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OK HB3061

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/1/2016

Primary Sponsor

Tom Newell

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the "Lawyers' Right to Work Act" codified as Section 12.1 of Title 5 of Oklahoma Statutes
  • Makes payment of dues to the Oklahoma Bar Association optional and voluntary for all attorneys admitted to practice in Oklahoma
  • Prohibits courts and government officials from inquiring whether a lawyer has paid bar dues, and bars bar dues payment from being discoverable in legal proceedings
  • Requires the Oklahoma Bar Association and its agents to keep confidential any information about a lawyer's payment or nonpayment of dues, restricting disclosure to only officers and employees of the Bar Association
  • Effective date is November 1, 2016

Legislative Description

Attorneys; creating Lawyers' Right to Work Act; effective date.

Last Action

Second Reading referred to Government Oversight and Accountability

2/2/2016

Committee Referrals

Government Oversight and Accountability2/2/2016

Full Bill Text

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