HB 19652026
bill
2026 Regular Session · House bill
HB 1965
Children; Children's Code; term; procedure if jury trial is waived; individualized service plan; termination of parental rights; district attorney; exceptions; informal adjustments; Office of Juvenile Affairs; effective date.
Children, families & social servicesCourts & civil lawCriminal justice & public safety how tagged
Official title shown; Open States carries no separate summary for Oklahoma bills. See the AI analysis below.
Enacted Last action May 28, 2025: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/28/2025
Same number in other sessions: 2025 · 2024 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
AI analysis AI-generated
AI-generated · may be inaccurate or incomplete. Written by a language model (Workers AI, llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) from the bill's official title, actions, votes, sponsors, committee referrals and hearings in our database — not from the bill text. Check the official text on oklegislature.gov before relying on it. Not legal advice.
Authors & coauthors 3
- Principal House author
- Danny Williams R
- Principal Senate author
- David Bullard R
- Senate coauthors
- Roland Pederson R
Principal authors from Open States; coauthors read from “Coauthored by …” actions (removals applied).
Status
- Introduced
- In committee (origin chamber)
- Passed committee (origin chamber)
- Passed origin chamber
- In committee (second chamber)
- Passed committee (second chamber)
- Passed both chambers
- Sent to Governor
- Enacted / adopted
Committee referrals 3
| Referred | Chamber | Committee | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 4, 2025 | House | Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight | Passed (committee substitute) March 10, 2025 |
| Feb. 4, 2025 | House | Civil Judiciary | Passed (committee substitute) Feb. 24, 2025 |
| April 1, 2025 | Senate | Judiciary | Passed April 15, 2025 |
Roll-call votes 6
Feb. 20, 2025HouseCivil Judiciary Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed9–0
yes (9) Culver, Deck, Duel, Kannady, Osburn, Schreiber, Sneed, Stinson, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 6, 2025HouseJudiciary And Public Safety Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed11–0
yes (11) Culver, Duel, Ford, Hardin, Harris, Humphrey, Kane, Lowe, Manger, Rosecrants, Worthen
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 26, 2025HouseThird ReadingPassed90–3 6 excused
yes (90) Adams, Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Banning, Bashore, Bennett, Blair, Blancett, Boles, Burns, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Deck, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Eaves, Ford, Fugate, George, Gise, Grego, Hader, Hall, Hardin, Harris, Hays, Hefner, Hildebrant, Humphrey, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kelley, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Luttrell, Marti, May, Maynard, McCane, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Olsen, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pittman, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Shaw, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Stewart, Stinson, Strom, Townley, Turner, Waldron, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley, Worthen
excused (6) Dempsey, Fetgatter, Hasenbeck, Hill, Lowe, Tedford
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 15, 2025SenateJudiciaryPassed8–0
yes (8) Boren, Brooks, Gollihare, Howard, Jech, Jett, Rosino, Standridge
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 7, 2025SenateThird ReadingPassed45–0 2 excused
yes (45) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Daniels, Deevers, Dossett, Frix, Gillespie, Gollihare, Goodwin, Grellner, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Hines, Howard, Jett, Kern, Kirt, Mann, McIntosh, Murdock, Nice, Paxton, Pederson, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Reinhardt, Rosino, Sacchieri, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Wingard, Woods
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 21, 2025HouseFourth ReadingPassed91–0 7 excused
yes (91) Adams, Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Banning, Bashore, Bennett, Blair, Blancett, Boles, Burns, Caldwell, Cantrell, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Duel, Eaves, Fetgatter, Ford, Fugate, Gann, George, Gise, Grego, Hader, Hall, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hildebrant, Hill, Humphrey, Jenkins, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kelley, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, May, Maynard, McCane, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Olsen, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pittman, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Shaw, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Stewart, Strom, Tedford, Turner, Waldron, West, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley, Worthen
excused (7) Caldwell, Chapman, Dollens, Hardin, Marti, Stinson, Townley
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- 1 Floor Amendment by WILLIAMS (UNTIMELY FILED) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- 2 Floor Amendment by CALDWELL · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Amended And Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Committee Amendment 1 · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Enrolled (final version) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (House) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (Senate) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- HB1965 (4-30-25) (BULLARD) FS FA1.PDF · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- HB1965 (4-30-25) (BULLARD) RT FA2.PDF · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- House Committee Substitute · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Introduced · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Policy Committee Recommendation · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · PDF on oklegislature.gov
3 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1965&session=2600
Timeline 32 actions
- Feb. 3, 2025HouseFirst Reading
- Feb. 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Williams
- Feb. 4, 2025HouseSecond Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
- Feb. 4, 2025HouseReferred to Civil Judiciary
- Feb. 24, 2025HousePolicy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Civil Judiciary
- March 10, 2025HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
- March 10, 2025HouseAuthored by Senator Bullard (principal Senate author)
- March 26, 2025HouseGeneral Order
- March 26, 2025HouseAmended by floor substitute
- March 26, 2025HouseAmended
- March 26, 2025HouseTitle stricken
- March 26, 2025HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 90 Nays: 3
- March 26, 2025HouseReferred for engrossment
- March 27, 2025HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- March 27, 2025SenateFirst Reading
- April 1, 2025SenateSecond Reading referred to Judiciary
- April 15, 2025SenateReported Do Pass as amended Judiciary committee; CR filed
- April 17, 2025SenatePlaced on General Order
- April 23, 2025SenateCoauthored by Senator Pederson
- May 7, 2025SenateGeneral Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- May 7, 2025SenateTitle restored
- May 7, 2025SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
- May 7, 2025SenateReferred for engrossment
- May 8, 2025SenateEngrossed to House
- May 8, 2025HouseSA's received
- May 21, 2025HouseSA's read, adopted
- May 21, 2025HouseFourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 91 Nays: 0
- May 21, 2025HouseReferred for enrollment
- May 21, 2025HouseEnrolled, signed, to Senate
- May 21, 2025SenateEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
- May 21, 2025HouseSent to Governor
- May 28, 2025HouseBecomes law without Governor's signature 05/28/2025
Momentum: 100 of 100
| Stage (Enacted / adopted) | 50 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (366 days before May 29, 2026) | 0 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 4 / 10 |
| Bipartisan sponsorship | 0 / 10 |
| Rule applied | enacted/adopted = 100 |
How this is calculated
- Stage reached — up to 50. 50 × (stage − 1) ÷ 8, where the stages are 1 Introduced · 2 In committee · 3 Passed committee · 4 Passed its first chamber · 5 In committee in the second chamber · 6 Passed that committee · 7 Passed both chambers · 8 Sent to the Governor · 9 Enacted / adopted.
- Recency — up to 20. 20 if the last recorded action was within 14 days of the reference date, falling in a straight line to 0 at 90 days. The reference date is the earlier of the data date (Oct. 1, 2026) and the session's last scheduled day, so a finished session is scored as it stood when it ended.
- Committee progress — up to 10. 5 for each chamber in which a committee reported the bill favourably.
- Coauthors — up to 10. 1 per coauthor (max 7), plus 3 if its authors and coauthors include members of both chambers.
- Bipartisan sponsorship — 10. 10 if the authors and coauthors include at least one Republican and one Democrat.
Rules on top: an enacted bill (signed, law without signature, or veto overridden) or an adopted resolution scores 100. A vetoed bill without an override, or one whose last committee vote failed, has its score halved.
Disclaimer. The momentum score is an automated, rough indicator built only from the public record (stage, dates, authors and committee reports). It is not a prediction, does not measure merit or support, and can be wrong when an action is mis-recorded or an author is mis-matched. Coauthors are read from the action text (“Coauthored by …”). Always check the official record on oklegislature.gov.