Crimes and punishment; Class A3 and B3 offenses; assault and battery; modifying certain definition; repealers. Effective date.
Approved by Governor 05/21/2026
Summary
The bill amends Oklahoma statutes to reclassify a broad list of serious offenses—including assault, domestic violence, and other violent crimes—as Class A3 or B3 felonies, and updates the definition and penalties for assault and battery. It adds harsher punishments for domestic assaults with deadly weapons, assaults against pregnant women, and strangulation, and mandates long‑term batterer‑intervention programs for convicted offenders. The changes take effect on November 1, 2026.
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