Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma SB1705: Cities and towns; prohibiting political subdivisions from spending public funds to pay nonprofit organizations to pay defendants' bail. Effective date.
Status: In committee, February 23, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to cities and towns; prohibiting political subdivisions from spending public funds to pay nonprofit organizations to pay defendants' bail; providing for injunctive relief; providing for award of attorney fees and costs; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text, February 18, 2026:
An Act relating to cities and towns; prohibiting political subdivisions from spending public funds to pay nonprofit organizations to pay defendants' bail; providing for injunctive relief; providing for award of attorney fees and costs; providing for codification; and providing an 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 27-117.2 of Title 11, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. A political subdivision may not spend public funds to pay a nonprofit organization that accepts and uses donations from the public to deposit money with a court in the amount of a defendant's bail bond. B. If a political subdivision engages in an activity prohibited by subsection A of this section, a taxpayer or resident of the political subdivision is entitled to appropriate injunctive relief to prevent further activity prohibited by subsection A of this section and further payment of public funds related to that activity. SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB1705 SFLR Page (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) C. A party that prevails in an action under subsection B of this section is entitled to recover the party's reasonable attorney fees and court costs. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, …
Sponsors
- Tom Woods (R, SD-004)
- Warren Hamilton (R, SD-007) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Coauthored by Representative Turner (principal House author)
- : Placed on General Order
- : Coauthored by Senator Woods
- : Reported Do Pass Local and County Government committee; CR filed
- : Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
- : Authored by Senator Hamilton
- : First Reading
Votes
- Senate Local & County Government Committee (February 17, 2026): 7 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Bonds, Cities and Towns
Common questions
- What is SB1705?
- SB1705 is a bill in the Oklahoma Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Cities and towns; prohibiting political subdivisions from spending public funds to pay nonprofit organizations to pay defendants' bail. Effective date.
- What does SB1705 do?
- In its own words: An Act relating to cities and towns; prohibiting political subdivisions from spending public funds to pay nonprofit organizations to pay defendants' bail; providing for injunctive relief; providing for award of attorney fees and costs; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of SB1705?
- In committee as of February 23, 2026. Latest action: Coauthored by Representative Turner (principal House author) (February 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1705?
- Warren Hamilton (R, SD-007), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB1705?
- On the Oklahoma Legislature website: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB1705&Session=2600
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