SB 1655 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Oklahoma Adoption Code; modifying applicability of certain confidentiality provisions. Emergency.

SB 1655 modifies Oklahoma's adoption confidentiality rules to allow limited sharing of identifying information under specific conditions. It permits biological and adoptive parents to mutually agree in writing to share identifying details, with court and agency notification. The bill also allows the Department of Human Services to share adoptive parent contact information with healthcare providers managing an adopted child's "Children’s Specialty Plan" for medical continuity. Most adoption records remain confidential, with exceptions only for these two scenarios, and the law takes immediate effect due to an emergency declaration.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Signed May 11, 2026
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was updated from the House version to the Senate version, primarily changing the header information, date, and committee report details. The actual legal text regarding adoption record confidentiality remains identical, with no substantive changes to policy, eligibility, or enforcement.
TECHNICAL

Updated the document header to reflect the Senate Floor Version and changed the date to February 10, 2026.

Revised the committee report section to list only the Committee on Judiciary instead of the combined Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2026 · House May 4, 2026

How they voted

420
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 50
Mar 26, 2026
D Democratic9
8 Yea 1
88% Yea
R Republican41
34 Yea 7
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/07/2026
upper
May 4, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 3
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Committee
Referred to Civil Judiciary
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 0
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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