Marriage and family; unpaid child support; revocation; driving privileges; effective date.
HB 3845 allows Oklahoma courts to revoke or suspend a parent's driver's license, hunting/fishing permits, or vessel registrations if they fail to pay child support for 90+ days or avoid related legal requirements. The bill specifically authorizes courts to suspend licenses for noncompliance with child support orders, including missed payments, failure to follow payment plans, or refusal to undergo paternity testing. Instead of immediate license loss, courts may offer probation: parents can keep licenses by agreeing to pay back child support through a court-approved plan, with probation lasting up to three years. This directly affects parents who owe child support, not the children or custodial parents, and expands enforcement beyond previous recreational license restrictions to include driver's licenses.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Last action Apr 9, 2026
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The bill text was converted from the House version to the Senate floor version, primarily changing the header, date, and page numbering. The substantive legal text regarding child support enforcement, license revocation, and definitions remains identical, with only minor formatting adjustments to the definitions section.
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The document header was updated to reflect the Senate Floor Version with a specific date of April 7, 2026, replacing the House of Representatives header.
Page numbers and footer text were updated to reflect the Senate version (SFLR) instead of the House version (HFLR).
Minor formatting adjustments were made to the definitions section in Section 139.1, specifically renumbering and reformatting the list items for clarity.
Floor votes · House Mar 24, 2026
How they voted
77–14
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 100
Mar 24, 2026
D
Democratic18
50% Yea
R
Republican82
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 76 Nays: 14
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Civil Judiciary
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Civil Judiciary
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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