Req. No. 8409 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024) HOUSE BILL 2946 By: Bashore AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to crimes and punishments; creating Lauria and Ashley's Law; amending 21 O.S. 2021, Section 13.1, which relates to required minimum prison sentences; adding criminal offense to list of crimes; providing for noncodification; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new se ction of law not to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows: This act shall be known and may be cited as "Lauria and Ashley's Law". SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 13.1, is amended to read as follows: Section 13.1 Persons convicted of: 1. First degree murder as defined in Section 701.7 of this title; 2. Second degree murder as defined by Section 701.8 of this title; Req. No. 8409 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 3. Manslaughter in the first degree as defined by Section 711 of this title; 4. Poisoning with intent to kill as de fined by Section 651 of this title; 5. Shooting with intent to kill, use of a vehicle to facilitate use of a firearm, crossbow or other weapon, assault, battery, or assault and battery with a deadly weapon or by other means li kely to produce death or grea t bodily harm, as provided for in Section 652 of this title; 6. Assault with intent to kill as provided for in Section 653 of this title; 7. Conjoint robbery as defined by Section 800 of this title; 8. Robbery with a dangero us weapon as defined in Secti on 801 of this title; 9. First degree robbery as defined in Section 797 of this title; 10. First degree rape as provided for in Section 1111, 1114 or 1115 of this title; 11. First degree arson as defined in Section 1401 of t his title; 12. First degree burglary as provided for in Section 1436 of this title; 13. Bombing as defined in Section 1767.1 of this title; Req. No. 8409 Page 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 14. Any crime against a child provided for in Section 843.5 of this title; 15. Forcible sodomy as defined in Sec tion 888 of this title; 16. Child pornography or aggravated child pornography as defined in Section 1021.2, 1021.3, 1024.1, 1024.2 or 1040.12a of this title; 17. Child prostitution as defined in Section 1030 of this title; 18. Lewd molestation of a chil d as defined in Section 1123 of this title; 19. Abuse of a vulnerable adult as defined in Section 10 -103 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes; 20. Aggravated trafficking as provid ed for in subsection C of Section 2-415 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statut es; 21. Aggravated assault a nd battery upon any person defending another person from assault and battery; or 22. Human trafficking as provided for in Section 748 of this title; or 23. Accessory to murder in the first degree or acce ssory to murder in the second degree as provided for in Section 175 of this title, shall be required to serve not less than eighty -five percent (85%) of any sentence of imprisonment imposed by the judicial system prior to becoming eligible for consideration for parole. Persons Req. No. 8409 Page 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 convicted of these offenses shall not be eligible for earned cr edits or any other type of credits which have the effect of reducing the length of the sentence to less than eighty -five percent (85%) of the sentence imposed. SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024. 59-2-8409 GRS 06/02/23