OklahomaSB 497Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionSenate

Criminal procedure; requiring Forensic Review Board to provide certain notice to district attorney. Effective date.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Stronger hospital exams and timely reports

If you are hospitalized for a forensic evaluation, two qualified examiners must assess you. That means two psychiatrists, or one psychiatrist and one clinical psychologist. Each examiner must file a report within 35 days of hospitalization. Reports go to the court, the district attorney, and your trial lawyer. Each year while you are hospitalized, the department must send a status report to the court, the prosecutor, and the department’s patient advocate general. Beginning November 1, 2025, these timelines and reports apply.

Forensic release reviews add prosecutor notice

The law creates a seven-member Forensic Review Board. It has four licensed mental-health pros, one attorney, one retired judge, and one at-large member. Members serve five-year terms. The attorney and retired judge cannot represent felony defendants while serving. The mental health department staffs meetings and paperwork and transports people to Board meetings. Board meetings on visits, conditional release, or discharge are closed to the public. The Board must tell the local prosecutor at least 45 days before such a meeting. Any recommendation must be sent at least 14 days before a scheduled visit. It goes to the court, prosecutor, trial counsel, the person, and the department. The prosecutor has 10 days to object. An objection pauses the visit until a court hearing at least 10 days later. Beginning November 1, 2025, these rules apply.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Weaver
Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

Tim Turner
Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 158 • No: 0

House vote • 4/30/2025

THIRD READING

Yes: 89 • No: 0

House vote • 4/17/2025

DO PASS

Yes: 11 • No: 0

House vote • 4/8/2025

DO PASS

Yes: 4 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/10/2025

THIRD READING

Yes: 46 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/19/2025

Committee vote: Judiciary

Yes: 8 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

Approved by Governor 05/06/2025
5/7/2025Senate
Sent to Governor
5/1/2025Senate
Signed, returned to Senate
5/1/2025House
Enrolled, to House
5/1/2025Senate
Referred for enrollment
4/30/2025Senate
Signed, returned to Senate
4/30/2025House
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 0
4/30/2025House
General Order
4/30/2025House
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
4/17/2025House
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Criminal Judiciary
4/8/2025House
Referred to Criminal Judiciary
4/1/2025House
Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
4/1/2025House
First Reading
3/11/2025House
Engrossed to House
3/11/2025Senate
Referred for engrossment
3/10/2025Senate
Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0
3/10/2025Senate
General Order, Considered
3/10/2025Senate
Placed on General Order
2/24/2025Senate
Coauthored by Representative Turner (principal House author)
2/20/2025Senate
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
2/19/2025Senate
Second Reading referred to Judiciary
2/4/2025Senate
Authored by Senator Weaver
2/3/2025Senate
First Reading
2/3/2025Senate

Bill Text

Enrolled (final version)
5/1/2025
PDF
Floor (House)
4/21/2025
PDF
House Committee Report
4/17/2025
PDF
House Policy Committee Report
4/8/2025
PDF
Engrossed
3/11/2025
PDF
Floor (Senate)
2/20/2025
PDF
Senate Committee Report
2/19/2025
PDF
Introduced
1/10/2025
PDF

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