Children; Right to Raise Act; adoption; eligibility; Oklahoma Children's Code; biological sex; abuse or neglect; crimes and punishments; child endangerment; effective date.

Summary

HB 3586 creates the Parents Protection Act of 2026, amending Oklahoma’s adoption statutes and Children’s Code. It says a child cannot be considered abused, neglected, or endangered simply because a parent raises the child according to the child’s biological sex, and it prohibits denying or delaying adoption because a parent refuses to support a gender transition. The law applies to all adoptive parents, biological parents, and any child‑placing agency handling minors.

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