---
type: "Bill"
title: "Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act; modifying definition. Emergency."
description: "Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act; modifying definition. Emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 65"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 65 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Montgomery", "Roberts (Dustin)"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-01"
last_action: "2021-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20e06711-f1ab-41a8-8d30-c0c7529d94dc"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB65&session=2100"
source_hash: "6e5225adb7901b2eb133a24517317d9982216fd595ae6b9e37d6fc4e33847c5e"
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 65 (2021) — Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act; modifying definition. Emergency.

## 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/2021-22 INT/SB/SB65 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENGR/SB/SB65 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENR/SB/SB65 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/HFLR/SB65 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/SFLR/SB65 SFLR.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Montgomery — primary (person)
- Roberts (Dustin) — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-01** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-01** Authored by Senator Montgomery
- **2021-02-02** Second Reading referred to Veterans and Military Affairs `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-04** Reported Do Pass Veterans and Military Affairs committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-09** Coauthored by Representative Roberts (Dustin) (principal House author)
- **2021-02-11** General Order, Considered
- **2021-02-11** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2021-02-11** Referred for engrossment
- **2021-02-18** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2021-02-18** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-22** Second Reading referred to Veterans and Military Affairs `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** CR; Do Pass Veterans and Military Affairs Committee `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-30** Coauthored by Senator(s) Jett
- **2021-04-21** General Order
- **2021-04-21** Coauthored by Representative(s) Manger
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2021-04-21** Referred for enrollment
- **2021-04-22** Enrolled, to House
- **2021-04-22** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2021-04-22** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-27** Approved by Governor 04/27/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/20e06711-f1ab-41a8-8d30-c0c7529d94dc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).