HB 2376: Criminal procedure; directing the District Attorneys Council to annually provide list of early termination applications; effective date. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The Senate version of HB 2376 reorganizes the bill's formatting and adds new provisions to expand early evaluation hearing eligibility and clarify objection procedures. The Senate version also updates the committee report date and adds a request for the District Attorneys Council to provide annual lists of early termination applications.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include additional eligibility criteria for early evaluation hearings and added a requirement for the District Attorneys Council to provide an annual list of early termination applications.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a new subsection (C) allowing offenders to request an early evaluation hearing one year earlier if they received a high school diploma, college degree, vocational certification, or maintained consistent employment during probation.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement that the District Attorneys Council provide an annual list of early termination applications and copies of objections to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and Governor.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date request timeline from July 31 to November 30 for the annual list of applications, and updated the request deadline to November 30, 2025 and every odd year thereafter.

TECHNICAL

Reorganized the bill's header and formatting from House Floor Version to Senate Floor Version, including updated page headers and committee report information.

Enrolled (final version) → Floor (House) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from its enrolled final version to the House floor version, with minor text adjustments and formatting changes. The substantive policy content regarding early evaluation hearings for suspended sentences remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Header formatting changed from 'ENROLLED HOUSE BILL' to 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' with page numbering and session information added.

Act title changed from 'An Act' to 'AS INTRODUCED' to reflect the bill's current legislative status.

Minor text formatting adjustments including line breaks, spacing, and alignment throughout the document.

Page numbering and committee report information added at the end of the floor version.

Introduced → Engrossed · 5 edits · Apr 30, 2025

MODERATE

This bill modifies Oklahoma's criminal procedure regarding early evaluation hearings for suspended sentences. The main changes include clarifying eligibility criteria for sentence modification, adding specific conditions for objections, and updating reporting requirements for the District Attorneys Council. The bill also changes the effective date and formatting of the legislation.

Scope change

The bill maintains its scope but clarifies eligibility criteria and adds specific requirements for objections to early evaluation hearings.

ELIGIBILITY

Added specific conditions for when courts may modify suspended sentences, including completion of probation requirements, no criminal violations, no pending revocation hearings, and district attorney objections.

REQUIREMENT

Added written objection requirements specifying who the objection is made on behalf of and requiring specific reasons for objections.

TIMELINE

Changed reporting deadline for early termination applications from July 31 to November 30, and added requirement for annual reporting in odd years.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill formatting from 'AS INTRODUCED' to 'ENGROSSED HOUSE' and changed page footers from 'Req. No.' to 'ENGR. H. B. NO.'

DEFINITION

Added specific references to Section 644 of Title 21 regarding offenses not listed in Section 13.1 or subsections C, D, E, F, G, or J.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 3 edits · May 1, 2025

MINOR

The bill was finalized from its engrossed version to the enrolled version with minimal substantive changes. The primary difference is the addition of a new Section 2 that specifies the effective date as November 1, 2025, and the enrollment page formatting required for final passage. The core criminal procedure provisions regarding early evaluation hearings remain unchanged.

TIMELINE

Added a specific effective date of November 1, 2025, to Section 2, establishing when the new early evaluation hearing provisions will take effect.

TECHNICAL

Changed page numbering and formatting from 'ENGROSSED' to 'ENROLLED' designation, reflecting the bill's final passage through both legislative chambers and gubernatorial approval.

Updated signature page language to reflect final enrollment status with proper signatures from House, Senate, Governor, and Secretary of State offices.

Criminal procedure; directing the District Attorneys Council to annually provide list of early termination applications; effective date.

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