Bill > HB4198

Introduced Session

An Act relating to workplace violence; creating the Protection from Workplace Violence Act; defining terms; authorizing certain persons to seek protective order relief; providing guidelines and procedures for filing petitions for protective orders; directing court clerks to provide forms; requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to develop standardized forms for petitions; prohibiting the assessment of filing fees and costs for plaintiffs; allowing courts to assess fees and costs to defendants; providing for the assessment of fees and costs for frivolous filings; requiring persons seeking relief to prepare petitions; authorizing petitions for emergency temporary orders or emergency ex parte orders; directing the Administrative Office of the Courts to modify forms as necessary; establishing hearing requirements when requesting emergency ex parte orders; directing the Administrative Office of the Courts to develop standardized forms for emergency ex parte protective orders; requiring inclusion of certain information in protective orders; allow courts to verbally issue orders; providing time limitations for hearings; establishing procedures for the service of petitions for protective orders and notices of hearings; prioritizing the service of orders and notices of hearings; authorizing the court to schedule hearings within certain time period after issuing certain orders; providing for the issuance of new orders and hearing dates; providing for the renewal of petitions for protective orders; allowing petitioners to dismiss petitions at any time; requiring court orders for dismissing protective orders; providing for dismissal of protective orders under certain circumstances; establishing time limitation for granting or denying protective orders; authorizing courts to impose terms and conditions in protective orders; requiring standard forms for final protective orders; allowing for the service of protective orders by law enforcement; establishing requirements for issued protective orders; making certain acts unlawful; providing penalties; directing court clerks to send protective orders to law enforcement; requiring law enforcement to provide access to certain information; making certain acts unlawful; providing penalties; declaring statewide validity for all issued orders; providing for the seizure of weapons or instruments under certain circumstances; providing guidelines and procedures for seizure and forfeiture actions; authorizing warrantless arrests under certain circumstances; providing mandatory hearing requirements for arrested persons; allowing law enforcement to rely upon certain evidence when making arrests; making certain acts unlawful; providing penalties; requiring inclusion of certain statement on ex parte and final protective orders; providing Legislative intent regarding the validity of foreign protective orders; providing immunity from liability for law enforcement officers; amending 22 O.S. 2021, Section 40.3, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 167, O.S.L. 2025 (22 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 40.3), which relates to emergency temporary orders of protection; allowing victims of workplace violence to petition for emergency temporary orders of protection; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

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Todd Gollihare (R)*,  Suzanne Schreiber (D)*,  Jared Deck (D), 

Authored by Senator Gollihare (principal Senate author) (on 02/19/2026)

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