OK HB3842

Oklahoma House of Representatives, Senate, and all legislative committees, task forces, and working groups become subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, requiring advance public notice, agendas, public observation/recording, and minutes posted online within 7 days.

Legislators who receive campaign contributions, gifts, or anything of value from lobbyists within the preceding 12 months related to a bill they author or sponsor must file a Lobbyist Impact Statement within 5 days of bill filing.

Legislators signing any nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement must file a disclosure statement within 5 business days; NDAs cannot restrict legislators from communicating with constituents, voting on legislation, or performing official duties.

State agencies, public trusts, and contractors are prohibited from requiring legislators to sign NDAs or confidentiality agreements as a condition of receiving information or participating in meetings unless expressly authorized by statute.

Violations carry penalties including $1,000 fines, removal from committee assignments, ethics violations, and referral to the Attorney General; actions taken in violation of open meeting requirements are invalid and without force of law.