Senate Bill No. 78 amends Section 13.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, which pertains to the required service of a minimum percentage of a sentence for certain serious crimes. The bill modifies statutory references to various criminal offenses, updating the language to replace "defined by" with "provided for in" for clarity. Additionally, it changes the terminology from "child pornography" to "child sexual abuse material" and makes other adjustments to the names of specific offenses, such as changing "human trafficking" to "defined" instead of "provided for."

Under the provisions of this bill, individuals convicted of specified serious crimes, including first and second-degree murder, manslaughter, robbery, and various sexual offenses, will be required to serve at least 85% of their prison sentence before being eligible for parole. The bill also stipulates that these individuals will not be able to earn credits that would reduce their sentence below the 85% threshold. The act is set to take effect on November 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 21-13.1
Floor (Senate): 21-13.1