Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB2207: Children; definitions; term; facilities; petition; protective order; evidence; court; codification; effective date; emergency.
Status: Chaptered, May 12, 2025
What the bill says
An act or failure to act by a parent that results in the death or near death of a child or sibling, serious ENR. H. B. NO. 2207 Page 8 physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, or presents an imminent risk of serious harm to a child, or d. any other similar aggravating circumstance; 37. "Individualized service plan" means a document written pursuant to Section 1-4-704 of this title that has the same meaning as "service plan" or "treatment plan" where those terms are used in the Oklahoma Children's Code; 38. "Infant" means a child who is twelve (12) months of age or younger.
From the enrolled text, June 4, 2025:
an act or failure to act by a parent that results in the death or near death of a child or sibling, serious ENR. H. B. NO. 2207 Page 8 physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, or presents an imminent risk of serious harm to a child, or d. any other similar aggravating circumstance; 37. "Individualized service plan" means a document written pursuant to Section 1-4-704 of this title that has the same meaning as "service plan" or "treatment plan" where those terms are used in the Oklahoma Children's Code; 38. "Infant" means a child who is twelve (12) months of age or younger; 39. "Institution" means a residential facility offering care and treatment for more than twenty residents; 40. a. "Investigation" means a response to an allegation of abuse or neglect that involves a serious and immediate threat to the safety of the child, making it necessary to determine: (1) the current safety of a child and the risk of subsequent abuse or neglect, and (2) whether child abuse or neglect occurred and whether the family needs prevention- and intervention-related services. b. "Investigation" results in a written response stating one of the following findings: (1) "substantiated" means the Department has determined, after an investigation of a report of child abuse or neglect and based upon some credible …