LEGISLATION
LEGISLATIVE UPDATES
House Bill 1373 requires all state licensing agencies to list criminal history which would disqualify an applicant from licensure, removing all language referring to “good moral character.”
OBA Position: MONITORING
Status: Approved by the Governor (5/14/2019)
HB 2310 by Rep. Avery Frix (R-Muskogee)
House Bill 2310 relates to criminal procedure and sentencing by directing judges to provide certain sentencing instructions to juries and provides for a procedure for a sentencing hearing and related investigations upon request of sentencing by the judge.
OBA Position: MONITORING
Status: Removed from the House Floor Agenda (5/23/2019)
SB 252 by Sen. Roger Thompson (R-Okemah)
Senate Bill 252 provides relative to bail and conditional release from detention facilities for certain individuals and for conditional release during the pretrial phase for non-violent felonies and misdemeanors.
OBA Position: OPPOSE
Status: Removed from the House Floor Agenda (5/23/2019)
SB 721 by Sen. James Leewright (R-Bristow)
Senate Bill 721 relates to bail bondsmen continuing education requirements and modifying authority to provide education.
OBA Position: OPPOSE
Status: Approved by Governor (4/30/2019)