Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma SB1381: Criminal procedure; authorizing Supreme Court to establish the Pretrial Release Pilot Program. Effective date.
Status: In committee, March 30, 2026
What the bill says
From the engrossed text, March 26, 2026:
ENGR OSSED SENATE BILL NO. 1381 By: Rader of the Senate and Harris of the House [ Pretrial Release Pilot Program - district court - program requirements - procedures - bond conditions - district attorney report - Pretrial Release Pilot Assistance Revolving Fund - codification - effective date ] BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 251.1 of Title 22, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. The Supreme Court is hereby authorized to establish a threeyear Pretrial Release Pilot Program to facilitate district courts in conducting due process compliant individualized hearings for detainees on criminal charges to determine whether they should be held or released pending trial, and to set applicable release conditions. The pilot program shall be implemented in a county with a population of seven hundred fifty thousand (750,000) or more according to the the latest Federal Decennial Census that is served by an office of public defender. ENGR. S. B. NO. 1381 Page B. The Pretrial Release Pilot Program shall require the participating district court to: 1. Conduct a pretrial release hearing no later than forty-eight (48) hours after a detainee is taken into custody, except on weekends or …
Sponsors
- Dave Rader (R, SD-039) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to Criminal Judiciary
- : Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
- : First Reading
- : Engrossed to House
- : Referred for engrossment
- : Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 1
- : Ayes: 39 Nays: 1
- : Advanced to Third Reading
- : General Order, Amended
- : Placed on General Order
Votes
- Third Reading (March 25, 2026): 46 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Floor Vote (March 25, 2026): 39 yea, 1 nay, failed
- Floor Vote (March 25, 2026): 44 yea, 0 nay, failed
- Senate Appropriations Committee (March 4, 2026): 23 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Judiciary Committee (February 24, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Criminal Procedure
Common questions
- What is SB1381?
- SB1381 is a bill in the Oklahoma Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Criminal procedure; authorizing Supreme Court to establish the Pretrial Release Pilot Program. Effective date.
- What is the status of SB1381?
- In committee as of March 30, 2026. Latest action: Referred to Criminal Judiciary (March 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1381?
- Dave Rader (R, SD-039).
- Where is the official record for SB1381?
- On the Oklahoma Legislature website: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB1381&Session=2600
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