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1                       STATE OF OKLAHOMA

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2                  2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

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3 SENATE BILL 1709              By: Jett
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6                       AS INTRODUCED

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7   An Act relating to firearms; amending Section 15,

7   Chapter 366, O.S.L. 2024 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section

8   20O), which relates to Class D2 offenses; conforming

8   statutory reference; updating statutory language and

9   references; repealing 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1289.18,

9   as amended by Section 598, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025

10  (21 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1289.18), which relates

10  to the Oklahoma Firearms Act of 1971; and providing

11  an effective date.

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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15  SECTION 1.      AMENDATORY  Section 15, Chapter 366, O.S.L.

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16 2024 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 20O), is amended to read as
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17 follows:
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18  Section 20O. A. Upon the effective date of this act On or

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19 after January 1, 2026, Class D2 shall include the following criminal
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20 offenses:
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21  1. Attempt Attempting to escape from a penitentiary, as

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22 provided for in Section 434 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes
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23 this title;
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1   2. Attempt Attempting to escape from prison, not a

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2 penitentiary, as provided for in Section 436 of Title 21 of the
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3 Oklahoma Statutes this title;
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4   3. Escape from arrest or detention for a felony, as provided

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5 for in subsection C of Section 444 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
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6 Statutes this title;
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7   4. Aggravated assault and battery upon medical care provider,

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8 as provided for in Section 650.5 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
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9 Statutes this title;
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10  5. Omitting to provide for a child, as provided for in Section

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11 852 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title;
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12  6. Harboring an endangered runaway child, second or subsequent

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13 offense, as provided for in Section 856.2 of Title 21 of the
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14 Oklahoma Statutes this title;
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15  7. Discharging a stun gun, tear gas, mace, or other agent

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16 against officer, as provided for in Section 1272.3 of Title 21 of
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17 the Oklahoma Statutes this title;
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18  8. Possession of sawed-off shotgun, as provided for in Section

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19 1289.18 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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20  9. Transmit Transmitting threatening letter, as provided for in

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21 Section 1304 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title;
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22  10. Abortion

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23  9. Performing an abortion without a license, as provided for in

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24 Section 1-731 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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1   11. Abortion

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2   10. Performing an abortion after the first trimester, as

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3 provided for in Section 1-731 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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4   12. 11. Self-induced abortion, as provided for in Section 1-733

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5 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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6   13. Violate

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7   12. Violation of the Oklahoma Unborn Child Protection from

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8 Dismemberment Abortion Act, as provided for in Section 1-737.9 of
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9 Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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10  14. 13. Violation of the Unborn Child Pain Awareness/Prevention

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11 Act, as provided for in Section 1-738.14 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma
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12 Statutes;
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13  15. 14. Knowingly perform an abortion on an unemancipated

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14 minor, as provided for in Section 1-740.4b of Title 63 of the
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15 Oklahoma Statutes;
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16  16. 15. Make a fraudulent statement to obtain an abortion for a

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17 minor, as provided for in Section 1-740.4b of Title 63 of the
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18 Oklahoma Statutes;
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19  17. 16. Violation of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection

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20 Act, as provided for in Section 1-745.7 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma
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21 Statutes;
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22  18. 17. Violation of the Heartbeat Informed Consent Act, as

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23 provided for in Section 1-746.7 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma
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24 Statutes;
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1   19. 18. Abortion on a minor less than fourteen (14) years of

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2 age or failure to submit tissue, as provided for in Section 1-749 of
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3 Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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4   20. 19. Distribution of imitation controlled substance, second

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5 offense, as provided for in Section 2-401 of Title 63 of the
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6 Oklahoma Statutes; and
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7   21. Assist

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8   20. Assisting another in the purchase of pseudoephedrine

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9 products, second or subsequent offense, as provided for in Section
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10 2-701 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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11  B. Any person convicted of a Class D2 criminal offense set

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12 forth in this section shall be punished by imprisonment in the
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13 custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not more than
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14 two (2) years and shall serve at least twenty percent (20%) of the
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15 sentence imposed before release from custody.
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16  C. 1. Every person who, having been previously convicted of

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17 one or two Class C or Class D criminal offenses, commits a Class D2
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18 criminal offense shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment
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19 in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not
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20 less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years and shall serve
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21 at least twenty percent (20%) of the sentence imposed before release
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22 from custody including release to electronic monitoring pursuant to
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23 Section 510.9 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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1   2. Every person who, having been previously convicted of three

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2 Class C or Class D criminal offenses, or one or more Class Y, Class
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3 A, or Class B criminal offenses, commits a Class D2 criminal offense
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4 shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody
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5 of the Department of Corrections for a term of not less than one (1)
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6 year nor more than ten (10) years and shall serve at least thirty
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7 percent (30%) of the sentence imposed before release from custody
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8 including release to electronic monitoring pursuant to Section 510.9
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9 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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10  D. Unless specifically exempted pursuant to subsection E of

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11 this section, Section 51.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes
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12 shall not apply to Class D2 criminal offenses.
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13  E. 1. The criminal offenses listed in paragraphs 7, 9, 10, 11,

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14 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, and 19 of subsection A of this
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15 section shall be exempt from the penalty provisions provided for in
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16 subsections B and C of this section. Persons convicted of the
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17 criminal offenses provided for in paragraphs 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
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18 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, and 19 of subsection A of this section shall
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19 be punished in accordance with the corresponding penalties provided
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20 for in the Oklahoma Statutes including Section 51.1 of Title 21 of
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21 the Oklahoma Statutes.
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22  2. The criminal offense listed in paragraphs 2, 4, 5, and 6 of

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23 subsection A of this section shall be exempt from the penalty
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24 provisions provided for subsection B of this section. Persons
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1 convicted of the criminal offenses provided for in paragraphs 2, 4,
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2 5, and 6 of subsection A of this section shall be punished in
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3 accordance with the corresponding penalties provided for in the
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4 Oklahoma Statutes including Section 51.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
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5 Statutes. The provisions of subsection C of this section still
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6 applies to the criminal offenses listed in paragraphs 2, 4, 5, and 6
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7 of subsection A of this section.
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8   F. All Class D2 criminal offenses shall be punishable by the

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9 corresponding fines as provided for in the Oklahoma Statutes.
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10  SECTION 2.     REPEALER  21 O.S. 2021, Section 1289.18, as

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11 amended by Section 598, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp.
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12 2025, Section 1289.18), is hereby repealed.
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13  SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

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