Oklahoma HB1309 suspends all death penalty executions and related statutes until further legislative action.
Oklahoma HB1309 stays the execution of judgments in all death penalty cases, prohibiting the Court of Criminal Appeals from ordering executions and setting execution dates. It also vacates all current execution dates and suspends all statutes related to death penalty sentences. The act declares an emergency, taking effect immediately upon passage and approval. The provisions do not vacate individual judgments where a death sentence has been imposed. The death penalty statutes will return to full force and effect upon the act's repeal by the Legislature.
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