Oklahoma Children's Code; prohibiting certain actions by the Department of Human Services in relation to adoptive and foster parents. Effective date.
Senate Bill 658 prohibits the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) from denying eligibility or placement to current or prospective adoptive and foster parents. This prohibition applies if the denial is based on the parent's sincerely held religious or moral beliefs regarding sexual orientation or gender identity. The bill also states DHS cannot require parents to affirm government policies on these topics if they conflict with their beliefs. However, it clarifies that DHS can still consider a child's or their family's religious or moral beliefs when determining the best placement for the child.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 13, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from the House version to the Senate version, with the header updated to reflect Senate Floor Version dated February 10, 2025. The substantive legislative content regarding Department of Human Services restrictions on adoptive and foster parents remains identical, with only minor formatting adjustments to line breaks and spacing.
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Header changed from House Floor Version to Senate Floor Version with updated date
Minor formatting adjustments to line breaks and spacing throughout the document
Removed House-specific attribution lines listing House sponsors
Added Senate Floor Version page headers and committee report date
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/10/2025
upper
May 6, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 68 Nays: 19
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Children, Youth and Family Services
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Children, Youth and Family Services
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 7
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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