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OK SB1670

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/16/2026

Primary Sponsor

Aaron Reinhardt

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3206.3 to require the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to include a tiered system of ownership in their model policy for intellectual property developed at state institutions, based on the amount of revenue generated from new technology

  • Requires that inventors or discoverers at state higher education institutions be compensated competitively compared to similarly situated institutions

  • Adds "aerospace and defense" as a new category to the list of technologies that institutions should encourage developing, alongside medical, biotechnology, energy, telecommunications, chemical, and industrial technology

  • Mandates that any policy created under this section be reviewed every 7 years to ensure it remains competitive among comparable institutions of higher education

  • Effective date of July 1, 2026, with an emergency clause allowing immediate effect upon passage and approval

Legislative Description

Higher education; directing certain model policy established by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to include certain tiered system of ownership. Effective date. Emergency.

Last Action

First Reading

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Technology and Telecommunications2/3/2026

Full Bill Text

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