Back to Oklahoma

HB3791 • 2026

Health care; health care providers; alternative treatment; repercussions; parents or legal guardians; effective date.

Health care; health care providers; alternative treatment; repercussions; parents or legal guardians; effective date.

Children Parental Rights
Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
Sneed
Last action
2026-04-01
Official status
Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Health care; health care providers; alternative treatment; repercussions; parents or legal guardians; effective date.

Health care; health care providers; alternative treatment; repercussions; parents or legal guardians; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Health care; health care providers; alternative treatment; repercussions; parents or legal guardians; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3791 (House): Introduced (2/18/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3791 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 (3/4/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3791 (House): Committee Substitute (3/10/2026)

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Plain English: HB3791 FULLPCS1 Chris Sneed-TJ 3/3/2026 3:42:12 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Chris Sneed Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB3791 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.

  • HB3791 FULLPCS1 Chris Sneed-TJ 3/3/2026 3:42:12 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Chris Sneed Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB3791 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.
  • No.
  • 16893 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) PROPOSED OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 3791 By: Sneed PROPOSED OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to health care; allowing health care providers to prescribe alternative treatment; prohibiting repercussions; allowing parents or legal guardians to provide alternative treatments to their child; prohibiting legal repercussions; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services

  2. 2026-03-25 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  3. 2026-03-25 Senate

    First Reading

  4. 2026-03-24 House

    General Order

  5. 2026-03-24 House

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 79 Nays: 14

  6. 2026-03-24 House

    Referred for engrossment

  7. 2026-03-09 House

    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

  8. 2026-03-09 House

    Authored by Senator Grellner (principal Senate author)

  9. 2026-02-19 House

    Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary

  10. 2026-02-03 House

    Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

  11. 2026-02-03 House

    Referred to Civil Judiciary

  12. 2026-02-02 House

    First Reading

  13. 2026-02-02 House

    Authored by Representative Sneed

Official Summary Text

Health care; health care providers; alternative treatment; repercussions; parents or legal guardians; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3791 (House): Introduced (2/18/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3791 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 (3/4/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3791 (House): Committee Substitute (3/10/2026)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
ENGR. H. B. NO. 3791 Page 1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3791 By: Sneed of the House

and

Grellner of the Senate

An Act relating to health care; allowing health care
providers to prescribe alternative treatment;
prohibiting repercussions; allowing parents or legal
guardians to provide alternative treatments to their
child; prohibiting legal repercussions; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 7500 of Title 63, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. A physician, including allopathic and osteopathic, advanced
practice nurse practitioner, and physicians assistant shall have the
right to prescribe, recommend, or suggest holistic or natural
medicine or alternative treatment to patients under his or her care
if the health care provider believes the treatment will be effective
or beneficial to his or her patient to relieve pain or help cure the
patient's ailment.
B. A parent or legal guardian shall have the right to treat his
or her child with holistic or natural medicine or an alternative

ENGR. H. B. NO. 3791 Page 2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

treatment to what the health care provider suggests or recommends.
It shall be the parent or legal guardian's right to deviate from a
suggestion or recommendation from a health care provider if the
parent or legal guardian believes that is in the best interest of
the child.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
Passed the House of Representatives the 24th day of March, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the Senate