SB 1810 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Human trafficking; authorizing Attorney General to enter into agreements for services for victims of human trafficking; requiring certification of certain shelters and programs. Effective date.

SB 1810 requires Oklahoma human trafficking shelters and service programs to obtain certification from the Attorney General. It authorizes the Attorney General to enter agreements with service providers for victims and expands telephone communication services for victims. The bill also mandates confidentiality for victim information and updates definitions of human trafficking, including "coercion" and "debt bondage." These changes directly affect victims seeking services and the shelters/programs providing them, aiming to standardize and improve support systems.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Signed May 12, 2026
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill text was converted from the House version to the Senate floor version, involving layout adjustments and the addition of a co-sponsor. Substantive policy changes include the addition of a new definition for 'legal process' to clarify its scope and a minor formatting adjustment to the definition of 'human trafficking for commercial sex' to ensure grammatical consistency.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on human trafficking, but the addition of the 'legal process' definition may clarify how the law interacts with federal, state, and foreign legal systems.
DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'legal process' to explicitly include federal, state, foreign, and territorial legal systems.

Adjusted the punctuation in the definition of 'human trafficking for commercial sex' to ensure the list of actions is grammatically complete.

TECHNICAL

Added a co-sponsor from the House of Representatives to the bill's authorship.

Updated the header and page footers to reflect the Senate floor version instead of the House floor version.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2026 · House May 5, 2026

How they voted

470
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Mar 17, 2026
D Democratic9
8 Yea 1
88% Yea
R Republican41
39 Yea 2
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 12, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
upper
May 5, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 0
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass General Government
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to General Government
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors