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House proclaims National Crime Victims Rights Week for April 2025
Summary
Representative Ford presented and the House adopted HR 1017 by unanimous consent declaring the week of April 6, 2025, as National Crime Victims Rights Week and reaffirming support for victim services.
The Oklahoma House adopted House Resolution 1017 on April 7, 2025, proclaiming the week of April 6, 2025, as National Crime Victims Rights Week in Oklahoma and expressing the chamber’s support for victims’ rights and statewide advocacy organizations.
Representative Ford introduced HR 1017, explaining the resolution’s purpose and summarizing its language, which emphasizes victims’ rights to fairness, protection, and participation in public proceedings. Ford said on the floor, "I'm just proud to be here to, have a voice for the victims that can no longer speak." He described the theme for the year as "kinship, connecting, and healing."
The resolution notes that advocates seek equal protections for victims throughout the judicial process and directs that copies of the resolution be distributed to victim services divisions of the Oklahoma District Attorney's Council. Representative Ford then requested unanimous consent to adopt the resolution; the clerk recorded adoption "without objection."
Votes at a glance: HR 1017 — adopted by unanimous consent; no roll-call vote recorded.
The measure is a chamber proclamation and does not create new statutory rights or obligations in itself; it signals legislative support for victims’ services and awareness efforts during the designated week.
