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Read. Follow. Verify.Oklahoma House Bill 1413 counts guilty pleas and nolo contendere pleas as convictions for stalking and protective order violations in sentencing
Last action · May 12, 2025: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/11/2025Sponsors: Jacob Rosecrants and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
HB 1413 establishes that any plea of guilty, , or finding of guilt for stalking or protective order violations constitutes a conviction for purposes for a period of ten years following the completion of any sentence or probationary term. The measure takes effect on November 1, 2025.
Defendants facing repeat stalking or protective order charges will have prior guilty or no-contest pleas automatically counted as prior convictions to trigger mandatory enhanced felony sentencing and longer prison terms.
- House Bill 1413 amends existing Oklahoma statutes governing stalking and protective order violations to ensure that no-contest pleas count toward repeat-offender sentencing enhancements. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Defendants charged with stalking or protective order violations
Guilty and no-contest pleas are explicitly classified as convictions for sentencing enhancements, and mandatory 52-week counseling programs or GPS monitoring may be ordered.
Victims of domestic abuse and stalking
Repeat offenders face clearer and stiffer sentencing enhancements based on prior plea agreements and court-ordered compliance measures.
Department of Corrections
Responsible for housing defendants sentenced to imprisonment terms for felony stalking and protective order violations.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if someone enters a no-contest plea for a stalking offense?
Are defendants convicted of protective order violations required to attend counseling?
Can a protected person be held in violation of a protective order?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law without the governor's signature.
Procedural history
25 actions- May 12, 2025HouseBecomes law without Governor's signature 05/11/2025
- May 5, 2025HouseSent to Governor
- May 5, 2025SenateEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
- May 5, 2025HouseEnrolled, signed, to Senate
- May 1, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred for enrollment
- May 1, 2025SenateEngrossed measure signed, returned to House
Show 19 earlier actions
- May 1, 2025SenateFloorMeasure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0
- May 1, 2025SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- Apr 10, 2025SenatePlaced on General Order
- Apr 8, 2025SenateFloorReported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
- Apr 1, 2025SenateCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Judiciary
- Mar 12, 2025SenateCoauthored by Representative Rosecrants
- Mar 12, 2025SenateIntroducedFirst Reading
- Mar 12, 2025HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- Mar 11, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred for engrossment
- Mar 11, 2025HouseFloorThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 0
- Mar 11, 2025HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Bashore
- Mar 11, 2025HouseGeneral Order
- Feb 27, 2025HouseFloorCR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
- Feb 11, 2025HouseAuthored by Senator Coleman (principal Senate author)
- Feb 11, 2025HouseFloorPolicy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Criminal Judiciary
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Criminal Judiciary
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
- Feb 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative West (Josh)
- Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst Reading
Version history
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Standardization of Plea Classifications in Domestic Cases
The legislation standardizes how guilty and nolo contendere pleas are treated across both stalking statutes and protective order violation statutes to prevent loopholes in sentencing enhancements.
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Sources
www.oklegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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