Assault and battery; modifying provisions of offense related to domestic abuse in presence of a child. Effective date.
SB 1238 amends Oklahoma law to elevate certain domestic abuse offenses to a more serious criminal classification (Class B5). Specifically, it adds "second or subsequent conviction for domestic abuse committed in the presence of a child" as a qualifying offense for Class B5, which carries harsher penalties than lower classifications. This change directly affects individuals convicted of repeat domestic violence offenses where children witnessed the abuse. The bill updates statutory references to reflect this modification but does not create new penalties or alter sentencing ranges.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed May 13, 2026
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The bill was converted from a House version to a Senate version, updating the header information and adding a new sponsor, Pfeiffer, from the House. The substantive text of the bill, which defines specific criminal offenses that would be classified as Class B5 felonies, remains unchanged. No new crimes were added, nor were existing ones removed or modified in this stage of the process.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's legal provisions remains identical; only the legislative metadata and sponsorship information have changed.
TECHNICAL
Updated the document header to reflect the Senate Floor Version and added the date February 17, 2026.
Added Pfeiffer of the House as a co-sponsor to the bill.
Removed the House of Representatives header and the original House-only sponsorship listing.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2026 · House May 6, 2026
How they voted
44–3
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Mar 9, 2026
D
Democratic9
55% Yea
R
Republican41
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
upper
May 6, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 81 Nays: 2
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Criminal Judiciary
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to Criminal Judiciary
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 3
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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