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HB 1117 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

In vitro fertilization; legal protections; health care providers; practice of medicine; child or children; human embryos; patient's property; effective date.

HB 1117 establishes legal protections for in vitro fertilization (IVF) patients in Oklahoma. It requires written consent from all parties before IVF procedures, defines human embryos created during IVF as the patient's legal property, and removes limits on the number of embryos that can be created or frozen per cycle. The bill also states that children born via IVF are treated equally under law as naturally conceived children of the consenting parties. These provisions directly affect IVF patients, healthcare providers performing IVF, and the legal status of embryos and resulting children. The law takes effect November 1, 2025.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProtects IVF patient rights by defining embryos as property and removing embryo limits, advancing patient access to reproductive healthcare services.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025
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Introduced → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended by the Policy Committee to replace the original text with a revised version. The substantive policy content regarding in vitro fertilization, embryo ownership, and provider protections remains largely unchanged, though some wording was adjusted (e.g., 'husband and wife' changed to 'parties'). The committee stamp indicates this is a procedural revision rather than a substantive policy shift.
TECHNICAL

Title changed from 'HOUSE BILL 1117' to 'PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to reflect committee review status.

Wording updated from 'husband and wife' to 'parties' in consent requirements, making the language gender-neutral.

Request number updated from 11767 to 12520 to reflect new committee tracking.

Original bill text was deleted and replaced with committee substitute version; no substantive policy changes to IVF rules, embryo property status, or effective date.

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Total actions
4
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Committee
1
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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