---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children; child witness statements; testimony; age requirements; definition; statutory references; effective date."
description: "Children; child witness statements; testimony; age requirements; definition; statutory references; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 2992"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2992 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bush", "Floyd"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-02-07"
last_action: "2022-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/575b426a-2ac4-47c6-8ab4-179ebba9b8c8"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2992&session=2200"
source_hash: "8bbf75df9ade4e00e2c654f452c2c1f3052706fec18d5a188aac983f4c83e308"
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 HB 2992 (2022) — Children; child witness statements; testimony; age requirements; definition; statutory references; 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/2021-22 INT/hB/HB2992 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENGR/hB/HB2992 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENR/hB/HB2992 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/HFLR/HB2992 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/SFLR/HB2992 SFLR.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Bush — primary (person)
- Floyd — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-07** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-07** Authored by Representative Bush
- **2022-02-08** Second Reading referred to Judiciary - Civil `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-08** CR; Do Pass Judiciary - Civil Committee `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-21** General Order
- **2022-02-21** Authored by Senator Floyd (principal Senate author)
- **2022-02-21** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 4 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-21** Referred for engrossment
- **2022-02-22** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2022-02-22** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-22** Coauthored by Representative Ranson
- **2022-02-22** Coauthored by Representative Talley
- **2022-03-24** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-05** Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-26** General Order, Considered
- **2022-04-26** Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-26** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2022-04-26** Referred for enrollment
- **2022-04-27** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2022-04-27** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2022-04-27** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-02** Approved by Governor 04/29/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/575b426a-2ac4-47c6-8ab4-179ebba9b8c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).