HB 2131 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Criminal procedure; procedures for advising grand juries; transcripts; hearings; witnesses; effective date.

HB 2131 amends Oklahoma's criminal procedure laws to clarify rules for grand jury operations and handling of transcripts. It restricts who can advise grand juries (prohibiting district attorneys from advising during investigations of their own office), requires sealed court proceedings for transcript requests, and bans using grand jury transcripts in unrelated civil cases. The bill directly affects defense attorneys, prosecutors, witnesses, and judges by limiting transcript access to only criminal proceedings related to the original grand jury investigation. Key provisions include strict penalties for unauthorized disclosure (misdemeanor or contempt) and requiring the prosecutor to be notified before any transcript is released. The law takes effect November 1, 2025.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Vetoed
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Vetoed May 15, 2025
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was revised from the House version to the Senate version, primarily updating formatting, version labels, and page headers. The substantive legal text regarding grand jury procedures, transcript access, and disclosure restrictions remains identical in content, though line breaks and spacing were adjusted. No changes to policy, funding, eligibility, or enforcement mechanisms were made.
TECHNICAL

Updated document headers from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' and changed session date to April 8, 2025

Adjusted page numbering and formatting throughout the document to reflect Senate floor processing

Reformatted line breaks and spacing in the bill text while preserving all substantive legal language unchanged

Floor votes · Senate May 8, 2025 · House Mar 11, 2025

How they voted

472
Passed
Total votes 49
May 8, 2025
D Democratic9
9 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican40
38 Yea 2 Nay
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
9
Committee
7
May 29, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary of State
lower
May 29, 2025
Vetoed
Veto overridden: Ayes: 32 Nays: 13
upper
May 29, 2025
Vetoed
Veto overridden: Ayes: 82 Nays: 6
lower
May 15, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed 05/15/2025
lower
May 8, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 2
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: 84 Nays: 6
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Civil Judiciary
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Civil Judiciary
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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