Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HCR1004: Concurrent resolution; consent decree; Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Oklahoma Forensic Center, and the putative class; approval.
Status: Passed both chambers, March 5, 2025
What the bill says
A Concurrent Resolution relating to the consent decree entered into with the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, the Oklahoma Forensic Center, and the putative class.
From the enrolled text, March 5, 2025:
A Concurrent Resolution relating to the consent decree entered into with the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, the Oklahoma Forensic Center, and the putative class. WHEREAS, the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is obligated to provide competency evaluations and restoration treatment for persons found incompetent to stand trial in Oklahoma state court criminal proceedings; and WHEREAS, when an Oklahoma state court determines that a person is incompetent to stand trial because he or she is a "person requiring treatment", but capable of achieving competency with treatment within a reasonable period of time, the state court must suspend the criminal proceedings and order the Department, or its designee, to provide treatment, therapy, or training calculated to allow the person to achieve competency; and WHEREAS, the Oklahoma Forensic Center is currently the only Department-operated hospital that provides secure, in-patient competency restoration treatment in Oklahoma; and WHEREAS, on March 1, 2023, the putative class filed a class action lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C., Section 1983 against the Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Forensic Center; and WHEREAS, the parties have entered into a consent decree pursuant to case number 23-cv-81-GKF-JFJ filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma; …
Sponsors
- Jason Lowe (D, HD-097)
- Kyle Hilbert (R, HD-029) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Filed with Secretary of State
- : Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- : Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- : Referred for enrollment
- : Adopted, returned to House
- : General Order, considered and deferred
- : Direct to Calendar
- : First Reading
- : Engrossed, signed, to Senate
- : Referred for engrossment
Votes
- Floor Vote (February 19, 2025): 91 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Appropriations and Budget Committee (February 12, 2025): 27 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HCR1004?
- HCR1004 is a bill in the Oklahoma Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Concurrent resolution; consent decree; Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Oklahoma Forensic Center, and the putative class; approval.
- What does HCR1004 do?
- In its own words: A Concurrent Resolution relating to the consent decree entered into with the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, the Oklahoma Forensic Center, and the putative class.
- What is the status of HCR1004?
- Passed both chambers as of March 5, 2025. Latest action: Filed with Secretary of State (March 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HCR1004?
- Kyle Hilbert (R, HD-029), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HCR1004?
- On the Oklahoma Legislature website: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HCR1004&Session=2600
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