2025 Regular SessionOklahoma Legislature

SB945

Legislative Summary

Crimes and punishments; relating to animal cruelty; creating misdemeanor and felony offenses; modifying scope and penalty of certain felony offense. Effective date.

Demographic Impact

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Bill History

2/3/2025
First Reading
Senate
2/3/2025
Authored by Senator Guthrie
Senate
2/4/2025
Second Reading referred to Public Safety
Senate
2/19/2025
Reported Do Pass as amended Public Safety committee; CR filed
Senate
2/19/2025
Title stricken
Senate
2/24/2025
Placed on General Order
Senate
3/6/2025
Coauthored by Representative Lawson (principal House author)
Senate

Amendments

Senate Floor SB945 (3-11-25) (GUTHRIE) FS FA1

SB945 (3-11-25) (GUTHRIE) FS FA1

3/11/2025Not Adopted

Senate Floor SB945 (3-11-25) (GUTHRIE) RT FA2

SB945 (3-11-25) (GUTHRIE) RT FA2

3/11/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Senate Bill 945: DO PASS
2/19/2025
5
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/3/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Amended
Bill Text2/20/202577.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/16/202547.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/16/202547.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/16/202547.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/11/20259.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/22/20259.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/22/20259.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/22/20259.0 KB