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SB1274 • 2026

District attorneys; requiring certain representation of county officials seeking a protective order. Effective date.

District attorneys; requiring certain representation of county officials seeking a protective order. Effective date.

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Sponsor
Hines
Last action
2026-02-11
Official status
Coauthored by Representative George (principal House author)
Effective date
Not listed

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District attorneys; requiring certain representation of county officials seeking a protective order. Effective date.

District attorneys; requiring certain representation of county officials seeking a protective order.

What This Bill Does

  • District attorneys; requiring certain representation of county officials seeking a protective order.
  • Effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1274 (Senate): Introduced (12/18/2025)

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-11 Senate

    Coauthored by Representative George (principal House author)

  2. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Judiciary

  3. 2026-02-02 Senate

    First Reading

  4. 2026-02-02 Senate

    Authored by Senator Hines

Official Summary Text

District attorneys; requiring certain representation of county officials seeking a protective order. Effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1274 (Senate): Introduced (12/18/2025)

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

SENATE BILL 1274 By: Hines

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to district attorneys; amending 19
O.S. 2021, Section 215.5, which relates to advice to
county officers; making language gender neutral;
requiring certain representation; and providing an
effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 19 O.S. 2021, Section 215.5, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 215.5. The district attorney or his or her assistants
shall give opinion and advice to the board of county commissioners
and other civil officers of his or her counties when requested by
such officers and boards, upon all matters in which any of the
counties of his or her district are interested, or relating to the
duties of such boards or officers in which the state or counties may
have an interest. The provisions of this section shall include the
representation of county officials who seek a protective order
pursuant to the provisions of Section 60.2 of Title 22 of the

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Oklahoma Statutes against someone in violation of Section 1176 of
Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

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