SB 595 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Jail standards; creating the Oklahoma Jail Standards Act. Emergency.

SB 595 creates the Oklahoma Jail Standards Act, requiring all city and county jails to meet new safety, health, and operational standards. It mandates annual inspections by the State Department of Health, sets specific requirements for inmate food, sanitation, medical care, staff training (4-8 hours yearly for direct-contact staff), and inmate classification, and requires facilities to develop written policies for emergencies and medical services. The bill directly affects all county jails, sheriff's departments, and facility administrators, while allowing temporary tent jails to operate under different rules. The Act also clarifies that medical care must cover illnesses or injuries from arrest through incarceration, and includes exceptions for short-term holding facilities under 12 hours.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed Apr 28, 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 involving formatting adjustments, reorganization of text, and the addition of a date stamp. The substantive policy content regarding jail standards, inspection requirements, and facility regulations appears to remain consistent between both versions, with the Senate version presenting the same provisions in a slightly different layout.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the changes are primarily formatting and organizational.
TECHNICAL

Header information was changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with a date of February 25, 2025.

Page numbering and formatting were adjusted to reflect Senate floor version conventions.

Text layout and line breaks were reorganized while maintaining the same substantive content.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2025 · House Apr 23, 2025

How they voted

470
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Mar 24, 2025
D Democratic9
9 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican40
38 Yea 2
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 28, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 04/28/2025
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 74 Nays: 12; Ayes: 68 Nays: 17
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Safety
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Safety
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0
upper
Feb 25, 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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