Criminal law; creating the Oklahoma Criminal Law Act of 2025; effective date.
HB 1718 is a procedural bill that names a future law as the "Oklahoma Criminal Law Act of 2025" and specifies it will take effect on November 1, 2025. It does not create new criminal laws or change existing statutes; instead, it establishes a naming convention for a future codified criminal law framework. The bill is noncodified, meaning it will not be included in the official Oklahoma Statutes. This summary is based solely on the bill's text and does not describe any substantive policy changes.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Feb 4, 2025
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Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Forrest Bennett
DDemocratic
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