HB 1368 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Human trafficking; directing private businesses and public schools to post certain signage at specific locations; codification; effective date.

HB 1368 requires public schools and private businesses to post specific human trafficking awareness signage at designated locations. The bill creates a "No Trafficking" safety zone around all public and private elementary, secondary, and post-secondary schools, prohibiting human trafficking activities within 1,000 feet of these sites. Violating this zone adds a 10-year penalty enhancement to standard human trafficking sentences. The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control must provide the required signage to schools and businesses.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025

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Introduced → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was completely rewritten by the Policy Committee, replacing the original version that required warning signs at specific businesses with a more comprehensive human trafficking law. The new version adds detailed definitions for key terms like 'coercion', 'commercial sex', and 'human trafficking', expands the scope to include driver education curriculum requirements, and modifies how warning signs must be posted at schools. This represents a substantive policy expansion rather than just technical formatting changes.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded significantly from requiring signage at specific businesses to creating a comprehensive human trafficking framework that includes new definitions, driver education requirements, and modified signage placement requirements at schools.

DEFINITION

Added detailed definitions for 'coercion', 'commercial sex', 'debt bondage', 'human trafficking', 'human trafficking for labor', 'human trafficking for commercial sex', and 'legal process'

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement to include human trafficking information in driver education course curriculum

Changed signage requirements from specific business types to broader school premises with different placement specifications

ENFORCEMENT

Modified penalty enhancement provisions and trafficking definitions to include more comprehensive language about coercion and control

TECHNICAL

Changed bill structure from 'new law' sections to 'amendatory' format that amends existing Section 748 of Title 21

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Committee

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors