HB 1460: Criminal procedure; fees; fines; court; sentencing; revolving fund; effective date. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended during its passage from the House to the Senate, primarily adding new sponsors to the House side and updating the version header to reflect Senate floor approval. The substantive legal text regarding fees, fines, and fund allocations appears unchanged in the provided diff, though line numbers and formatting were adjusted to match Senate markup conventions.

Scope change

No substantive changes to the bill's scope, applicability, or legal provisions were identified in the provided text; changes are primarily administrative and formatting-related.

TECHNICAL

Added new House sponsors (Kannady, Stark, Pogemiller, and Hill) to the bill's authorship list, reflecting additional legislative support.

Updated document headers to change from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with a new date of April 23, 2025.

Reformatted line numbers and spacing to align with Senate floor markup conventions, though the underlying legal text remains consistent.

Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill → Floor (House) · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to remove the 'Engrossed' designation and update formatting, but the substantive policy content regarding fees, fines, and fund allocations remains unchanged. The text was reorganized to reflect the House Floor version rather than the Committee Substitute version.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and version designation were modified.

TECHNICAL

The document header was changed from 'Committee Substitute for Engrossed' to 'Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 1460' to reflect the floor version designation.

Formatting and line breaks were reorganized throughout the document to align with House Floor version standards, though all substantive legal text remains identical.

House Committee Substitute → Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended to change its status from a House Committee Substitute to an Engrossed version with Senate Committee approval, adding additional sponsors. The substantive content of the bill remains unchanged, as the text modifications are primarily formatting and markup artifacts from the legislative process rather than policy changes.

TECHNICAL

Changed document title from 'Committee Substitute for House Bill' to 'Committee Substitute for Engrossed House Bill' and added Senate sponsors to the bill author list.

Removed and re-added page headers and reference numbers (Req. No. 13237 vs Req. No. 2046) which are internal legislative tracking artifacts, not substantive changes.

Minor formatting adjustments including quotation mark styles and spacing that do not affect legal meaning.

Proposed Committee Substitute (sub committee) 1 → House Committee Substitute · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill revision replaces the proposed committee substitute with a House Committee Substitute version, maintaining the core intent to eliminate certain fees while establishing new laboratory analysis fees and marijuana possession fees. The substantive policy changes include reorganizing the document structure, updating fee amounts and distribution methods, and clarifying fund allocations for law enforcement training and medical examiner services.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on criminal justice fees and fines, with no change to the fundamental applicability across Oklahoma courts and law enforcement agencies.

TECHNICAL

Document formatting and page numbering were updated to reflect the House Committee Substitute version rather than the proposed committee substitute.

FISCAL

Laboratory Analysis Fee distribution was reorganized to clarify fund allocations between OSBI, Office of Chief Medical Examiner, and municipal/county services.

Late fee provisions for CLEET deposits were updated with revised percentage allocations and effective dates.

New five-dollar fee established for marijuana possession and drug paraphernalia cases, with proceeds directed to the Bureau of Narcotics Drug Education Revolving Fund.

REQUIREMENT

New requirement added for courts to submit quarterly reports on fees collected and imposed.

Enrolled (final version) → Proposed Committee Substitute (sub committee) 1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was completely rewritten from its enrolled version to a committee substitute version, changing the scope of fee assessments and deleting several fee provisions while adding new repeals. The primary change is the deletion of certain fee assessments and the addition of repeals for specific fee sections, which fundamentally alters how fines and fees are collected and distributed in the criminal justice system.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from assessing multiple fees across various statutes to deleting certain fee assessments and repealing specific fee sections, reducing the number of fees that can be imposed on individuals.

FISCAL

Deleted provisions requiring the assessment of certain fees and their deposit into revolving funds

Changed the description of fee assessments from requiring deposits into revolving funds to deleting those assessments entirely

SCOPE

Added repeals of 20 O.S. 2021 Section 1313.6 and 22 O.S. 2021 Section 991d, which previously authorized additional fees

DEFINITION

Modified the bill title and subject matter description to reflect the new scope of fee deletions and repeals rather than fee assessments

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 3 edits · May 28, 2025

MINOR

The bill was finalized from its engrossed version to the enrolled version with minor formatting updates and a change in the Senate sponsor. The substantive policy content regarding fees, fines, and fund allocations remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Senate sponsor was updated from 'Gollihare of the Senate' to 'Gollihare and Nice of the Senate' in the enrolled version.

Formatting changes occurred throughout the document, including line breaks, spacing, and page numbering adjustments between the engrossed and enrolled versions.

The title page header changed from 'ENGROSSED HOUSE' to 'ENROLLED HOUSE' indicating the bill's final version ready for signature.

Amended And Engrossed → Engrossed · 7 edits · May 22, 2025

MODERATE

This amendment reorganizes the bill's title and structure while adding a new fee requirement for laboratory analysis services. The most significant change is the introduction of a $150 Laboratory Analysis Fee for forensic services rendered by state or local agencies, with specific allocation rules for how those funds are distributed. The amendment also clarifies definitions and adds a $5 fee for certain marijuana possession cases.

Scope change

The bill now applies to any person convicted of offenses punishable by fines of $10 or more or incarceration, not just specific offenses previously covered. The scope of fee collection has expanded to include laboratory analysis fees for forensic services.

FISCAL

Added a new $150 Laboratory Analysis Fee for forensic science or laboratory services rendered by OSBI, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, or municipalities/counties

Added a new $5 fee for misdemeanor possession of marijuana or drug paraphernalia upon guilty plea or conviction

Added requirement for municipalities/counties with CLEET-approved law enforcement academies to retain $2 from each fee for training purposes

Modified fund allocation rules for Laboratory Analysis Fee deposits, specifying distribution percentages between OSBI, Chief Medical Examiner, municipalities, counties, CLEET, and General Revenue Fund

DEFINITION

Added formal definition of 'DNA' as Deoxyribonucleic deoxyribonucleic acid

SCOPE

Expanded applicability to include any person convicted of offenses punishable by fines of $10 or more or incarceration, including bond forfeiture situations

TECHNICAL

Removed Senate coauthor designation and reorganized bill title from 'Engrossed Senate Amendment' to 'Engrossed House'

Introduced → Amended And Engrossed · 6 edits · May 22, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was amended to replace its original focus on supervision fees with a new structure establishing a Laboratory Analysis Fee Fund to support forensic services, medical examiner costs, and law enforcement training. The amendment also reorganized the bill's title and enacting clause to reflect these substantive changes.

Scope change

The bill's scope shifted from managing supervision fees and restitution to funding forensic laboratory services, medical examiner operations, and law enforcement training through a new fee system.

SCOPE

The bill's title and enacting clause were changed to reflect a new focus on laboratory analysis fees rather than supervision fees.

FISCAL

A new Laboratory Analysis Fee of $150 per offense was established for cases involving forensic science or laboratory services, with funds directed to OSBI, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and local municipalities.

A $2 fee per conviction was added for municipalities or counties with CLEET-approved law enforcement academies to support training functions.

Funding distribution was restructured to allocate collected fees to specific funds for OSBI services, medical examiner services, CLEET training, and general revenue rather than victim restitution.

Provisions related to supervision fees, victim restitution, and reward repayments were removed from the bill.

DEFINITION

New definitions for 'Arrested' and 'Convicted' were added to clarify terminology used throughout the bill.

Criminal procedure; fees; fines; court; sentencing; revolving fund; effective date.

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