Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 2 R cosponsors

SB 445 — Age of consent; increasing age of consent for sexual intercourse; modifying criteria for certain offense. Emergency.

Last action — Remove Representative Turner as principal House author and substitute with Representative Ford

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 03, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

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  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

120 added · 95 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of SB 445 has updated the legal language around the age of consent for sexual intercourse. Previously, the law referred to sexual acts involving victims under 18 years old, while the amended version now clarifies that rape can involve victims under 16, which lowers the age for certain offenses. This change is significant as it aims to enhance protections for younger individuals against sexual abuse. It’s part of a broader effort to ensure that consent laws are more precise, making it clear who is considered too young to give legal consent.

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SENATE FLOOR VERSION February 19, 2025 3 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO.
ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO.
Hamilton and Jett 6 An Act relating to age of consent;
Hamilton, Jett, Burns, Bullard, Deevers, Standridge, McIntosh, Grellner, Wingard, Woods, Sacchieri, Hines, Murdock, Frix, and Guthrie of the Senate and Turner of the House 8 An Act relating to age of consent;
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SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB445 SFLR Page 1 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 2.
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Where the victim is under the legal custody or supervision of a state agency, a federal agency, a county, a municipality, or a political subdivision and engages in sexual intercourse with a state, federal, county, municipal, or political subdivision employee or an employee of a contractor of the state, the federal government, a county, a municipality, or a political subdivision that exercises authority over the victim, or the subcontractor or employee of a SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB445 SFLR Page 2 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) subcontractor of the contractor of the state or federal government, a county, a municipality, or a political subdivision that exercises authority over the victim;
Where the victim is under the legal custody or supervision of a state agency, a federal agency, a county, a municipality, or a political subdivision and engages in sexual intercourse with a state, federal, county, municipal, or political subdivision employee or an employee of a contractor of the state, the federal government, ENGR.
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445 Page 2 a county, a municipality, or a political subdivision that exercises authority over the victim, or the subcontractor or employee of a subcontractor of the contractor of the state or federal government, a county, a municipality, or a political subdivision that exercises authority over the victim;
“Employee of an institution of higher education”, for purposes of this section, means faculty, adjunct faculty, instructors, volunteers, or an employee of a business contracting with an institution of higher education who may exercise, at any time, institutional authority over the victim.
“Employee of an institution of higher education”, for purposes of this section, means faculty, adjunct faculty, instructors, volunteers, or an employee of a business contracting ENGR.
Employee of an SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB445 SFLR Page 3 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) institution of higher education shall not include an enrolled student who is not more than three (3) years of age or older than the concurrently enrolled student and who is employed or volunteering, in any capacity, for the institution of higher education.
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Employee of an institution of higher education shall not include an enrolled student who is not more than three (3) years of age or older than the concurrently enrolled student and who is employed or volunteering, in any capacity, for the institution of higher education.
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COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY February 19, 2025 - DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB445 SFLR Page 4 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments)
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3 Presiding Officer of the Senate 5 Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 2025.
8 Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives ENGR.
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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Remove Representative Turner as principal House author and substitute with Representative Ford

  2. Referred to Criminal Judiciary

  3. Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

  4. First Reading

  5. Engrossed to House

  6. Referred for engrossment

  7. Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0

  8. General Order, Considered

  9. Coauthored by Senator Guthrie

  10. Coauthored by Senator Murdock

  11. Coauthored by Senator Sacchieri

  12. Coauthored by Senator Frix

  13. Coauthored by Senator Woods

  14. Coauthored by Senator Hines

  15. Coauthored by Senator McIntosh

  16. Coauthored by Senator Wingard

  17. Coauthored by Senator Grellner

  18. Coauthored by Senator Burns

  19. Coauthored by Senator Standridge

  20. Coauthored by Senator Bullard

  21. Coauthored by Senator Deevers

  22. Coauthored by Representative Turner (principal House author)

  23. Placed on General Order

  24. Coauthored by Senator Jett

  25. Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary committee; CR filed

  26. Second Reading referred to Judiciary

  27. Authored by Senator Hamilton

  28. First Reading

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 46 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 38001
Democrat 8000
Total 46001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (47)
Member Party Vote
Carri Hicks Democrat Yea
Jo Anna Dossett Democrat Yea
Julia Kirt Democrat Yea
Mark Mann Democrat Yea
Mary B. Boren Democrat Yea
Michael Brooks Democrat Yea
Nikki Nice Democrat Yea
Regina Goodwin Democrat Yea
Aaron Reinhardt Republican Yea
Adam Pugh Republican Not Voting
Ally Seifried Republican Yea
Avery Frix Republican Yea
Bill Coleman Republican Yea
Brenda Stanley Republican Yea
Brent Howard Republican Yea
Brian Guthrie Republican Yea
Casey Murdock Republican Yea
Christi Gillespie Republican Yea
Chuck Hall Republican Yea
Dana Prieto Republican Yea
Darcy Jech Republican Yea
Dave Rader Republican Yea
David Bullard Republican Yea
District 24 Republican Yea
Dusty Deevers Republican Yea
George Burns Republican Yea
Grant Green Republican Yea
Jack Stewart Republican Yea
Jerry Alvord Republican Yea
John Haste Republican Yea
Jonathan Wingard Republican Yea
Julie Daniels Republican Yea
Julie McIntosh Republican Yea
Kelly Hines Republican Yea
Kendal Sacchieri Republican Yea
Kristen Thompson Republican Yea
Lisa Standridge Republican Yea
Lonnie Paxton Republican Yea
Micheal Bergstrom Republican Yea
Paul Rosino Republican Yea
Randy Grellner Republican Yea
Roland Pederson Republican Yea
Shane Jett Republican Yea
Spencer Kern Republican Yea
Todd Gollihare Republican Yea
Tom Woods Republican Yea
Warren Hamilton Republican Yea

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Judiciary

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 2000
Republican 6000
Unaffiliated 0001
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
AMD SB445 PCS - ADOPTED (Request No: 1695) — Not Voting
Mary B. Boren Democrat Yea
Michael Brooks Democrat Yea
Brent Howard Republican Yea
Darcy Jech Republican Yea
Lisa Standridge Republican Yea
Paul Rosino Republican Yea
Shane Jett Republican Yea
Todd Gollihare Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 445?
SB 445 is sponsored by Warren Hamilton (Republican) and Ross Ford (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 445?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 03, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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