Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, has introduced SB593 in Oklahoma. The bill, if passed, would add "criminal penalties of up to 10 years in prison for production, distribution, or possession" of all pornography in general, and 10-30 year penalties for "organized pornography trafficking." To try and make it more likely to pass, he has tacked it onto a bill to increase child pornography penalties.
Will Oklahoma pass this bill (or any other bill that would make production, distribution, and/or possession of porn a crime) in Oklahoma by the end of 2025?
Update 2025-04-24 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): Resolution Update:
Bill Passage: If a ban passes, the market resolves as YES regardless of whether the law is enforced, struck down by the courts, or otherwise invalidated.
1,000@eleni If a ban passes, this resolves YES, regardless of whether or not it gets enforced / struck down / etc.
Oh boy, more bullshit.
To try and make it more likely to pass, he has tacked it onto a bill to increase child pornography penalties.
That's great. So if it doesn't pass, no matter what the opposing people say, the republicans will shout and yell and whine that "the dems are protecting child predators." What terribleness this is in a nation that prides itself on democracy through civilized debate.