All Roll Calls
Yes: 154 • No: 8
OklahomaSB 949Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
Office of Client Advocacy; modifying and clarifying provisions related to investigations; transferring certain duties; authorizing inspection of certain records. Emergency.
Sponsored By: Paul Rosino (Republican)
Became Law
Senate Committee
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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More paths to adult protective services
Human Services can provide or arrange available protective services after either agency finds that a vulnerable adult needs protection. Those agencies are Human Services and the Office of Client Advocacy. Voluntary services require the adult’s affirmative consent. Emergency involuntary services require lack of capacity and substantial risk of death or immediate serious harm; court approval can be sought.
Adult property sales can support care
Human Services can sell a vulnerable adult’s real property after one year from its initial temporary-guardian appointment. It must have remained guardian beyond 180 days because no one else was willing and able to serve. An earlier sale requires threatened Medicaid eligibility from keeping the property, and the court order must state that reason. A court can also approve selling personal property when extra money is needed for necessary care. These sales can support care or Medicaid eligibility, but they reduce the adult’s property holdings.
Broader misconduct investigations protect vulnerable adults
The Office of Client Advocacy must create a system to investigate misconduct by people responsible for vulnerable adults. This covers conduct below the level of abuse, neglect, or exploitation when the Office is the assigned state agency. The State Commissioner of Health can issue subpoenas for testimony or records in the Office’s investigations.
Child advocates can review confidential records
The Office of Client Advocacy can inspect juvenile court and Human Services records about a child without a court order. It can also receive the records’ contents. Staff must show proper credentials and act within the Office’s lawful duties.
Clearer abuse reporting for vulnerable adults
People with reasonable cause to suspect adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation can report to state agencies or local police. The Office of Client Advocacy handles cases involving certified Homeward Bound class members and Greer Center or successor-facility residents. It also handles cases naming covered community-services or Medicaid personal-care providers or workers as alleged perpetrators. Human Services handles other cases; the assigned agency must investigate promptly and thoroughly. Police must notify both agencies, and agencies must send misdirected reports to the proper investigator. The Advocate General carries out the Office’s protective-services duties. The law sets notice, court-access, and reporting procedures; covered facility reports go to the Health Department unless the Office investigated.
Adult protection records gain wider access
Specified legal, police, care, family, and service representatives can access vulnerable-adult agency records without a court order. They must show proper credentials, perform lawful duties, and keep records confidential for authorized uses. Authorized Health Department representatives, including advocacy staff, can also access confidential guardianship or conservatorship court records with proper identification. Investigating agencies or local police can receive relevant health records with the adult’s agreement. Without agreement, incapacity, investigative need, and urgency are required; records must support protection, not prosecution of the adult. Waiting for agreement must materially harm immediate enforcement or protection. Research access requires state employment or a state contract, approval from both agency heads, and privacy safeguards.
Care worker findings enter state registry
The Office of Client Advocacy must promptly send final maltreatment findings to Human Services for the community services worker registry. The registry also includes applicable administrative law judge findings. Listings support safety oversight but can hurt listed workers’ job prospects. The Office must create a process to tell providers about preliminary concerns and administrative information, which stay outside final reports. Providers can request an investigation status update within 10 calendar days after the investigation begins.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Paul Rosino
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Roe
Affiliation unavailable
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/5/2025
THIRD READING
Yes: 81 • No: 8
House vote • 4/17/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 9 • No: 0
House vote • 4/10/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 8 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/11/2025
THIRD READING
Yes: 44 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/3/2025
THE OKLAHOMA
Yes: 12 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/13/2025
5/13/2025SenateSent to Governor
5/6/2025SenateEnrolled, to House
5/6/2025SenateSigned, returned to Senate
5/6/2025HouseReferred for enrollment
5/5/2025SenateSigned, returned to Senate
5/5/2025HouseThird Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 81 Nays: 8
5/5/2025HouseGeneral Order
5/5/2025HouseCR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
4/17/2025HousePolicy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
4/10/2025HouseReferred to Civil Judiciary
4/1/2025HouseSecond Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
4/1/2025HouseFirst Reading
3/12/2025HouseEngrossed to House
3/12/2025SenateReferred for engrossment
3/11/2025SenateMeasure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0
3/11/2025SenateGeneral Order, Considered
3/11/2025SenatePlaced on General Order
3/5/2025SenateReported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
3/3/2025SenateCoauthored by Representative Roe (principal House author)
2/5/2025SenateSecond Reading referred to Health and Human Services
2/4/2025SenateAuthored by Senator Rosino
2/3/2025SenateFirst Reading
2/3/2025Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled (final version)
5/6/2025
Floor (House)
4/21/2025
House Committee Report
4/17/2025
House Policy Committee Report
4/10/2025
Engrossed
3/12/2025
Floor (Senate)
3/4/2025
Committee Substitute
3/3/2025
Senate Committee Report
3/3/2025
Introduced
1/16/2025
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