Marriage and families; custody or guardianship; presumption; unfit; effective date.
HB 2392 amends Oklahoma's custody laws to establish a rebuttable presumption that certain parents are "affirmatively unfit" if they have specific convictions or circumstances. The bill creates a presumption of unfitness for parents who are registered sex offenders, have been convicted of child sexual abuse, domestic violence, or certain other serious crimes (including crimes involving children), or reside with someone who has these convictions. This directly affects custody decisions in Oklahoma courts, making it harder for parents with these histories to retain custody unless they prove otherwise. The law requires courts to prioritize nonparent custody (like grandparents or foster parents) when this presumption applies, while allowing modifications only for significant, permanent changes affecting the child's welfare.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 12, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2025 · House Mar 17, 2025
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
May 1, 2025
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican40
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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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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