SB 631: Crimes and punishments; expanding scope of acts that require service of minimum percentage of sentence. Effective date. - Oklahoma

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

MODERATE

This bill expands the list of serious criminal offenses that require offenders to serve at least 85% of their prison sentence before becoming eligible for parole. The Senate version adds new offenses such as child sex trafficking, child pornography, and abuse of vulnerable adults to the list of crimes that mandate minimum sentence service, while also reorganizing the existing list of qualifying offenses.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include additional serious crimes that were not previously covered by the minimum sentence service requirement, specifically adding offenses related to child exploitation, vulnerable adult abuse, and aggravated trafficking.

SCOPE

Added child sex trafficking, child pornography sexual abuse material, and aggravated child pornography to the list of offenses requiring 85% minimum sentence service.

Added abuse of a vulnerable adult (from Title 43A of Oklahoma Statutes) to the list of qualifying offenses.

Added aggravated trafficking as defined in Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes to the list of qualifying offenses.

REQUIREMENT

Reorganized and renumbered the list of 23 qualifying offenses to include the newly added crimes while maintaining the 85% minimum sentence service requirement for all listed offenses.

TECHNICAL

Changed the committee report attribution from 'Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight' to 'Committee on Public Safety' and updated the effective date to November 1, 2025.

Enrolled (final version) → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from an enrolled Senate version to a House floor version, with line numbers and page headers added. The substantive legislative content regarding crimes requiring 85% minimum sentence service remained unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Document formatting changed from enrolled Senate version to House floor version with added line numbers and page headers.

Header information updated to reflect House of Representatives floor version instead of Senate enrolled version.

Minor spacing and indentation adjustments in the bill text and section headers.

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Mar 12, 2025

MINOR

SB 631 was amended from its introduced version to its engrossed version, primarily adding co-sponsors and updating formatting. The substantive policy content regarding mandatory minimum sentence percentages for specific violent crimes remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Added co-sponsors Hamilton and Woods to the Senate and George to the House, indicating additional legislative support.

Updated page headers from 'Req. No. 298' to 'ENGR. S. B. NO. 631' to reflect the engrossed status of the bill.

Adjusted line spacing and formatting throughout the document for the engrossed version.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 6 edits · May 5, 2025

MODERATE

This bill transitioned from an Engrossed version to an Enrolled final version, incorporating amendments that expanded the list of crimes requiring mandatory minimum sentence service percentages. The changes include adding new offenses like aggravated trafficking and discharging a firearm at a dwelling, while removing references to certain child pornography and child sex trafficking provisions. The bill also updated the list of sponsors and finalized the effective date.

Scope change

The scope of offenses requiring 85% sentence service was expanded to include aggravated trafficking and discharging a firearm at a dwelling or building, while certain child-related offenses were removed from the mandatory service list.

SCOPE

Added aggravated trafficking as provided for in subsection C of Section 2-415 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes to the list of offenses requiring 85% sentence service.

Added discharging a firearm at or into a dwelling or building used for public or business purposes, including attempts, conspiracy, or solicitation, to the list of offenses requiring 85% sentence service.

Removed references to child pornography sexual abuse material and aggravated child pornography sexual abuse material from the list of offenses requiring 85% sentence service.

Removed child sex trafficking as defined in Section 1030 from the list of offenses requiring 85% sentence service.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill sponsors from Hamilton, Woods, and George to include Manger and Bashore in the House sponsors list.

Changed document header from 'ENGROSSED SENATE' to 'ENROLLED SENATE' indicating final legislative version.

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