HB 2808 Summary

• Establishes the "Oklahoma Privacy Protection Act" to prohibit state agencies, boards, commissions, and government units from providing material support, participation, or assistance to federal agencies engaged in bulk electronic data or metadata collection without a particularized warrant.

• Prohibits state entities from utilizing state funds to aid federal agencies, federal agents, or federal contractors in collecting electronic data or metadata without a warrant that specifically describes the person, place, or thing to be searched or seized.

• Prevents state entities from providing services to federal agencies engaged in warrantless bulk data collection and bars use of information obtained through such collection in state criminal investigations or prosecutions.

• Establishes penalties including denial of state grant funds for fiscal year following violation, deemed resignation from state office, permanent ineligibility for state office, and a $1,000 misdemeanor fine for violating employees; violating contractors become permanently ineligible to provide services to the state.

• Declares an emergency so the act takes effect immediately upon passage and approval.