More than 30 Oklahomans filed a lawsuit urging the Oklahoma Supreme Court to block state Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters’ mandate that all public schools incorporate the Bible into their curricula.
We fight to protect civil liberties for all Oklahomans through our work at the state legislature. Follow our legislative tracker to learn more about bills and interim studies we are following that could affect your civil liberties.
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Feb 6, 2023
HB 2773
Feb 6, 2023
HB 2773
HB 2773
Criminal Law Reform
Position: Support
Status: Active
Wrongful convictions; increasing liability amount for claims of wrongful incarceration; codification; effective date; emergency.
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Feb 6, 2023
HB 1639
Feb 6, 2023
HB 1639
HB 1639
Criminal Law Reform
Position: Support
Status: Active
SHELL BILL: Crimes and punishments; creating the Universal Defense Act of 2023; effective date.
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Feb 6, 2023
SB 325
Feb 6, 2023
SB 325
SB 325
Criminal Law Reform
Position: Support
Status: Active
Reduces the maximum amount of time a person may be held in jail after the initial appearance for a charge without review and limits continuances permitted to the court.
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Feb 6, 2023
SB 844
Feb 6, 2023
SB 844
SB 844
Criminal Law Reform
Position: Support
Status: Active
Mental health services funding; requiring certain funding appropriation; requiring certain calculation of funding; requiring certain request issuance. Effective date
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Feb 6, 2023
HB 2210
Feb 6, 2023
HB 2210
HB 2210
Criminal Law Reform
Position: Support
Status: Active
Juveniles; authorizing courts to depart from certain sentencing requirements; codification; effective date.
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Feb 6, 2023
SB 153
Feb 6, 2023
SB 153
SB 153
Criminal Law Reform
Status: Active
Provides that offenders under the age of 18-years are not to receive sentences of longer than 20 years, or be subject to imprisonment terms of life without the possibility of parole.