---
type: "Bill"
title: "Indian child custody proceedings; certain notice requirements. Effective date."
description: "Indian child custody proceedings; certain notice requirements. Effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 322"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 322 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Biggs", "Paxton"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/066ec010-1800-41a9-827c-a63873edb09d"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB322&session=1800"
source_hash: "c63ddb4f9ff76052053542214206baa87fab8cf3a75e9ca265bb6bc965fed5b9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ok"]
---

# Oklahoma SB 322 (2017-2018) — Indian child custody proceedings; certain notice requirements. Effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 INT/SB/SB322 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/SB/SB322 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/SB/SB322 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/SB322 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/SB322 SFLR.PDF)
6. **Senate Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 COMMITTEE SUBS/SCS/SB322 CS.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- THIRD READING — **87–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Biggs — primary (person)
- Paxton — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-06** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-06** Authored by Senator Paxton
- **2017-02-07** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-13** coauthored by Biggs (principal House author)
- **2017-02-28** Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-28** Title stricken
- **2017-03-21** General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- **2017-03-21** Title restored
- **2017-03-21** Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-21** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-03-22** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2017-03-22** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-27** Second Reading referred to Judiciary - Civil and Environmental `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-04** CR; Do Pass Judiciary - Civil and Environmental Committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-13** General Order
- **2017-04-13** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-13** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2017-04-17** Referred for enrollment
- **2017-04-18** Enrolled, to House
- **2017-04-18** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2017-04-18** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-24** Approved by Governor 04/24/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/066ec010-1800-41a9-827c-a63873edb09d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).