added mandatory counseling and batterers' intervention program requirements for domestic abuse convictions.

Added enhanced penalties for domestic abuse committed in the presence of children, with repeat offenses punishable by up to 5 years.

Crimes and punishments; assault and battery offenses; increasing penalties; effective date.

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