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Bill to increase age of consent from 16 to 18
Senator Warren Hamilton (R-McCurtain) is a Republican lawmakers heading Senate Bill 615, a Senate bill that would increase the age of consent from 16 years of age to 18.
The bill is now advancing to the House after ‘overwhelming approval’ from Senate.
In a release from the Oklahoma Senate, Hamilton is quoted saying, “It is our duty to protect Oklahoma’s children. Countless sickening instances…