Human trafficking; creating the Human Trafficking Law; modifying scope of certain defined terms; requiring registration with the Sex Offenders Act; directing Information be submitted to the FBI; effective date.
HB 1215 establishes Oklahoma's first comprehensive human trafficking law by defining key terms like "coercion" (including threats, debt bondage, and controlling documents) and "human trafficking" (covering both labor exploitation and commercial sex acts). It makes trafficking a felony punishable by 5-20 years in prison (or $100,000 fine) for general cases, and 15-99 years (or $250,000 fine) if the victim is a minor. Convicted traffickers must register as sex offenders under Oklahoma's Sex Offenders Act and have their information submitted to the FBI. The law also prohibits using a victim's consent as a defense and requires courts to order restitution to victims.
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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The bill moved from House to Senate floor version with minor formatting adjustments and the addition of two new definitions. The Senate version adds a definition for 'Minor' (under 18 years old) and 'Pimping' (procuring a prostitute), while removing the House's page headers and committee amendment notation. The substantive policy content remains unchanged.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability. The changes are primarily formatting and the addition of two new definitions that were not present in the House version.
DEFINITION
Added a new definition for 'Minor' meaning an individual under eighteen years of age.
Added a new definition for 'Pimping' meaning a person who procures a prostitute.
TECHNICAL
Removed House-specific page headers and committee amendment notation that were not needed in the Senate version.
Floor votes · House Mar 12, 2025
How they voted
89–0
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 100
Mar 12, 2025
D
Democratic19
84% Yea
R
Republican81
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 0
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Criminal Judiciary
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Judiciary
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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