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HB 1117OKLAHOMASession 2026State Billdead

Did Not Advance

Oklahoma Bill 1117 establishes legal protections for in vitro fertilization, defines embryos as patient property, and removes limits on embryo creation

Original title: In vitro fertilization; legal protections; health care providers; practice of medicine; child or children; human embryos; patient's property; effective date.

Last action · February 4, 2025: Referred to Public Health

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What This Bill Proposed

House Bill 1117 legalizes and regulates (IVF) in Oklahoma, granting legal protections to participating health care providers and children, classifying human embryos as the patient's property, and eliminating any numerical limits on embryos created in a single cycle, effective November 1, 2025.

Background

In vitro fertilization involves medical procedures to assist with conception outside of natural biological processes. context

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.

Directly affected

Health care providers

Licensed medical practitioners must obtain specific written consent from both spouses to perform IVF procedures legally.

Directly affected

Married couples seeking fertility treatment

Couples must execute written consent to undergo IVF, and any resulting children receive the same legal status as naturally conceived children.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is legally allowed to perform in vitro fertilization in Oklahoma under this bill?

Only persons currently licensed to practice medicine in the state may perform the technique, and only at the request and with the written consent of the husband and wife.

How are human embryos classified legally under House Bill 1117?

Human embryos created during are considered at law to be the patient's property.

Is there a restriction on how many embryos can be created in a single IVF cycle?

No, the bill explicitly states there shall be no limit to how many human embryos can be created, frozen, or implanted in a single cycle.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

4 actions

Feb 4, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to Public Health
Feb 4, 2025HouseCommittee
Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Oversight
Feb 3, 2025House
Authored by Representative Stewart
Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroduced
First Reading

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Lobbying Activity

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Full breakdown

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Connected Entities

Oklahoma, Stewart

locationOklahoma“State where the legislation applies”Map →

PersonStewart“House Bill 1117 sponsor”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.oklegislature.gov

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