HB 2137 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

Criminal procedures; resumption of competency; administration of medication; notification; authorization; effective date.

HB 2137 amends criminal procedure concerning individuals found incompetent to stand trial, specifically addressing the involuntary administration of medication to restore competency. It requires the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to notify the court, prosecuting office, and the person's attorney when seeking a court order for such medication. Applications for these orders must detail the treating physician's assessment of the person's capacity, diagnosis, and proposed treatment plan. The bill sets a 30-day deadline for hearings on these applications and outlines rights for affected individuals, including the right to an attorney and to be present. Courts can only authorize involuntary medication if the petitioning party provides clear and convincing evidence that specific criteria are met, such as serving an important state interest and being in the person's best medical interest.
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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Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 3 edits
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The bill was amended to transition from the House version to the Senate floor version, primarily involving formatting updates, page renumbering, and minor text adjustments to the committee report section. The substantive policy content regarding competency restoration and medication administration remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Header and title formatting changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date and page numbering.

Committee report attribution changed from 'COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY OVERSIGHT' to 'COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY' with updated date and status notation.

Bill title and section numbering adjusted to reflect Senate floor version formatting with updated page references.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 84 Nays: 0
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Civil Judiciary
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Civil Judiciary
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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