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OK SB 945

died on adjournment

Crimes and punishments; relating to animal cruelty; creating misdemeanor and felony offenses; modifying scope and penalty of certain felony offense. Effective date.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did OK SB 945 pass?

No. OK SB 945 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-03-06): Coauthored by Representative Lawson (principal House author)

What is OK SB 945 about?

OK SB 945 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Crimes and punishments; relating to animal cruelty; creating misdemeanor and felony offenses; modifying scope and penalty of certain felony offense. Effective date.”.

Who sponsors OK SB 945?

Guthrie, Lawson are the primary sponsors of OK SB 945.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2025-03-06 — Coauthored by Representative Lawson (principal House author)
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Guthrieprimary
  • Lawsonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-03

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  2. 2025-02-03

    Authored by Senator Guthrie

  3. 2025-02-04

    Second Reading referred to Public Safety

    reading-2,referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-19

    Reported Do Pass as amended Public Safety committee; CR filed

    committee-passage

  5. 2025-02-19

    Title stricken

  6. 2025-02-24

    Placed on General Order

  7. 2025-03-06

    Coauthored by Representative Lawson (principal House author)

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Public Safety

    2025-02-19 · pass · 5-3

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Brooks: yes
    • Jech: yes
    • Kern: yes
    • Murdock: yes
    • Weaver: yes
    • Goodwin: no
    • Hamilton: no
    • Wingard: no
    • STRIKE THE TITLE - ADOPTED: other

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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Attribution

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