Crimes and punishments; required service of minimum percentage of sentence; modifying statutory references to certain criminal offenses. Effective date.
SB 871 modifies Oklahoma's law against eluding police officers by updating penalty structures for different offenses. For first-time offenders, it increases the maximum fine for misdemeanor eluding from $2,000 to $5,000 and raises the jail term for second offenses to up to one year. If eluding endangers others, the offense becomes a felony punishable by 1-5 years in state prison; if it causes "great bodily injury" (defined as serious harm like permanent disfigurement or long-term disability), penalties increase to 1-7 years. The bill also clarifies legal language around these offenses and takes effect November 1, 2025. It directly affects drivers convicted of eluding police in Oklahoma.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Apr 17, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill version transitioned from the House to the Senate floor, where the Senate made formatting changes and renumbered the list of serious crimes that require enhanced sentence penalties. The substantive policy content regarding which crimes trigger mandatory minimum service percentages and the definition of eluding peace officers remained unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability did not change; only the formatting and line numbering were adjusted for Senate floor review.
TECHNICAL
Header information was updated to reflect Senate Floor Version with a new date (February 19, 2025) and committee substitute designation.
Page numbers and document identifiers were changed from House Floor Version to Senate Floor Version.
The list of crimes requiring enhanced sentence service was renumbered (items 4-23 were renumbered to 3-22) to align with Senate formatting standards.
Minor spacing and indentation adjustments were made throughout the document for Senate floor presentation.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 27, 2025
How they voted
38–8
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Mar 27, 2025
D
Democratic9
77% Nay
R
Republican40
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, as amended, 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 31, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 36 Nays: 8
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Safety committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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