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OK HB2707

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Ross Ford

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Courts may order additional periods of child possession or access to compensate a parent who was denied court-ordered visitation

  • Courts must order compensatory possession time when denial resulted from a Department of Human Services investigation that found no abuse or neglect, unless good cause is shown

  • Additional possession periods must match the same type and duration as the denied time (weekend, holiday, or summer), and must occur within two years of the court finding denial occurred

  • The parent who was denied access has the right to choose when the additional possession periods occur

  • Effective date is November 1, 2025; the law explicitly does not create any cause of action against the Department of Human Services or waive sovereign immunity

Legislative Description

Marriage; authorizing courts to order additional periods of possession or access to a child under certain circumstances; effective date.

Last Action

Referred to Civil Judiciary

2/4/2025

Committee Referrals

Civil Judiciary2/4/2025
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight2/4/2025

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