OKLAHOMA CITY – Reps. Jonathan Wilk, R-Goldsby, and Tim Turner, R-Kinta, along with Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, issued the following statements on Senate Bill 137, legislation relating to Oklahoma’s Electronic Monitoring Program for inmates in the custody of the Department of Corrections.

"Drunk driving can leave victims and families carrying the consequences for the rest of their lives," Wilk said. "When someone causes great bodily injury while driving under the influence, accountability matters. Victims deserve to know sentences handed down by the courts will be taken seriously and reviewed through the proper judicial process."

"The Oklahoma Legislature will continue working to make sure victims receive the justice they deserve," Wilk added. "I also look forward to the Senate considering House Bill 3114, which follows the grand jury’s recommendation to require offenders to serve at least 20% of their sentence before becoming eligible for the program." 

"I am honored to be a small part of the effort to correct this oversight in our laws and make Oklahoma a safer place," said Hamilton. "Every crime eligible for the electronic monitoring program is an offense in which another person is not physically harmed. This bill was a true team effort consisting of input from both chambers, as well as prosecutors, judges, justices and citizens."

"Protecting Oklahoma streets matters," Turner said. "When someone chooses to drink and drive and causes great bodily harm, that victim’s life is changed forever. Causing that kind of injury with a vehicle should be treated with the seriousness it deserves." 

"Oklahomans deserve safe roads, and they deserve legislators who stand with law enforcement and victims," Turner added. "If someone seriously injures another person in a DUI crash, there should not be special treatment or special privileges that allow them to avoid serving their sentence." 

SB137 modifies eligibility requirements for the state’s electronic monitoring program and adds additional restrictions for certain offenders. The measure is authored by Sen. Warren Hamilton in the Senate and Reps. Wilk and Turner in the House. The bill became law without the Governor's signature and takes effect Nov. 1, 2026.