SB 541 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Crimes and punishments; modifying provisions related to assault and battery. Effective date.

SB 541 requires offenders convicted of 22 specific serious crimes - including murder, rape, child abuse, human trafficking, and domestic violence with weapons - to serve at least 85% of their prison sentence before becoming eligible for parole. The bill also strengthens penalties for domestic violence, increasing sentences for assaults involving deadly weapons (up to life imprisonment) and adding harsher penalties for domestic abuse causing miscarriage or injury to a pregnant victim (minimum 10-20 years). It directly affects individuals convicted of these offenses in Oklahoma, removing parole eligibility for the first 85% of their sentence. The law, effective May 12, 2025, modifies existing statutes to mandate these sentencing requirements without allowing earned credits to reduce the required service period.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed May 12, 2025
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill updates the Senate floor version of SB 541, which amends Oklahoma's criminal code to modify sentencing requirements for serious offenses, clarify assault and battery penalties, and add new offenses. The changes primarily involve formatting updates and minor text adjustments between the House and Senate versions.
Scope change
The bill's substantive scope remains unchanged; differences are primarily formatting and minor text adjustments between House and Senate versions.
TECHNICAL

Header and title page formatting changed from House version to Senate version

Minor spacing and punctuation adjustments in the bill text

Page footers updated to reflect Senate floor version instead of House floor version

Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2025 · House May 1, 2025

How they voted

480
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Mar 6, 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
24
Key actions
6
Committee
6
May 1, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 79 Nays: 0
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Criminal Judiciary
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Judiciary
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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