Crimes and punishments; modifying scope of crime to include strangulation; effective date.

HB 1625 amends Oklahoma law to explicitly include strangulation as a form of aggravated assault against law enforcement officers. The bill defines "strangulation" as any neck pressure causing breathing issues (including choking or closing airways) and adds it to the list of acts that constitute aggravated assault on officers. This directly affects police officers, sheriffs, deputies, highway patrol officers, and corrections personnel covered under the law, as well as individuals who commit such assaults. The change makes strangulation during an assault a felony punishable by 5+ years in prison or up to $5,000 in fines, aligning it with existing aggravated assault penalties.