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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 23, 2021
SENATE BILL NO. 1019 By: Dahm and Jett
An Act relating to censorship; prohibiting ce nsorship
activities by certain entiti es; imposing certain fine
on prohibited activities; providing for ineligibility
for certain tax benefits; providing for enforcement;
directing deposit of certain fines; providing for
codification; and prov iding an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1450.1 of Title 12, unless there
is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
Any entity operating under the protections of a platfo rm as
defined by the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. Section 230,
that engages in censorship activities consistent with the definition
of a publisher or that removes content that is not prohibited by law
shall be fined Ten Thousand Dollars ( $10,000.00) per each instance.
Any entity that has a business facility or subsidiary in this state
and receives any tax break, subsidy , exemption or incentive shall be
ineligible to receive s uch benefits for any year in which t hey have
engaged in censorship activities. The Attorney General shall be
responsible for the enforcement of this section. Any fines received
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shall be deposited with fifty percent (50%) credited to the General
Revenue Fund, twenty-five percent (25%) credited to the aggrieved
party and twenty-five percent (25%) going to the Attorney General’s
Revolving Fund.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
February 23, 2021 - DO PASS