SB 970 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Child custody; requiring notice to custodial parent by noncustodial parent; providing that the parent is not required to disclose certain information; exception. Effective date.

SB 970 requires noncustodial parents (those with court-ordered visitation rights) to notify custodial parents if they are receiving in-patient mental health treatment that prevents them from meeting court-ordered visitation or other requirements. The bill specifies that this notice must be provided directly to the custodial parent or their representative, without requiring disclosure of medical details. It applies to treatment at Oklahoma Department of Mental Health facilities or certified providers and takes effect November 1, 2025. The bill was rejected by the House and died in conference committee in May 2025, so it did not become law.
Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action May 30, 2025
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from the House version to the Senate floor version, with minor updates to committee report details and page headers. The core legislative content regarding child custody notification requirements remains substantively unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Page headers changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date information.

Committee report attribution changed from 'OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY' dated 04/22/2025 to 'COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY' dated March 4, 2025.

Removed original House bill sponsor attribution lines showing 'Weaver of the Senate' and 'West (Kevin) of the House'.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 27, 2025 · House May 6, 2025

How they voted

427
Passed
Total votes 49
Mar 27, 2025
D Democratic9
2 Yea 7 Nay
77% Nay
R Republican40
40 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Amendments
2
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference granted, naming Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
lower
May 19, 2025
Amended
HAs rejected, conference requested
upper
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
May 6, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 76 Nays: 11
lower
May 6, 2025
Introduced
Amended by floor substitute
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Civil Judiciary
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 7
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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