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OK HB1024
Bill
Status
3/11/2025
Primary Sponsor
Steve Bashore
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AI Summary
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Amends Oklahoma's Unfair Sales Act (15 O.S. 2021, Sections 598.2 and 598.3) to add a new definition of "unreasonably low profit margin" targeting predatory pricing practices
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Defines "unreasonably low profit margin" as pricing goods at cost with an increment intended to eliminate market competition or that actually eliminates competition from other sellers within a reasonable geographic area
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Creates a separate cost calculation method for gasoline and diesel fuel retailers that includes invoice/replacement cost, freight charges, cartage (0.75% default), taxes, and a 6% markup for cost of doing business
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Expands unfair competition provisions to prohibit selling merchandise at an "unreasonably low profit margin" in addition to selling below cost, when done to induce purchases, divert trade from competitors, or injure competitors
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Effective date: November 1, 2025; passed the House of Representatives on March 10, 2025
Legislative Description
Unfair Sales Act; definition; low profit margins; effective date.
Last Action
Coauthored by Representative Provenzano
4/8/2025