---
type: "Bill"
title: "Oklahoma Children's Code; modifying requirements for certain hearing; repealing right to jury trial in certain proceedings. Effective date. Emergency."
description: "Oklahoma Children's Code; modifying requirements for certain hearing; repealing right to jury trial in certain proceedings. Effective date. Emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 706"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 706 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pederson", "Randleman"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 46
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2810991a-28fb-4fb5-bf02-9f824f543900"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB706&session=2400"
source_hash: "44c7352ef7ff3459d8913604d1b8d36dfb5ab8edae106f56b37accf2303c9664"
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 706 (2024) — Oklahoma Children's Code; modifying requirements for certain hearing; repealing right to jury trial in certain proceedings. Effective date. 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/2023-24 INT/SB/SB706 INT.PDF)
2. **1 Floor Amendment by KANNADY (UNTIMELY FILED)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/SB706 FA1 KANNADYCH-CMA(UNTIMELY FILED).PDF)
3. **2 Floor Amendment by MARTINEZ** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/SB706 FA2 MARTINEZRY-CC.PDF)
4. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/SB706 HASB & ENGR.PDF)
5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/SB/SB706 ENGR.PDF)
6. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/SB/SB706 ENR.PDF)
7. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/SB706 HFLR.PDF)
8. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/SB706 SFLR.PDF)
9. **Senate Conference Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE SUBS/SCCS/SB706 CCS.PDF)

## Votes

- Suspend House Rules — **62–32** (pass) · lower
- Table — **47–46** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **88–4** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **40–7** (pass) · upper
- Fourth Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- Children, Youth And Family Services Committee: Do Pass — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- Fourth Reading — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee On Judiciary — **9–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pederson — primary (person)
- Randleman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-06** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-06** Authored by Senator Pederson
- **2023-02-07** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13** Coauthored by Representative Randleman (principal House author)
- **2023-02-16** Coauthored by Senator Rader
- **2023-02-20** Coauthored by Senator Stephens
- **2023-02-20** Coauthored by Representative Talley
- **2023-02-21** Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-22** Coauthored by Senator Howard
- **2023-03-23** General Order, Considered
- **2023-03-23** Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 7 `passage`
- **2023-03-23** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-03-27** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2023-03-27** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-29** Second Reading referred to Children, Youth and Family Services `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06** CR; Do Pass Children, Youth and Family Services Committee `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-06** Coauthored by Representative(s) Lawson, Caldwell (Chad)
- **2023-04-26** General Order
- **2023-04-26** Coauthored by Representative(s) Hill, Dobrinski, Cantrell, Townley, Tedford, Stark, Hilbert
- **2023-04-26** Motion to table bill adopted
- **2023-04-26** Ayes: 47 Nays: 46
- **2023-04-27** Vote on tabling of bill rescinded
- **2023-04-27** General Order
- **2023-04-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-27** Title stricken
- **2023-04-27** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 4 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-27** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-05-01** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-01** HAs read
- **2023-05-01** HAs rejected, conference requested `amendment-failure`
- **2023-05-11** SCs named Pederson, Howard, Gollihare, Daniels, Paxton, Brooks, Bergstrom
- **2023-05-18** Conference granted, naming Conference Committee on Children, Youth and Family Services
- **2023-05-23** CCR read
- **2023-05-23** Title restored
- **2023-05-23** Emergency added
- **2023-05-25** CCR adopted
- **2023-05-25** Measure and Emergency passed, to House: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-25** CCR submitted
- **2023-05-25** CCR adopted
- **2023-05-25** Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-25** To Senate
- **2023-05-25** Referred for enrollment
- **2023-05-26** Enrolled, to House
- **2023-05-26** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2023-05-26** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-07** Approved by Governor 06/07/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2810991a-28fb-4fb5-bf02-9f824f543900`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).