Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma SR42: Resolution; recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and April 29, 2026 as Denim Day.
Status: Passed both chambers, April 29, 2026
What the bill says
A Resolution recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and April 29, 2026, as Denim Day; supporting Peace Over Violence and the YWCA; and directing distribution.
From the enrolled text, April 29, 2026:
A Resolution recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and April 29, 2026, as Denim Day; supporting Peace Over Violence and the YWCA; and directing distribution. WHEREAS, April is nationally recognized as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and the Peace Over Violence organization has declared April 29, 2026, as Denim Day; and WHEREAS, the origin of Denim Day began in 1992 after the Italian Supreme Court's overturning of a sexual assault conviction. The next day, women members of the Italian Parliament gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court wearing denim to protest the fact that the justices had agreed with the defense attorney's argument that the young woman's jeans were proof of consent; and WHEREAS, in 1999, the organization Peace Over Violence held its first Denim Day to protest myths about why women and girls are victims of sexual assault; and WHEREAS, sexual harassment is part of a continuum of violence whose damaging effects are felt throughout our culture. Harmful attitudes about all forms of sexual violence allow these issues to persist and allow victims and survivors to be revictimized; and WHEREAS, every sixty seconds someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted, and the vast majority of victims are female. In Oklahoma, the rate of rape and attempted rape among females reported to law enforcement has been 35 to 45 …
Sponsors
- Carri Hicks (D, SD-040) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Enrolled, filed with Secretary of State
- : Adopted, referred for enrollment
- : Direct to Calendar
- : Authored by Senator Hicks
- : First Reading
Common questions
- What is SR42?
- SR42 is a bill in the Oklahoma Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Resolution; recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and April 29, 2026 as Denim Day.
- What does SR42 do?
- In its own words: A Resolution recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and April 29, 2026, as Denim Day; supporting Peace Over Violence and the YWCA; and directing distribution.
- What is the status of SR42?
- Passed both chambers as of April 29, 2026. Latest action: Enrolled, filed with Secretary of State (April 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR42?
- Carri Hicks (D, SD-040).
- Where is the official record for SR42?
- On the Oklahoma Legislature website: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SR42&Session=2600
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