Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB2951: Prisons and reformatories; authorizing the transport of inmate to certain facility; repealer; effective date.
Status: Signed into law, May 11, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to prisons and reformatories; amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 95, which relates to the delivery of sentenced persons; authorizing the transport of inmates to certain facility; amending 57 O.S. 2021, Sections 502, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 22, O.S.L. 2023, 508, and 509, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 467, O.S.L. 2025 (57 O.S. Supp. 2025, Sections 502 and 509), which relate to the Oklahoma Corrections Act of 1967; removing and adding correctional centers to certain defined term; updating reference to certain named act…
From the enrolled text, May 4, 2026:
An Act relating to prisons and reformatories; amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 95, which relates to the delivery of sentenced persons; authorizing the transport of inmates to certain facility; amending 57 O.S. 2021, Sections 502, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 22, O.S.L. 2023, 508, and 509, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 467, O.S.L. 2025 (57 O.S. Supp. 2025, Sections 502 and 509), which relate to the Oklahoma Corrections Act of 1967; removing and adding correctional centers to certain defined term; updating reference to certain named act; adding correctional centers to list of penal institutions maintained by the Department of Corrections; repealing 57 O.S. 2021, Section 504.7, which relates to the Kate Barnard Community Corrections Center; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Prisons and reformatories SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 95, is amended to read as follows: Section 95. A. Any person convicted of an offense against the laws of this state and sentenced to imprisonment that is not to be served in a county jail shall be transported by the sheriff of the county where the person is sentenced, or transported by a designated representative of the sheriff, to the Department of Corrections at the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center, the Mabel Bassett Correctional Center, or other location designated by the Director of the Department …