HB 2892 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

State government; Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth; Executive Director; investigations; effective date.

House Bill 2892 expands the authority of the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth (OCCY). It allows the Executive Director of the OCCY, or their designee, to request investigations by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI). These investigations can be initiated in cases where there is a reasonable belief that criminally injurious conduct, including physical or sexual abuse of a child, has occurred. This bill adds the OCCY's Executive Director to the specific list of state officials authorized to formally request OSBI investigations.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Apr 23, 2025

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What changed between versions

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended during its passage from the House to the Senate, primarily to expand the investigative authority of the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth and to add new categories of individuals who can request investigations into potential child abuse. The Senate version also added specific provisions for background investigations of nominees for certain state commissions.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include additional entities that can request investigations and to add specific procedures for background checks on nominees for state commissions.

ELIGIBILITY

Added the Council on Judicial Complaints, chairs of Legislative Investigating Committees, the Director of the Department of Human Services, and district court judges to the list of individuals who can request investigations into child abuse cases.

REQUIREMENT

Added new authority for the Commission to accept grants and donations from state, federal, and private sources, and to enter into contracts for research and demonstration programs.

Added specific provisions for background investigations of nominees for the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission and the Oklahoma Lottery Commission, requiring written consent from the nominee and submission of reports within 30 days.

ENFORCEMENT

Added new authority for the Commission to recommend closing facilities or terminating contracts with facilities providing services to children and youth.

TECHNICAL

Reordered and renumbered the list of Commission duties and responsibilities, adding new items while maintaining the original substantive content.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 0

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Safety

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Public Safety

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors