SB 537 Oklahoma Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Cities and towns; requiring removal of vagrant within certain distance of business upon certain determination. Effective date.

SB 537 amends Oklahoma's vagrancy law to allow business owners to request police removal of individuals loitering for illegal purposes within 12 feet of their business doorway. If police confirm someone meets the vagrancy definition (loitering for illegal purposes), they must relocate that person to public property at least half a mile from the business, avoiding areas within a quarter mile of other businesses. This directly affects business owners who can initiate removals and individuals deemed vagrants under the law. The bill takes effect November 1, 2025.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Feb 2025

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Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 24, 2025

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The bill was formatted for Senate floor consideration, with page headers and committee information added. The substantive text of the bill remains unchanged, including the definition of vagrancy, municipal authority to arrest vagrants, and business rights to contact law enforcement when vagrants are within 12 feet of a doorway.

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Page headers changed from 'AS INTRODUCED' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with February 19, 2025 date and committee report information added.

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Feb 19, 2025

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