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Read. Follow. Verify.Oklahoma House Bill 1074 authorizes nonviolent offenders to apply for sentence commutation once every two years
Last action · February 4, 2025: Referred to Criminal Judiciary
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What This Bill Proposed
Oklahoma House Bill 1074 allows nonviolent offenders to submit an application for once every two years. The measure sets an effective date of November 1, 2025.
Changes the frequency at which eligible nonviolent inmates may petition the state for a reduced sentence, potentially increasing the volume of applications reviewed by the Pardon and Parole Board.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
nonviolent offenders
Nonviolent offenders gain authorization to submit applications for commutation once every two years.
Pardon and Parole Board
The Board must process commutation applications under the updated timeline and establish an accelerated single-stage docket for reclassified offenses.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Criminal Judiciary
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
- Feb 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Lowe (Jason)
- Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst Reading
Version history
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Sources
www.oklegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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