All Roll Calls
Yes: 280 • No: 0
OklahomaSB 870Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionSenate
Oklahoma Children's Code; creating the Accountability, Transparency, and Protection for Exploited Youth Act. Effective date.
Sponsored By: Dave Rader (Republican)
Became Law
Senate Committee
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Youth victims gain stronger lawsuit rights
Beginning November 1, 2025, juvenile victims, parents, legal guardians, or representatives called next friends can sue for damages. Employees, officers, contractors, and volunteers who knowingly fail to report covered misconduct lose state tort-law protections against civil liability. The Office of Juvenile Affairs and covered contractors or group homes are liable when a court finds negligent prevention, investigation, or response. Negligence includes failures to train reporters, respond to earlier reports, dismiss abusers, or address known risks; state tort-law liability limits do not apply. Courts can also fine negligent state, county, or contracting entities up to $50,000 per victim; this is not a guaranteed victim payment.
Families get abuse notices and records
Beginning November 1, 2025, families receive written notice when an abuse investigation reaches the district attorney and when charges are decided. District senators and representatives also receive these notices. Parents, guardians, the minor’s attorneys, investigating police, court-appointed advocates, and court officers can access incident-related records about alleged or confirmed physical or sexual violence in custody. Unrelated sensitive details must be removed, and shared records remain confidential. Courts can further limit or expand access to Office of Juvenile Affairs records.
Some charged youths keep records private
Beginning November 1, 2025, a charge under Section 2-5-101 alone no longer makes juvenile court or police records public. Those records stay confidential unless another legal exception allows access.
New abuse reporting rules protect detained youth
Beginning November 1, 2025, workers around covered juvenile facilities must immediately report suspected sexual misconduct, coercive relationships, or exploitation. Reports go to both the facility supervisor and the Office of Juvenile System Oversight for independent investigation. Covered sites include state facilities, private contractors, supervised group homes, and county juvenile facilities. Failure to report is a felony carrying up to a $5,000 fine, two years in prison, or both. The Office of Juvenile Affairs must provide yearly prevention, identification, and reporting training for state and county facility employees, contractors, and volunteers.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Dave Rader
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Blancett
Affiliation unavailable
Provenzano
Affiliation unavailable
Williams
Affiliation unavailable
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/29/2025
OVERRIDE
Yes: 47 • No: 0
House vote • 5/29/2025
OVERRIDE
Yes: 81 • No: 0
House vote • 5/1/2025
THIRD READING
Yes: 79 • No: 0
House vote • 4/21/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 13 • No: 0
House vote • 4/9/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 6 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/27/2025
THIRD READING
Yes: 46 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/4/2025
THE OKLAHOMA
Yes: 8 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Filed with Secretary of State
5/29/2025SenateTo Senate
5/29/2025HouseVeto overridden: Ayes: 81 Nays: 0
5/29/2025HouseVeto override message received
5/29/2025HouseMeasure sent to House
5/29/2025SenateVeto overridden: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0
5/29/2025SenateVetoed 05/08/2025
5/12/2025SenateSent to Governor
5/5/2025SenateSigned, returned to Senate
5/5/2025HouseEnrolled, to House
5/5/2025SenateReferred for enrollment
5/1/2025SenateSigned, returned to Senate
5/1/2025HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 79 Nays: 0
5/1/2025HouseGeneral Order
5/1/2025HouseCR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
4/22/2025HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Provenzano
4/10/2025HousePolicy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Children, Youth and Family Services
4/10/2025HouseReferred to Children, Youth and Family Services
4/1/2025HouseSecond Reading referred to Health and Human Services Oversight
4/1/2025HouseFirst Reading
3/31/2025HouseEngrossed to House
3/31/2025SenateReferred for engrossment
3/27/2025SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0
3/27/2025SenateGeneral Order, Considered
3/27/2025SenateCoauthored by Representative Blancett
3/12/2025Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled (final version)
5/5/2025
Floor (House)
4/22/2025
House Committee Report
4/22/2025
House Policy Committee Report
4/10/2025
Engrossed
3/31/2025
Floor (Senate)
3/5/2025
Committee Substitute
3/4/2025
Senate Committee Report
3/4/2025
Introduced
1/16/2025
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