SB 550 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Crimes and punishment; making certain acts unlawful. Emergency.

SB 550 prohibits organizing adult cabaret performances harmful to minors on public property or hosting "story hours" (where drag performers read children's books to minors) in public spaces. Violators face felony charges (1-5 years in prison or $5,000-$20,000 fine) for performances, or misdemeanor charges (up to 1 year jail or $500-$1,000 fine) for story hours. The law preempts conflicting local ordinances and defines "harmful to minors" per existing Oklahoma law. It directly affects event organizers, venues, and performers hosting such public activities involving minors.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 20, 2025

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Introduced → Floor (Senate) · 4 edits

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The bill was amended from its original introduced version to a Senate floor version, primarily adding committee report information and formatting changes. The substantive policy content regarding criminal penalties for adult cabaret performances and drag performer story hours remains unchanged between the two versions.

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Added 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' header with February 11, 2025 date and committee amendment notation indicating bold face denotes Committee Amendments.

Added 'COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY' section with 'DO PASS' recommendation on page 3.

Changed sponsor attribution from 'By: Deevers' to 'By: Deevers and Jett of the Senate and West (Kevin) of the House'.

Adjusted page numbering and formatting throughout the document from introduced version to Senate floor version.

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Committee

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors