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Women are more likely to experience violence at the hands of others, which can take the form of physical, emotional, and/or sexual harm.
Those with interpersonal violence in their past are at increased risk for a variety of mental and physical health problems, many of which can compound over generations.
Learn how Metriarch partners are making Oklahoma a safer, healthier place for women.
We track legislation that affects women’s health in Oklahoma. Here’s a peek at recent proposals with an impact on interpersonal violence.
HB 1072 restricts guns for those convicted of domestic violence.
HB 1137 removes requirement that OSBI seek federal funds for the Office of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons.
HB 1141 bans marriage for minors in nearly all cases.
HB 1174 requires curriculum and resources addressing human trafficking.
SB 1215 adjusts various definitions related to human trafficking.
HB 1360 expands privacy protections for domestic abuse survivors by allowing more information to be concealed.
HB 1735 allows evidence of prior domestic abuse in domestic abuse cases.
HB 1984 relates to location trackers in vehicles and domestic violence.
HB 2990 raises domestic abuse criminal penalties, including violence against a pregnant woman.
HB 3002 adds unborn child (fetus) to the definition of criminal battery.
HB 3098 makes knowingly transmitting certain medical conditions a felony.
HB 3132 raises the penalty for human trafficking to life in prison or the death penalty.
HB 3588 allows service of protective orders via newspaper.
HB 3775 increases the penalty for domestic abuse by strangulation.
HB 3776 increases the penalty for domestic abuse crimes that involve a pregnant woman.
HB 3857 establishes a 5 year mandator minimum sentence for domestic abuse convictions.
HB 3992 requires those convicted of trafficking a minor serve 100% of their sentence.
HB 4128 funds the OSBI office created by Ida’s Law.
SB 1198 mandates human trafficking curriculum in schools.
SB 1211 increases the penalty for domestic violence by strangulation.
