2026 Regular Session
HB3586
Children; Right to Raise Act; adoption; eligibility; Oklahoma Children's Code; biological sex; abuse or neglect; crimes and punishments; child endangerment; effective date.
Legislative progress
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Partner positions
Likes
Same as HB3484. Creates the "Right to Raise Act," which provides that no person will be denied the opportunity to become an adoptive parent or have the adoption denied or delayed based on the parent's refusal, unwillingness, or lack of support for a gender transition.
Recorded floor votes
5 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 17, 2026 · House
House: Criminal Judiciary Committee: DO PASS
Passed
5 yea–1 nay
March 3, 2026 · House
House: Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
12 yea–1 nay
March 11, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
75 yea–15 nay · 9 absent
April 20, 2026 · Senate
Senate: Health & Human Services Committee: DO PASS
Passed
10 yea–2 nay
April 29, 2026 · Senate
Senate: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
39 yea–7 nay · 2 absent
Committee referrals
April 1, 2026 · Senate
Health and Human Services
February 3, 2026 · House
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
February 3, 2026 · House
Criminal Judiciary
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by Governor 05/05/2026
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House Sent to Governor
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Senate Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
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House Enrolled, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for enrollment
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Senate Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
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Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 7 View roll call
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Senate General Order, Considered
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Senate Coauthored by Senator Standridge
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Senate Coauthored by Senator Jett
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Senate Coauthored by Senator Deevers
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Senate Coauthored by Senator Guthrie
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Senate Coauthored by Senator Burns
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Senate Coauthored by Senator Grellner
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Senate Coauthored by Senator Bullard
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Senate Placed on General Order
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Senate Coauthored by Senator McIntosh
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Wolfley
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Senate Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Woolley
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Senate First Reading
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House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for engrossment
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House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 75 Nays: 15 View roll call
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) CrosswhiteHader, Maynard, Staires
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House General Order
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Duel
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House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee View roll call
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House Authored by Senator Thompson (principal Senate author)
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House Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Criminal Judiciary View roll call
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House Referred to Criminal Judiciary
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House Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
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House Authored by Representative Harris
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House First Reading