OklahomaOklahoma agencies will share yearly data for incarceration savings estimates
Starting November 1, 2026, Oklahoma corrections and court agencies provide yearly data so a state office can calculate savings linked to fewer or shorter prison stays.
What it does
Corrections and court agencies provide yearly data on people convicted of certain crimes and their sentences, so a state office can calculate savings and costs.
After receiving both agencies’ data, the state office calculates yearly savings linked to fewer or shorter prison stays, using estimates when actual data is unavailable.
Argument forYearly data could help state officials track certain sentences and estimate savings linked to fewer or shorter prison stays.
Argument againstA final estimate could become outdated if later data changes, making it harder to see how the state’s savings figures shift over time.
More detail
Beginning November 1, 2026, the Department of Corrections and the Administrator of the Courts provide yearly data to the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency. Corrections reports the number of unique offenders and days each served after completing the related sentence. The courts report the number of people convicted and days sentenced for those crimes. The data covers only people convicted of crimes modified by State Question 780: crimes that were felonies and are now misdemeanors, and crimes whose severity changed under a dollar threshold. Each agency must provide data by July 31 for the prior fiscal year, which ends June 30. These duties begin November 1, 2026.
The Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency calculates yearly savings and averted costs for the state. The calculation covers savings and costs avoided because the Oklahoma Smart Justice Reform Act reduced the number and length of incarcerations. The calculation uses actual data or the best available estimates when actual data is unavailable. The calculation is final and cannot be adjusted for later changes in the underlying data. The office must finish each calculation within 30 days after receiving data from both agencies. This duty begins November 1, 2026.
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History
- 2026
- May 12Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/12/2026Latest
- May 5Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- May 5Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- May 5Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- May 4Referred for enrollment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 4Engrossed measure signed, returned to HouseMajor
- May 4Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 9Major
- May 4General Order, Considered
- Apr 16Coauthored by Representative Dollens
- Apr 9Placed on General Order
- Apr 8Withdrawn from Appropriations committee
- Apr 7Referred to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Public Safety. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 7Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filedMinor
- Apr 1Second Reading referred to Public Safety Committee then to Appropriations CommitteeMinor
- Mar 25Coauthored by Representative Waldron
- Mar 25First ReadingMinor
- Mar 25Engrossed, signed, to SenatePassed Senate
- Mar 24Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 24Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 67 Nays: 30Passed House
- Mar 24Coauthored by Senator(s) Mann
- Mar 24Remove Senator Mann as principal Senate author and substitute with Senator Rader
- Mar 24General Order
- Mar 5Authored by Senator Mann (principal Senate author)
- Vote recorded Judiciary And Public Safety Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 5CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight CommitteeMinor
- Feb 18Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public SafetyMinor
- Vote recorded Public Safety Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Referred to Public SafetyMinor
- Feb 3Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety OversightMinor
- Feb 2Authored by Representative Blancett
- Feb 2First ReadingIntroduced
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