---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil procedure; Uniform Judicial Interview of Children Act; terms; scope; judicial officer; judicial interview; considerations; training; procedure; record; codification; effective date."
description: "Civil procedure; Uniform Judicial Interview of Children Act; terms; scope; judicial officer; judicial interview; considerations; training; procedure; record; codification; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 3298"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 3298 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rader", "Timmons"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 33
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d10dec8-0840-45ee-b705-0dcf040044fd"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3298&session=2600"
source_hash: "4fd3c376349fb7e6cba491d11eac28be70c5f234454bf3a9a3ee84ea1975eb09"
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 3298 (2026) — Civil procedure; Uniform Judicial Interview of Children Act; terms; scope; judicial officer; judicial interview; considerations; training; procedure; record; codification; effective date.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 INT/hB/HB3298 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 AMENDMENTS/Amendment and Engr/HB3298 SAHB AND ENGR.PDF)
3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB3298 PCS.PDF)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/hB/HB3298 ENGR.PDF)
5. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENR/hB/HB3298 ENR.PDF)
6. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/HB3298 HFLR.PDF)
7. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/SFLR/HB3298 SFLR.PDF)
8. **Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE SUBS/SCSH/HB3298 SCSH.PDF)

## Votes

- Judiciary — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Fourth Reading — **85–4** (pass) · lower
- Civil Judiciary Committee: Do Pass — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary And Public Safety Oversight Committee: Do Pass — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rader — primary (person)
- Timmons — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-02-02** Authored by Representative Timmons
- **2026-02-03** Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03** Referred to Civil Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19** Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-26** CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-26** Authored by Senator Boren (principal Senate author)
- **2026-03-24** General Order
- **2026-03-24** Coauthored by Representative(s) Schreiber, Osburn, McCane
- **2026-03-24** Remove Senator Boren as principal Senate author and substitute with Senator Rader
- **2026-03-24** Coauthored by Senator(s) Boren
- **2026-03-24** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 95 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-24** Referred for engrossment
- **2026-03-25** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-25** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-04-01** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-01** Coauthored by Representative Menz
- **2026-04-14** Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-16** Placed on General Order
- **2026-04-16** Coauthored by Representative Dollens
- **2026-04-29** General Order, Considered
- **2026-04-29** Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-29** Coauthored by Senator Nice
- **2026-04-29** Referred for engrossment
- **2026-04-29** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2026-04-29** SA's received
- **2026-05-06** SA's read, adopted
- **2026-05-06** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 4 `passage`
- **2026-05-06** Referred for enrollment
- **2026-05-06** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2026-05-06** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2026-05-06** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** Approved by Governor 05/12/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d10dec8-0840-45ee-b705-0dcf040044fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).