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OklahomaHB 1863Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionHouse

Children; Children's Code; multidisciplinary child abuse team; review; functions; secure database; protocol; Commission on Children and Youth; requirements; rules; codification; effective date.

Sponsored By: Eric Roberts (Republican)

Became Law

Senate Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Coordinated abuse investigations to protect children

Beginning November 1, 2025, Oklahoma child abuse teams must promote joint police and child welfare investigations when feasible and resources allow. Teams must develop written investigation and child interview protocols and provide training. Trained staff must conduct investigations and interviews using those protocols. Police or the Department of Human Services may proceed without the full team when trained staff are unavailable in time and they reasonably believe delay endangers a child. They must first make reasonable efforts to involve a trained investigator or interviewer. The joint process must start as soon as possible, and the exception lasts only while reasonable danger remains.

Secure case reviews for abused children

Beginning November 1, 2025, Oklahoma child abuse teams must review sexual abuse, physical abuse, and neglect cases. As resources allow, teams must formalize reviews using a secure database and report program data when the state commission requests it. The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth must create and maintain that database for freestanding teams. It supports case management, consistent reporting, program reviews, and tracking service trends; state confidentiality rules and penalties apply. The commission must adopt database rules and review freestanding teams each year, with on-site checks as needed. Teams failing minimum standards must be removed from the state's list of functioning teams.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Eric Roberts

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Dave Rader

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 276 • No: 6

House vote • 5/15/2025

FOURTH READING

Yes: 77 • No: 3 • Other: 1

Senate vote • 5/1/2025

THIRD READING

Yes: 41 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/1/2025

SENATE

Yes: 28 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/14/2025

Committee vote: Health & Human Services

Yes: 12 • No: 0

House vote • 3/12/2025

THIRD READING

Yes: 82 • No: 2 • Other: 1

House vote • 2/25/2025

DO PASS

Yes: 31 • No: 1

House vote • 2/10/2025

DO PASS

Yes: 5 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/25/2025

    5/27/2025House

  2. Sent to Governor

    5/19/2025House

  3. Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

    5/19/2025Senate

  4. Enrolled, signed, to Senate

    5/19/2025House

  5. Referred for enrollment

    5/15/2025House

  6. Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 77 Nays: 3

    5/15/2025House

  7. SA's read, adopted

    5/15/2025House

  8. SA's received

    5/5/2025House

  9. Engrossed to House

    5/5/2025Senate

  10. Referred for engrossment

    5/1/2025Senate

  11. Measure passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 0

    5/1/2025Senate

  12. General Order, Amended

    5/1/2025Senate

  13. Placed on General Order

    4/16/2025Senate

  14. Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed

    4/14/2025Senate

  15. Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services

    4/1/2025Senate

  16. First Reading

    3/13/2025Senate

  17. Engrossed, signed, to Senate

    3/13/2025House

  18. Referred for engrossment

    3/12/2025House

  19. Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 2

    3/12/2025House

  20. General Order

    3/12/2025House

  21. Authored by Senator Rader (principal Senate author)

    2/26/2025House

  22. CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee

    2/26/2025House

  23. Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee

    2/10/2025House

  24. Referred to Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee

    2/4/2025House

  25. Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget

    2/4/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled (final version)

    5/19/2025

    PDF

  • Amended And Engrossed

    5/5/2025

    PDF

  • Floor (Senate)

    4/15/2025

    PDF

  • Senate Committee Report

    4/14/2025

    PDF

  • Engrossed

    3/13/2025

    PDF

  • Floor (House)

    3/2/2025

    PDF

  • House Committee Report

    2/26/2025

    PDF

  • House Committee Substitute

    2/26/2025

    PDF

  • House Committee Report

    2/10/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    1/16/2025

    PDF

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