Marriage and families; custody or guardianship; presumption; unfit; effective date.
House Bill 2392 amends Oklahoma law concerning child custody and guardianship decisions, directly affecting parents, nonparents, and children involved in such proceedings. The bill establishes a rebuttable presumption that a parent is "affirmatively unfit" if they are a registered sex offender, have certain criminal convictions (like domestic abuse within five years), or reside with someone who meets these criteria. It also explicitly prohibits awarding custody to any person convicted of specific severe crimes involving sexual abuse or exploitation of a child. This legislation modifies the legal standards courts apply when determining who can receive custody or guardianship of a child.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action May 12, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from the House version to the Senate version, with minor structural changes to the header and section numbering. The substantive policy content regarding custody and guardianship provisions remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Header changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date and page numbering.
Bill sponsor list changed from 'Adams and Hill of the House' to 'Adams, Hill, and Sneed of the House'.
Section numbering and formatting were adjusted to match Senate floor version conventions, but the actual legal text and provisions remain identical.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
7
Committee
8
May 1, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
May 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 0
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Safety
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Safety
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Civil Judiciary
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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