OklahomaOklahoma juvenile oversight office may identify threatening complainants to police
Starting November 1, 2026, Oklahoma’s Office of Juvenile System Oversight may identify complainants to police when serious threats of unlawful violence make disclosure necessary to protect others.
What it does
The Office of Juvenile System Oversight may identify complainants to police when serious threats of unlawful violence make disclosure necessary to protect others. Otherwise, releasing identifying information requires a court order.
Argument forSharing a threatening complainant’s identity with police when necessary for safety could help police protect people threatened with unlawful violence.
Argument againstPeople could hesitate to report problems if they fear the office might interpret their words as serious threats and share their identities with police.
More detail
The Office of Juvenile System Oversight may share information identifying a complainant with police under a limited safety exception. The rules cover information identifying people who complain to the office. Sharing the information must be necessary to protect others after the complainant threatens a person or organization in a way a reasonable person would understand as serious intent to commit unlawful violence. A court may also order release for good cause, meaning a sufficient reason. Disclosure to anyone else requires a court order. These provisions take effect November 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 12Approved by Governor Kevin Stitt 05/12/2026Became Law
- May 6Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- May 6Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- May 6Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- May 5Referred for enrollment
- Vote recorded Fourth Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 5Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 0Major
- May 5SA's read, adoptedMajor
- Apr 30SA's received
- Apr 30Engrossed to HouseMajor
- Apr 29Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 29Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0Major
- Apr 29General Order, Considered
- Apr 15Placed on General Order
- Apr 13Reported Do Pass as amended Health and Human Services committee; CR filedMinor
- Vote recorded Health & Human Services. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 1Second Reading referred to Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Mar 24First ReadingMinor
- Mar 24Engrossed, signed, to SenatePassed Senate
- Mar 23Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 23Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 93 Nays: 0Passed House
- Mar 23Amended by floor substitute
- Mar 23General Order
- Feb 26CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services Oversight CommitteeMinor
- Feb 25
- Vote recorded Health And Human Services Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 19Authored by Senator Gillespie (principal Senate author)
- Feb 19Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Children, Youth and Family ServicesMinor
- Feb 18
- Vote recorded Children, Youth And Family Services Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Referred to Children, Youth and Family ServicesMinor
- Feb 3Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services OversightMinor
- Feb 2Remove Representative Pae as principal House author and substitute with Representative Norwood
- Feb 2Authored by Representative Pae
- Feb 2First ReadingIntroduced
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