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Read. Follow. Verify.Oklahoma HB 1333 prioritizes blood and marriage relatives in child adoption placement hearings
Last action · February 4, 2025: Second Reading referred to Rules
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What This Bill Proposed
Children; adoption; preference; relative; exception; court; factors; eligibility; decision; effective date.
Changes adoption placement priority rules by requiring courts to give great weight to foster parents only after determining no willing and eligible blood or marriage relative is available to provide a safe home.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
relatives of the child by blood, marriage, or adoption
They receive statutory adoption preference over foster parents during permanency hearings, provided they are willing, able, and eligible.
foster parents
Adoption consideration is conditioned on the absence of a willing and eligible relative, though great weight is given if the child has resided with them for at least one year.
Department of Human Services
Past involvement records with the agency are factored into the statutory eligibility evaluations for prospective family placements.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if no suitable relative is available to adopt the child?
Does a past misdemeanor automatically disqualify a relative from adopting?
What is required if the court decides to place a child with foster parents instead of an eligible relative?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Rules
- Feb 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Humphrey
- Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst Reading
Version history
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Sources
www.oklegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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