OKLAHOMA CITY (KSWO) – Now that the deadline to pass bills out of their chamber of origin has passed, legislators now know if their bills have been killed, or if they can stay alive while they make their way over to the opposite chamber to be heard once more.
Below are a few more bills that are still alive this session.
House Bill 3002
HB3002, authored by Oklahoma Rep. Rande Worthen (R-64), passed out of the House ahead of yesterday’s deadline. This bill would amend the definition of both “battery” and “aggravated assault and battery” to include the term “unborn child.”
The current definition of battery is any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person. The current definition of aggravated assault and battery is when great bodily injury is inflicted upon the person who is assaulted.
If this bill becomes law, the definition of battery would be amended to state any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person or unborn child. It would also amend aggravated assault and battery to be when great bodily injury is inflicted upon the person or unborn child who is assaulted.
This measure was passed out of the House by way of a 73-17 vote.
Senate Bill 1921
SB1921, authored by Sen. Paul Rosino (R-45), was passed out of the State Senate and will now head to the opposite chamber to be considered. This bill would make coaches, nurses and athletic trainers complete training in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and in use of an automated external defibrillator.
The training would have to follow guidelines set by a nationally recognized guidelines-based organization focused on emergency cardiovascular care. It would also require public schools to develop a sudden cardiac emergency response plan.
The training would have to be completed once a year.
This bill was advanced out of the House with a 44-0 vote.
Senate Bill 1280
SB1280, authored by Sen. Darrell Weaver (R-24), amends an Oklahoma statute by adding the manufacturing of fentanyl, and mixing it within other substances to the list of offenses which could land an individual anywhere from seven years to life in prison, along with a fine no less than $50,000.
The bill also states that someone convicted of manufacturing 10 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, its analogs, or derivatives will receive a punishment of no less than 20 years in prison.
It passed out of the Senate with a unanimous 44-0 vote.
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