House Bill No. 2647, introduced by Harris, amends current adoption laws in Oklahoma to clarify the requirements for home studies in adoption cases involving immediate relatives. The bill specifies that if a preplacement home study is not waived by the court or required by law, the court must order a home study to be completed within 60 days. However, if the child to be adopted is the biological or adopted child of the petitioners or their immediate relatives, the court may waive the home study requirement if certain conditions are met, including the best interest of the child and the petitioners' marital status and background checks.

Additionally, the bill defines "immediate relative" to include the child's brother, sister, grandparent, aunt, or uncle. It also removes references to "relative" and "stepparent" adoptions in the context of home study requirements, indicating that these cases will still require a home study unless specifically waived. The act is set to take effect on November 1, 2025.