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OK HB2289

Bill

Status

Passed

5/28/2025

Primary Sponsor

Kyle Hilbert

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Renames the 2023 act from "Oklahoma Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2023" to "Oklahoma Elected Official and Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2025" and expands protections to include elected federal and state officials in addition to judges.

  • Expands the definition of "at-risk individual" to include currently elected federal officials of the state and current state officials elected statewide, alongside active and retired state judiciary members and municipal, county, tribal, and federal judges.

  • Requires state agencies to remove covered information (home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, financial information, vehicle registration, children's identification, and places of worship) from public records within 72 hours of receiving a written request from an at-risk individual.

  • Permits state agencies to provide covered information to third parties only with a signed release from the official, a lawful court order, federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act compliance, or a confidentiality agreement.

  • Requires the Administrative Director of the Courts to submit annual reports to the Legislature documenting spending on protecting covered information, locations where information was found, and new types of personal data used to identify threatened officials.

  • Adds elected federal and state officials to Oklahoma voter registration address confidentiality protections under the State Election Board rules.

  • Effective July 1, 2025, with emergency provisions for immediate effect upon passage and approval.

Legislative Description

Judicial and elected official security and privacy; creating the Oklahoma Elected Official and Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2025; effective date; emergency.

Last Action

Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/28/2025

5/28/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary4/1/2025
General Government2/4/2025
Government Oversight2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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