HB 1861 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

Crimes and punishments; providing statutory reference for prostitution-related offense; effective date.

House Bill 1861 amends Section 1031 of Title 21 of Oklahoma Statutes, which concerns crimes and punishments related to prostitution and obscenity. The bill specifies penalties for various offenses, including engaging in prostitution while knowing one has HIV, child prostitution, and other violations committed near schools or churches. These offenses carry punishments ranging from misdemeanors with fines and community service to felonies with imprisonment and higher fines. This bill directly affects individuals convicted of these specified criminal provisions and is set to become effective on November 1, 2025.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Apr 17, 2025

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What changed between versions

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended during Senate floor consideration to update committee reporting information and change the committee name from 'Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight' to 'Public Safety'. The substantive legal text regarding criminal penalties, fines, and sentencing for prostitution-related offenses remained unchanged between the House and Senate versions.

TECHNICAL

Committee name changed from 'Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight' to 'Committee on Public Safety' in the committee report section.

Committee report date updated from February 25, 2025 to April 15, 2025 to reflect Senate floor action.

Committee report status wording changed from 'As Coauthored' to 'AS AMENDED' to reflect Senate floor approval.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass as amended Public Safety committee; CR filed

upper

Mar 5, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 10

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Criminal Judiciary

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Criminal Judiciary

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors