Crimes and punishments; modifying statutory references to certain offenses. Effective date.
SB 78 requires individuals convicted of 22 specific serious offenses to serve at least 85% of their prison sentence before becoming eligible for parole. These offenses include first-degree murder, rape, child sexual abuse (such as child pornography and trafficking), aggravated assault, and human trafficking. The bill prohibits these offenders from earning credits that would reduce their sentence below the 85% requirement. It amends Oklahoma's criminal code and takes effect November 1, 2025.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Apr 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Feb 13, 2025
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The bill was reformatted from an introduced draft to a Senate floor version, adding a committee report and page headers while keeping the core text identical. No substantive policy changes were made to the criminal offenses, sentencing requirements, or effective date.
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Added page headers and a committee report indicating the bill was passed by the Committee on Public Safety on February 11, 2025.
Added a footer note stating that bold face denotes Committee Amendments, though no bold text appears in the provided text.
Removed original page numbers and tracking numbers from the introduced version.
Floor votes · House Apr 19, 2023
How they voted
72–0
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 83
Apr 19, 2023
D
Democratic18
77% Yea
R
Republican65
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Apr 19, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (72-0-11)
house
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Julie Daniels
RRepublican
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