SB 541: Crimes and punishments; modifying provisions related to assault and battery. Effective date. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends Oklahoma criminal statutes to modify sentencing requirements, clarify offense definitions, and update penalties for specific crimes including assault, domestic abuse, and trafficking offenses. The changes primarily affect how sentences are calculated and what constitutes criminal liability.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of certain criminal provisions by adding new offense categories and modifying existing statutory language to include additional scenarios for criminal liability.

REQUIREMENT

Modified Section 13.1 to adjust requirements for minimum sentence service percentages for persons convicted of specific serious offenses

ENFORCEMENT

Modified Section 644 to update assault and battery penalty provisions, including changes to sentencing thresholds and fine amounts

DEFINITION

Added new offense categories to the list of crimes requiring enhanced sentencing considerations

Modified statutory references to certain criminal offenses to update legal citations and definitions

Enrolled (final version) → Floor (House) · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill transitions from a Senate-enrolled version to a House floor version, primarily reformatting the document structure while maintaining the same substantive criminal law provisions. The core policy content regarding mandatory minimum sentence requirements for serious offenses and assault/battery penalties remains unchanged.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and structural changes between chambers.

TECHNICAL

Changed document header from 'ENROLLED SENATE' to 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process.

Reorganized bill layout and page numbering to match House floor version formatting standards.

Added committee amendment notation ('BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments') to indicate which sections were modified during committee review.

POLICY

All substantive criminal law provisions, including mandatory 85% sentence requirements for serious offenses and assault/battery penalty definitions, remain identical to the Senate version.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 4 edits · May 5, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was finalized from its engrossed version with minor formatting corrections and a new subsection added regarding domestic abuse against pregnant women. The substantive policy content regarding sentence minimums and assault definitions remains unchanged from the engrossed version.

TECHNICAL

Header text changed from 'ENGROSSED SENATE' to 'ENROLLED SENATE' indicating the bill has passed both chambers and is in its final form.

Page numbering and formatting were corrected to match final enrolled bill standards.

Minor text cleanup in Section 1 removed redundant phrases like 'as defined provided for in' and standardized formatting of offense descriptions.

REQUIREMENT

New subsection E was added to Section 2, establishing that domestic abuse against a pregnant woman is a misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent offense is a felony punishable by at least 10 years in prison.

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · Mar 6, 2025

MODERATE

This bill updates the formatting and numbering of an existing criminal justice bill, reorganizing the list of serious offenses that require enhanced prison time from 22 items to 22 items with different numbering. It also expands the penalties for domestic assault and battery by adding new felony provisions for using weapons against intimate partners or family members.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on crimes and punishments, but the formatting changes affect how the list of offenses is presented, and the new domestic assault provisions expand the enforcement mechanisms for repeat offenders.

TECHNICAL

Reorganized the bill header and page numbering from 'Introduced' format to 'Engrossed' format, changing the legislative session reference and sponsor attribution.

Reordered and renumbered the list of 22 serious offenses that require 85% minimum sentence service, shifting from items 1-22 to items 2-22 with item 1 removed.

ENFORCEMENT

Added new felony provisions for domestic assault or domestic assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, increasing maximum penalties from one year in county jail to ten years in state custody for repeat offenders.

REQUIREMENT

Modified the penalty structure for domestic abuse by adding specific provisions for second or subsequent offenses, requiring state custody rather than county jail for repeat offenders.

Crimes and punishments; modifying provisions related to assault and battery. Effective date.

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