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Read. Follow. Verify.Oklahoma House Bill 1317 Expands Prosecutor Evidence Disclosure Requirements and Jailhouse Informant Timelines
Last action · February 4, 2025: Second Reading referred to Rules
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 1317 expands the state's evidentiary discovery requirements in criminal cases, requiring prosecutors to disclose details 30 days prior to trial and maintain centralized tracking records. The measure becomes effective on November 1, 2025.
Changes the timeline and scope of evidence prosecutors must hand over to defendants before trial, including mandatory disclosures regarding s and physical evidence laboratories.
- Oklahoma House Bill 1317 was introduced during the 1st Session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature in 2025 by Representative Humphrey. context
- The Oklahoma Criminal Discovery Code governs the exchange of evidence and witness information between the prosecution and the defense in criminal proceedings. context
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.
prosecutors
Must comply with expanded evidentiary disclosure rules, adhere to a 30-day timeline for jailhouse informant disclosures, and maintain central tracking records.
defendants
Receive broader access to pre-trial evidence, laboratory notes, standards compliance records, and detailed backgrounds of testifying informants.
jailhouse informants
Their criminal histories, past deals, and informant records are subject to mandatory disclosure 30 days prior to trial and are tracked across cases statewide.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What new information must prosecutors disclose about jailhouse informants?
Are jailhouse informant tracking records open to the public?
Who pays for the cost of copying and duplicating discovery items?
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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
3 actions- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Rules
- Feb 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Humphrey
- Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst Reading
Version history
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Full breakdown
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Discoveries
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Enhanced Oversight of Jailhouse Informants
The bill creates a multi-tiered tracking system for jailhouse informants spanning local district attorney offices and a statewide report submitted annually to top state officials.
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Sources
www.oklegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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