USA - Oklahoma. SB 599 passes Senato

March 27, 2025 - Oklahoma. SB 599

Senate passes bill making death penalty an option for first-time child rapists

A bill that would make the death penalty or life without parole a possible punishment for 1st-time convictions of child sex abuse has passed the Oklahoma Senate 39-5, with bipartisan support.

Current state law allows those convicted of certain sex crimes against children under 14 to be sentenced to death or life without parole—but only after a second offense. Senate Bill 599, authored by Sen. Warren Hamilton, R, seeks to change that.

The bill now heads to the Oklahoma House for consideration.

https://www.newson6.com/story/67f00a367d5156bc7195c82e/oklahoma-senate-passes-bill-making-death-penalty-an-option-for-first-time-child-rapists