Req. No. 529 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021) SENATE BILL 961 By: Daniels AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to the Oklahoma Solicitation of Charitable Contributions Act; prohibiting imposition of certain filing or reporting requ irements; clarifying applicability of provisions; providing for codification; and providing 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 552.23 of Title 18, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. Except as required or authorized by federal law, no state agency or official shall impose any annual filing or reporting requirement on an organization regulated or specifically exempted from regulation under the Oklahoma Solicitation of Charitable Contributions Act that is more stringent, restrictive or expansive than the requirements authorized by the laws of this state. B. The requirements of subsection A of this section shall only apply to nonprofit organizations that are organized as private foundations or charitab le trusts; provided, nonprofit hos pitals Req. No. 529 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 shall be exempt from the provisions of this section . The requirements of subsection A of this section shall not apply to state grants, state contracts or fraud investigations, and shall not restrict enforcement actions against specific nonprofit organizations. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective Nove mber 1, 2021. 58-1-529 TEK 1/21/2021 7:19:17 PM