HB 2892 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

State government; Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth; Executive Director; investigations; effective date.

HB 2892 amends Oklahoma law to allow the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth to request investigations by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) in cases involving suspected child abuse or criminal harm to children. This change adds the Executive Director to the list of authorized officials - alongside the Governor, Attorney General, and Department of Human Services Director - who can formally ask for such investigations. The bill also includes confidentiality protections, requiring investigation records to remain restricted except to specific law enforcement or child welfare personnel. It does not create new programs but clarifies the Commission’s role in seeking law enforcement action for child safety cases.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Apr 23, 2025

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What changed between versions

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to transition from the House version to the Senate floor version, incorporating Senate committee amendments that expanded the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth's authority to accept grants, enter contracts for research, and recommend facility closures. Additionally, the investigation initiation process was modified to include new requestors like the Council on Judicial Complaints and district court judges, while adding confidentiality protections for investigation records.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include additional entities authorized to request investigations and added specific provisions for Senate committee oversight of background investigations for certain commission nominees.

ENFORCEMENT

Added the Council on Judicial Complaints and district court judges as authorized requestors for investigations into potential child abuse cases.

Added authority for the Commission to recommend closure of facilities providing services to children or termination of state contracts.

Authorized Senate committee chairs to initiate special background investigations for nominees to the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission and Oklahoma Lottery Commission.

FISCAL

Authorized the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth to accept grants and appropriations from state, federal, and private sources.

REQUIREMENT

Required that model programs and projects be transferred to appropriate agencies or discontinued within five years of inception.

Added confidentiality requirements for investigation records, limiting access to specific law enforcement and child services personnel.

Floor votes · House Mar 11, 2025

How they voted

85–0

Passed · 15 other

Total votes 100

Mar 11, 2025

D Democratic19

13 Yea 6

68% Yea

R Republican81

72 Yea 9

88% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 0

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Safety

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Public Safety

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors