Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB3586: Children; Right to Raise Act; adoption; eligibility; Oklahoma Children's Code; biological sex; abuse or neglect; crimes and punishments; child endangerment; effective date.
Status: Signed into law, May 6, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to children; enacting the Right to Raise Act; amending 10 O.S. 2021, Section 7503-1.1, which relates to adoption; modifying eligibility provisions; amending 10A O.S. 2021, Section 1-1-105, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 375, O.S.L. 2025 (10A O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1-1-105), which relates to the Oklahoma Children's Code; providing that raising or referring to juvenile based on biological sex shall not constitute abuse or neglect; amending 21 O.S. 2021, Sections 843.5, as last amended by Section 8, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp…
From the enrolled text, April 29, 2026:
An Act relating to children; enacting the Right to Raise Act; amending 10 O.S. 2021, Section 7503-1.1, which relates to adoption; modifying eligibility provisions; amending 10A O.S. 2021, Section 1-1-105, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 375, O.S.L. 2025 (10A O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1-1-105), which relates to the Oklahoma Children's Code; providing that raising or referring to juvenile based on biological sex shall not constitute abuse or neglect; amending 21 O.S. 2021, Sections 843.5, as last amended by Section 8, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 843.5) and 852.1, as amended by Section 187, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 852.1), which relate to crimes and punishments; providing that raising or referring to juvenile based on biological sex shall not constitute child endangerment; providing for noncodification; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Children SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows: This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Right to Raise Act". SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 10 O.S. 2021, Section 7503-1.1, is amended to read as follows: Section 7503-1.1. A. The following persons are eligible to adopt a child: 1. A husband and wife jointly if both spouses are at least twenty-one (21) years of age; 2. Either …