Bill > HB4416

This bill, known as the Pretrial Data Collection Act, mandates that certain entities, including municipal police departments and county sheriff offices, begin collecting specific data on individuals arrested, such as their location of arrest, date, race, ethnicity, age, gender, ZIP code of residence, and the offense cited. Additionally, county jails and detention facilities will be required to collect comprehensive information on each confined person, including their date of entrance, demographic details, any mental health or substance use disorders, last known residential ZIP code, unhoused status, Medicaid enrollment, criminal charges, sentence terms, bond amounts, and release dates. These facilities will also need to track operational costs like average jail stay costs, medical care expenses, and transportation bills, alongside jail capacity and inmate population statistics, including breakdowns by offense severity, probation violations, and municipal offenses. The act also requires tracking the number of individuals screened for mental health and substance use disorders, those receiving related services or medications, and data on competency evaluations and deaths within the jail. All collected data must be reported monthly to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI), which will then publish this information in a modern, open, electronic, and machine-readable format on its website, making it searchable by various criteria. The implementation timeline for data submission varies based on agency size, with larger agencies having earlier deadlines. If an entity fails to comply, a county commissioner can initiate legal action to enforce compliance. This act is set to become effective on November 1, 2026.

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hb4416&Session=2600