All Roll Calls
Yes: 257 • No: 0
OklahomaSB 1264Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
Crimes and punishment; Class A3 and B3 offenses; assault and battery; modifying certain definition; repealers. Effective date.
Sponsored By: Christi Gillespie (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Senate Committee
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Felony penalties for domestic abuse strangulation
Beginning November 1, 2026, strangling or attempting to strangle a partner, family member, or household member is a Class B5 felony. A first conviction carries one to three years in prison, a fine up to $3,000, or both. A second or later conviction is a Class B3 felony. It carries three to 10 years in prison, a fine up to $20,000, or both.
Felony penalties for repeat domestic abuse
Repeat assault and battery against a current or former partner, family member, or household member is a Class B5 felony. It carries up to four years in state custody, a fine up to $5,000, or both; no effective date is supplied. Beginning November 1, 2026, repeat domestic abuse in a child's presence carries Class B5 penalties. Those penalties are one to five years in prison, a fine up to $7,000, or both. Also that day, the rule allowing the child to be unrelated to both people applies only to subsection G, not C.
Life sentences possible for deadly domestic attacks
Beginning January 1, 2026, specified domestic assaults with deadly weapons or force likely to cause death are Class A3 felonies. They carry up to life in prison. This applies to assault and battery against a current or former partner, family member, or household member. The offender must intend bodily harm and lack a justifiable or excusable cause. Separately, sharp-or-dangerous-weapon domestic assault or battery leaves the Class B3 list; the supplied text gives no replacement classification or penalty.
Longer jail terms for assault
In Oklahoma, the maximum jail term for assault rises from 30 to 90 days. The fine remains up to $500. For assault and battery, the maximum jail term rises from 90 days to six months. The fine remains up to $1,000. Courts can impose jail time, a fine, or both; the supplied provisions do not specify an effective date.
More injuries trigger domestic abuse felonies
Beginning November 1, 2026, domestic abuse causing great bodily injury is a Class B3 felony. It carries up to 10 years in state custody or up to one year in county jail. The injury definition includes concussion, second-degree or worse burns, injuries needing surgery, and injuries needing at least 48 continuous hospital hours. Disfigurement no longer has to be described as “protracted and obvious.”
Prior abuse cases count toward convictions
Beginning November 1, 2026, a guilty plea or finding of guilt under domestic abuse subsection I counts as a conviction. It counts in later cases under this section and other criminal laws that consider prior convictions. This treatment lasts for 10 years after any court-ordered probation ends. That period applies provided the person has no intervening felony conviction or misdemeanor conviction involving moral turpitude.
Severe penalties for abusing pregnant women
For offenses on or after January 1, 2026, repeat domestic abuse is Class A3 when the offender knows the victim is pregnant. Beginning November 1, 2026, knowingly abusing a pregnant woman is a Class B5 felony carrying up to five years in prison. A second or later offense is Class A3 and carries at least 10 years. If the abuse causes a miscarriage or injures the unborn child, the offense is Class A1 and carries at least 20 years. That higher penalty also requires the offender to know about the pregnancy.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Christi Gillespie
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Nicole Miller
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/14/2026
FOURTH READING
Yes: 43 • No: 0
House vote • 5/5/2026
THIRD READING
Yes: 85 • No: 0
House vote • 4/14/2026
DO PASS
Yes: 12 • No: 0
House vote • 4/14/2026
DO PASS
Yes: 12 • No: 0
House vote • 4/7/2026
DO PASS
Yes: 6 • No: 0
House vote • 4/7/2026
DO PASS
Yes: 6 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/25/2026
SENATE
Yes: 43 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/25/2026
THIRD READING
Yes: 43 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/25/2026
THIRD READING
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/17/2026
Committee vote: Public Safety
Yes: 7 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/17/2026
Top_of_Page
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Approved by Governor 05/21/2026
5/29/2026SenateSent to Governor
5/14/2026SenateSigned, returned to Senate
5/14/2026HouseEnrolled, to House
5/14/2026SenateReferred for enrollment
5/14/2026SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 0
5/14/2026SenateHAs adopted
5/14/2026SenateHAs read
5/6/2026SenateEngrossed, signed, to Senate
5/6/2026HouseReferred for engrossment
5/5/2026HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 0
5/5/2026HouseTitle restored
5/5/2026HouseAmended
5/5/2026HouseGeneral Order
5/5/2026HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
4/15/2026HousePolicy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Criminal Judiciary
4/8/2026HouseReferred to Criminal Judiciary
3/30/2026HouseSecond Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
3/30/2026HouseFirst Reading
3/26/2026HouseEngrossed to House
3/26/2026SenateReferred for engrossment
3/25/2026SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 0
3/25/2026SenateAyes: 43 Nays: 0
3/25/2026SenateAdvanced to Third Reading
3/25/2026SenateTitle stricken
3/25/2026Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled (final version)
5/14/2026
Amended And Engrossed
5/6/2026
Floor (House)
4/15/2026
House Committee Report
4/15/2026
House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill
4/15/2026
House Policy Committee Report
4/8/2026
Engrossed
3/26/2026
Floor (Senate)
2/18/2026
Senate Committee Report
2/17/2026
Introduced
12/17/2025
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