Crimes and punishments; clarifying scope of certain unlawful act; effective date.
HB 1993 amends existing Oklahoma law concerning the crime of eluding a peace officer. The bill clarifies and expands the circumstances under which eluding an officer constitutes a felony offense. It specifies that eluding an officer is a misdemeanor, but becomes a felony if the act endangers any other person or causes an accident resulting in great bodily injury. "Great bodily injury" is defined as harm causing a substantial risk of death, serious permanent disfigurement, or protracted loss of bodily function. This act will become effective on November 1, 2025.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action May 15, 2025
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This bill version transition from the House to the Senate floor, primarily updating formatting and committee attribution details. The substantive legal text regarding eluding peace officers, penalties, and definitions remains unchanged between versions.
TECHNICAL
Header changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date and co-sponsor information.
Committee report attribution changed from 'COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY OVERSIGHT' to 'COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY'.
Page headers and footers updated to reflect Senate floor version with different formatting notes.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 7, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 0
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Safety
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Safety
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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