SB 1744 Summary

• Amends Oklahoma campaign finance laws (21 O.S. Sections 187, 187.1, and 187.2) relating to contributions and expenditures for political campaigns and committees.

• Delegates specific contribution limits to the Oklahoma Ethics Commission Rules rather than fixing amounts in statute, replacing previous dollar-based thresholds.

• Prohibits corporations, labor unions, limited liability companies with incorporated members, and partnerships with incorporated partners from making contributions to political party committees, political action committees, or candidate committees except as permitted by law or Ethics Commission rules.

• Requires political party committees, political action committees, and candidate committees to refuse unlawful contributions from prohibited entities listed above.

• Effective January 1, 2015.