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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
SENATE BILL 1723 By: Nice
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to child custody; creating the
Oklahoma Time Taken, Time Back Act; providing short
title; requiring court to order certain additional
visitation in certain circumstance; providing
requirements for certain additional visitation;
construing provision; 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 155 of Title 43, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma
Time Taken, Time Back Act”.
B. A court shall, unless a party shows good cause as to why an
order should not be issued, order additional periods of visitation
or custody access to compensate for a denial of court-ordered
visitation or custody access that resulted from:
1. An investigation conducted by the Department of Human
Services;
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2. A protective order or restraining order; or
3. An investigation conducted by any investigative agency,
provided that such investigation or order did not result in a
finding of abuse or neglect.
C. Additional periods of visitation or custody access ordered
pursuant to the provisions of this section:
1. Shall be of the same type and duration as the visitation or
custody access that was denied;
2. May include weekend, holiday, or summer visitation or
custody access; and
3. Shall occur within two (2) years of the date the court-
ordered visitation or custody access was denied.
D. A person denied visitation or custody access shall be
entitled to select the time of the additional visitation or custody
access, subject to the requirements of subsection C of this section.
E. Nothing in subsection B of this section shall be construed
to create a cause of action against the Department of Human Services
or waive sovereign immunity from suit or liability.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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