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Read. Follow. Verify.Oklahoma HB 1153 increases prison terms and fines for obscenity and child sexual abuse material offenses
Last action · February 4, 2025: Referred to Criminal Judiciary
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What This Bill Proposed
Representative Banning has introduced House Bill 1153 in the Oklahoma Legislature to increase criminal penalties for distributing obscene materials and , establishing new mandatory prison terms and higher fines effective November 1, 2025.
Convicted individuals face longer mandatory state prison sentences and increased financial penalties, shifting offenses involving obscene materials from potential misdemeanors to felonies carrying at least one year in custody.
- House Bill 1153 was introduced during the 1st Session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature in 2025. context
Who It Would Have Affected
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Individuals convicted of obscenity or child sexual abuse material offenses
Offenders face increased minimum prison sentences, higher monetary fines, and mandatory sex offender registration for repeat offenses.
Department of Corrections
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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 Banning
- Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst Reading
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Escalation of Obscenity Offense Penalties
The bill raises penalties for distributing obscene materials from lesser jail or misdemeanor levels to mandatory prison sentences under the Department of Corrections.
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Sources
www.oklegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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