Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma SB740: Child sexual abuse; creating the Cindy Clemishire Act; creating Trey's Law. Effective date.
Status: Passed both chambers, May 14, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to mental health; amending 43A O.S. 2021, Section 1-103, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 96, O.S.L. 2024 (43A O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 1-103), which relates to definitions; modifying certain definitions; and providing an effective date. AMENDMENT NO. 1. Strike the title, enacting clause, and entire bill and insert: "An Act relating to child sexual abuse; creating the Cindy Clemishire Act; creating Trey's Law; prohibiting the concealing of details relating to certain claims; requiring confidentiality of certain identifying information…
From the engrossed text, May 7, 2026:
An Act relating to mental health; amending 43A O.S. 2021, Section 1-103, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 96, O.S.L. 2024 (43A O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 1-103), which relates to definitions; modifying certain definitions; and providing an effective date. AMENDMENT NO. 1. Strike the title, enacting clause, and entire bill and insert: "An Act relating to child sexual abuse; creating the Cindy Clemishire Act; creating Trey's Law; prohibiting the concealing of details relating to certain claims; requiring confidentiality of certain identifying information; making prohibitions applicable to agreements entered into on certain date; providing exceptions; amending 22 O.S. 2021, Section 40.3A, which relates to reports of sexual crimes; modifying scope of reporting requirement exception; amending 22 O.S. 2021, Section 152, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 115, O.S.L. 2025 (22 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 152), which relates to criminal procedure; authorizing the prosecution of sexual crimes against children to be brought at any ENGR. H. A. to ENGR. S. B. NO. 740 Page time; providing for noncodification; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows: Sections 4 and 5 of this act shall be known and may be …