SB 1256: Bail; requiring ignition interlock device for certain defendants. Effective date. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from the House version to the Senate floor version, which includes significant substantive amendments to bail procedures. The changes expand the criteria for denying bail or release to include specific domestic violence offenses and drug manufacturing charges, require courts to consider new factors like mental health and weapon access, and mandate that certain individuals appear before a judge before being released.

Scope change

The bill now applies more broadly to specific domestic violence and drug-related offenses, restricting police discretion to release these individuals without a court appearance.

ELIGIBILITY

Added restrictions preventing police from releasing individuals arrested for specific domestic violence offenses (such as stalking, harassment, and domestic assault) without them appearing before a magistrate or judge.

Added restrictions preventing police from releasing individuals arrested for manufacturing or attempting to manufacture controlled dangerous substances.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for courts to consider specific factors like mental health, history of violating court orders, access to deadly weapons, and severity of violence when determining bail conditions.

Added a rebuttable presumption that releasing a drug-dependent defendant will not ensure community safety if the drug use was intended to facilitate the crime.

Added a requirement that police cannot release individuals arrested for repeat violations of specific drug laws without granting bail by a judge.

House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill → Floor (House) · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted from a House Committee Substitute version to the official Floor version for the House of Representatives. The substantive legal text regarding bail conditions and ignition interlock devices remains unchanged; the only modifications are formatting adjustments, page numbering updates, and the addition of a header indicating that bold text denotes committee amendments.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document title to reflect the 'Floor Version' and reorganized the header layout to match the official House format.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing throughout the document to align with the standard legislative floor formatting.

Engrossed → House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill · 2 edits

MINOR

This bill updates the formatting of a legislative document and slightly reorders the list of factors courts must consider when setting bail for domestic violence cases. The substantive policy content regarding bond eligibility and the specific criteria for release remains unchanged.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's legal effect remains the same; the changes are primarily cosmetic and organizational.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document header to reflect that this is a 'Committee Substitute' version rather than the 'Engrossed' version, indicating a procedural change in the bill's lifecycle.

Reordered the numbered list of factors courts must consider for domestic violence defendants (e.g., moving 'mental health' from item 2 to item 3) without altering the actual criteria or their legal weight.

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · Mar 17, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was amended to clarify that courts must order ignition interlock devices for certain defendants and to require written findings for specific bail decisions. It also added new factors judges must consider when setting bail for domestic violence and substance abuse cases.

Scope change

The scope of the bill was expanded to include explicit requirements for ignition interlock devices and written judicial findings, which were previously implied or absent.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the language regarding ignition interlock devices from 'requiring' to 'authorizing certain courts to order,' giving judges more discretion in when to mandate the device.

Added a new requirement for courts to issue written findings when making decisions on bail and release conditions for specific cases.

Added new criteria for judges to consider when setting bail for domestic violence and substance abuse cases, including history of violence, mental health, access to weapons, and specific details about the alleged incident.

Added new provisions regarding bail for repeat offenders of specific substance manufacturing and alcohol-related offenses, including a rebuttable presumption that no release conditions will ensure safety.

Bail; requiring ignition interlock device for certain defendants. Effective date.

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