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SB537 • 2026

Cities and towns; requiring removal of vagrant within certain distance of business upon certain determination. Effective date.

Cities and towns; requiring removal of vagrant within certain distance of business upon certain determination. Effective date.

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Sponsor
Stewart
Last action
2025-02-24
Official status
Placed on General Order
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Cities and towns; requiring removal of vagrant within certain distance of business upon certain determination. Effective date.

Cities and towns; requiring removal of vagrant within certain distance of business upon certain determination.

What This Bill Does

  • Cities and towns; requiring removal of vagrant within certain distance of business upon certain determination.
  • Effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 537 (Senate): Introduced (1/13/2025)

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Bill History

  1. 2025-02-24 Senate

    Placed on General Order

  2. 2025-02-19 Senate

    Reported Do Pass Local and County Government committee; CR filed

  3. 2025-02-04 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Local and County Government

  4. 2025-02-03 Senate

    First Reading

  5. 2025-02-03 Senate

    Authored by Senator Stewart

Official Summary Text

Cities and towns; requiring removal of vagrant within certain distance of business upon certain determination. Effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 537 (Senate): Introduced (1/13/2025)

Current Bill Text

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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 19, 2025

SENATE BILL NO. 537 By: Stewart

An Act relating to vagrancy; amending 11 O.S. 2021,
Section 22-123, which relates to vagrancy; defining
term; authorizing business to contact law enforcement
under certain circumstances; requiring removal of
vagrant within certain distance of business upon
certain determination; and providing an effective
date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 11 O.S. 2021, Section 22-123, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 22-123. A. As used in this act, “vagrant” means a
person who is in, remains in, or wanders about a public or private
place for any illegal purpose.
B. The A municipal governing body may provide by ordinance for
the arrest, fine, and imprisonment of vagrants.
C. The proprietor or manager of a business has the right to
contact law enforcement to remove a vagrant if the vagrant is within
twelve (12) feet of any doorway of the business, even if such
vagrant is on public property.

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D. Upon arrival at the business, the law enforcement officer
shall determine, through personal observation or viewing of video
footage, whether the person accused of being a vagrant meets the
definition provided in subsection A of this section. Upon
determination that the person meets the definition of a vagrant, the
officer shall relocate the vagrant to public property that is at
least one-half (1/2) mile away from the location of the business
which made the initial contact to law enforcement. The location for
relocation shall not be within one-quarter (1/4) mile of any other
business.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON LOCAL AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT
February 19, 2025 - DO PASS