Oklahoma 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 2 R cosponsors

SB 856 — Child sexual exploitation; modifying certain life without parole sentencing; requiring certain punishments; requiring certain advisement; defining term; modifying certain confinement criteria. Effective date.

Last action — Coauthored by Representative West (Kevin) (principal House author)

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Coauthored by Representative West (Kevin) (principal House author)

  2. Coauthored by Senator Burns

  3. Referred to Appropriations

  4. Title stricken

  5. Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Safety committee; CR filed

  6. Second Reading referred to Public Safety Committee then to Appropriations Committee

  7. Coauthored by Senator Bergstrom

  8. Authored by Senator Bullard

  9. First Reading

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Committee On Public Safety: Committee Substitute, Motion By Senator Jech - Adopted (Request No: 1845)

Passed 8 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 6000
Unaffiliated 2100
Democrat 0200
Total 8300
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Dahm — Yea
Dugger — Yea
Matthews — Nay
Carri Hicks Democrat Nay
Michael Brooks Democrat Nay
Bill Coleman Republican Yea
Darcy Jech Republican Yea
George Burns Republican Yea
Kristen Thompson Republican Yea
Roland Pederson Republican Yea
Todd Gollihare Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 856?
SB 856 is sponsored by David Bullard (Republican) and Kevin West (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 856?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 856?
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