HB 1991 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Criminal procedure; authorizing defendants to post bond in another jurisdiction under certain circumstances; effective date.

HB 1991 allows defendants held in Oklahoma county, municipal, or regional jails to post bond in another Oklahoma jurisdiction to resolve custody holds from that other county. Specifically, if a defendant has a hold from another county, they can post bond in the requesting county, and once proof of bond posting is provided, the hold is released. This changes existing procedure by enabling defendants to secure release from inter-county holds without waiting for the original county to process bond requests. The bill applies directly to defendants confined in Oklahoma jails facing out-of-county custody requests and takes effect November 1, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed May 8, 2025
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was reformatted from a House floor version to a Senate floor version, with minor text adjustments to the title page and committee report information. The substantive legal content regarding bail procedures remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Title page was updated to reflect Senate floor version with revised date and committee report attribution.

Committee report section was changed from Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight to Judiciary with updated date.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2025 · House Mar 11, 2025

How they voted

480
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Apr 30, 2025
D Democratic9
8 Yea 1
88% Yea
R Republican40
40 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 30, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 0
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Criminal Judiciary
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Judiciary
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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