Text of OK SB 658 (2025)

Req. No. 189 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) SENATE BILL 658 By: Daniels AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to the Oklahoma Children’s Code; prohibiting certain actions by the Department of Human Services in relation to adoptive and foster parents; providing certain construction; 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 to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-8-113 of Title 10A, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. The Department of Human Services shall not: 1. Require any current or prospective adoptive or foster parent to affirm, accept, or support any government policy regarding sexual orientation or gender identity that conflicts with the parent’s sincerely held religious or moral beliefs as a condition for eligibility to adopt or foster; 2. Deny a current or prospective adoptive or foster parent any authorization necessary to be eligible to adopt or foster based, in whole or in part, upon the parent’s sincerely held religious or Req. No. 189 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 moral beliefs, or intent to guide, instruct, or raise a child consistent with those beliefs, regarding sexual orientation or gender identity; or 3. Establish or enforce any standard, rule, or policy that precludes consideration of a current or prospective adoptive or foster parent for any particular placement based, in whole or in part, upon the parent’s sincerely held religious or moral beliefs regarding sexual orientation or gender identity. B. Nothing in this section shall: 1. Preclude the Department from taking into account the religious or moral beliefs of a particular adoptive or foster child, or his or her family of origin including, but not limited to, the child’s or family’s views regarding sexual orientation and gender identity, considered in relation to the religious or moral beliefs of a prospective adoptive or foster parent when determining which placement is in the best interest of the child; or 2. Be construed to prohibit or relieve the Department of its duty to make each placement consistent with the best interests of the child as otherwise required by law. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. 60-1-189 DC 1/14/2025 3:57:40 PM

An Act ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO. 658 By: Daniels, Hamilton, Jett, and Bergstrom of the Senate and Crosswhite Hader, Hill, Maynard, Adams, Lepak, and Woolley of the House An Act relating to the Oklahoma Children’s Code; prohibiting certain actions by the Department of Human Services in relation to adoptive and foster parents; providing certain construction; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Adoptive and foster parents BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-8-113 of Title 10A, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. The Department of Human Services shall not: 1. Require any current or prospective adoptive or foster parent to affirm, accept, or support any government policy regarding sexual orientation or gender identity that conflicts with the parent’s sincerely held religious or moral beliefs as a condition for eligibility to adopt or foster; 2. Deny a current or prospective adoptive or foster parent any authorization necessary to be eligible to adopt or foster based, in whole or in part, upon the parent’s sincerely held religious or moral beliefs, or intent to guide, instruct, or raise a child consistent with those beliefs, regarding sexual orientation or gender identity; or ENR. S. B. NO. 658 Page 2 3. Establish or enforce any standard, rule, or policy that precludes consideration of a current or prospective adoptive or foster parent for any particular placement based, in whole or in part, upon the parent’s sincerely held religious or moral beliefs regarding sexual orientation or gender identity. B. Nothing in this section shall: 1. Preclude the Department from taking into account the religious or moral beliefs of a particular adoptive or foster child, or his or her family of origin including, but not limited to, the child’s or family’s views regarding sexual orientation and gender identity, considered in relation to the religious or moral beliefs of a prospective adoptive or foster parent when determining which placement is in the best interest of the child; or 2. Be construed to prohibit or relieve the Department of its duty to make each placement consistent with the best interests of the child as otherwise required by law. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. ENR. S. B. NO. 658 Page 3 Passed the Senate the 26th day of February, 2025. Presiding Officer of the Senate Passed the House of Representatives the 6th day of May, 2025. Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. By: _________________________________ Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. _________________________________ Governor of the State of Oklahoma OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________ day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. By: _________________________________