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4-An Act
5-ENROLLED SENATE
6-BILL NO. 1574 By: Floyd of the Senate
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30+ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO . 1574 By: Floyd of the Senate
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1638 An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Re cords Act;
1739 amending 51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.3, as last amended
18-by Section 1 of Enrolled House Bill No. 3779 of the
19-2nd Session of the 59th Oklahoma Legislature , which
20-relates to definitions; modifying definition;
21-updating statutory reference; updating statutory
22-language; and providing an effective date.
40+by Section 11, Chapter 271, O.S .L. 2023 (51 O.S.
41+Supp. 2023, Section 24A.3), which relates to
42+definitions; modifying definition; updating statutory
43+reference; updating statutory language; and providing
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26-SUBJECT: Oklahoma Open Records Act
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54+AUTHOR: Add the following House Coauthor: Swope
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56+AMENDMENT NO. 1. Strike the title, enacting clause, and entire bill
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62+"An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Re cords Act;
63+amending 51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.3, as last amended
64+by Section 11, Chapter 271, O.S.L. 2023 (51 O.S.
65+Supp. 2023, Section 24A.3), which relates to
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67+reference; updating statutory language; and providing
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2874 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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30101 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.3, as
31-last amended by Section 1 of Enrolled House Bill No. 3779 of the 2nd
32-Session of the 59th Oklahoma Legislature , is amended to read as
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102+last amended by Section 11, Chapter 271, O.S.L. 2023 (51 O.S. Supp.
103+2023, Section 24A.3), is amended to read as follows:
35104 Section 24A.3. As used in the Oklahoma Open Records A ct:
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37105 1. “Record” means all documents including, but not limited to,
38106 any book, paper, photograph, microfilm, data files created by or
39107 used with computer software, computer tape, disk, record, sound
40108 recording, film recording, video record or other material regardless
41109 of physical form or characteristic, created by, received by, under
42110 the authority of, or coming into the custody, control o r possession
43111 of public officials, public bodies or their r epresentatives in
44112 connection with the transaction of public busin ess, the expenditure
45113 of public funds or the administering of public property . Record
46114 shall also mean applications and other documents related to
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49115 licensure matters that are filed of record in a district court,
50116 including, but not limited to, marriage licenses, process serv er
51117 licenses, closing out sale licen ses, transient merchant licenses,
52118 pool hall licenses, and ba il bondsmen registration . Record does not
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120+a. computer software,
121+b. nongovernment personal effects,
122+c. unless public disclosure is requ ired by other laws or
123+regulations, vehicle movement records of the Oklahoma
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150+Transportation Authority obtained in connection with
151+the Authority’s electronic toll collection system,
152+d. personal financial information, credit reports or
153+other financial data ob tained by or submitted to a
154+public body for the pu rpose of evaluating credit
155+worthiness, obtaining a license, permit or for the
156+purpose of becoming qualified to contract with a
157+public body,
158+e. any digital audio/video reco rdings of the toll
159+collection and safeguarding activities of the Oklahoma
160+Transportation Authority,
161+f. any personal information provided by a guest at any
162+facility owned or opera ted by the Oklahoma Tourism and
163+Recreation Department to obtain any service at the
164+facility or by a purchaser of a product sold by or
165+through the Oklahoma Touris m and Recreation
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167+g. a Department of Defense Form 214 (DD Form 214) filed
168+with a county clerk including any DD Form 214 filed
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170+h. except as provided for in Section 2 -110 of Title 47 of
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172+(1) any record in connection with a Motor Vehicle
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200+Service Oklahoma, as prescribed in Section 6-117
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202+(2) personal information within driver records, as
203+defined by the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act,
204+Title 18 of the United States Code, Sec tions 2721
205+through 2725, which are stored and maintained by
206+the Department of Public Safety Service Oklahoma,
207+i. any portion of any document or information provided to
208+an agency or entity of th e state or a political
209+subdivision to obtain li censure under the laws of
210+this state or a political subdivision that
211+contains an applicant ’s personal address,
212+personal phone number, personal electronic mail
213+address or other contact information . Provided,
214+however, lists of persons licensed, the existenc e
215+of a license of a person, or a business or
216+commercial address, or other business or
217+commercial information d isclosable under state
218+law submitted with an application for licensure
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220+j. an investigative file obtained during an inv estigation
221+conducted by the Stat e Department of Health under this
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59249 2. “Public body” shall include, but not be limited to, any
60250 office, department, board, bureau, commission, a gency, trusteeship,
61251 authority, council, committee, trust or any entity creat ed by a
62252 trust, county, city, village, town, township, district, s chool
63253 district, fair board, cour t, executive office, advisory group, task
64254 force, study group or any subdivision the reof, supported in whole or
65255 in part by public funds or entrust ed with the expenditure of public
66256 funds or administering or operating public pr operty, and all
67257 committees, or subcommittees thereof . Except for the records
68258 required by Section 24A.4 of this tit le, public body does not mean
69259 judges, justices, the Council on Judicial Complaints, the
70260 Legislature or legislators. Public body shall not include an
71261 organization that is exempt from federal inc ome tax under Section
72262 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code o f 1986, as amended, and
73263 whose sole beneficiary is a college or university, or an affiliated
74264 entity of the college or university, that is a member of The
75265 Oklahoma State System of Higher Education . Such organization shall
76266 not receive direct appropriations f rom the Oklahoma Legislature.
77267 The following persons shall not be eligible to serve as a voting
78268 member of the governing board of the organization:
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81270 Regents for Higher Education,
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93303 bodies conduct business or keep reco rds;
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98306 5. “Law enforcement agency ” means any public body charged with
99307 enforcing state or local c riminal laws and initiating criminal
100308 prosecutions including, b ut not limited to, police departments,
101309 county sheriffs, the Department of Publi c Safety, the Oklahoma State
102310 Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the Alcoholic
103311 Beverage Laws Enforceme nt Commission, and the Oklahoma State Bureau
104312 of Investigation.
313+SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024."
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385+BILL NO. 1574 By: Floyd of the Senate
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389+ Townley of the House
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394+An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Re cords Act;
395+amending 51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.3, as last amended
396+by Section 11, Chapter 271, O.S.L. 2023 (51 O.S.
397+Supp. 2023, Section 24A.3), which relates to
398+definitions; modifying definition; updating statutory
399+reference; updating statutory language; and providing
400+an effective date.
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406+BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
407+SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.3, as
408+last amended by Section 11, Chapter 271, O.S.L. 2023 (51 O.S. Supp.
409+2023, Section 24A.3), is amended to read as follows:
410+Section 24A.3. As used in the Oklahoma Open Records A ct:
411+1. “Record” means all documents including, but not limited to,
412+any book, paper, photograph, microfilm, data files created by or
413+used with computer software, computer tape, disk, record, s ound
414+recording, film recording, video record or other material regardless
415+of physical form or characteristic, created by, received by, under
416+the authority of, or coming into the custody, control o r possession
417+of public officials, public bodies or their rep resentatives in
418+connection with the transaction of public busin ess, the expenditure
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445+of public funds or the administering of public property . Record
446+does not mean:
447+a. computer software,
448+b. nongovernment personal effects,
449+c. unless public disclosure is requ ired by other laws or
450+regulations, vehicle movement records of the Oklahoma
451+Transportation Authority obtained in connection with
452+the Authority’s electronic toll collection system,
453+d. personal financial information, credit reports or
454+other financial data ob tained by or submitted to a
455+public body for the pu rpose of evaluating credit
456+worthiness, obtaining a license, permit or for the
457+purpose of becoming qualified to contract with a
458+public body,
459+e. any digital audio/video reco rdings of the toll
460+collection and safeguarding activities of the Oklahoma
461+Transportation Authority,
462+f. any personal information provided by a guest at any
463+facility owned or opera ted by the Oklahoma Tourism and
464+Recreation Department to obtain any service at the
465+facility or by a purchaser of a product sold by or
466+through the Oklahoma Touris m and Recreation
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496+before July 1, 2002,
497+h. except as provided for in Section 2 -110 of Title 47 of
498+the Oklahoma Statutes:
499+(1) any record in connection with a Motor Ve hicle
500+Report issued by the Department of Public Safety ,
501+Service Oklahoma as prescribed in Section 6-117
502+of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or
503+(2) personal information within driv er records, as
504+defined by the Driver’s Privacy Protection Ac t,
505+Title 18 of the United States Code, Sec tions 2721
506+through 2725, which are stored and maintained by
507+the Department of Public Safety Service Oklahoma,
508+i. (1) any portion of any document or inform ation
509+provided to an agency or entity of th e state or a
510+political subdivision to obtain li censure under
511+the laws of this state or a political subdivision
512+that contains an applicant ’s personal address,
513+personal phone number, personal electronic mail
514+address or other contact information . Provided,
515+however, lists of persons licensed, the existenc e
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545+law submitted with an application for licensure
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547+(2) division (1) of this subparagraph shall not apply
548+to applications and other documents related to
549+licensure matters that are filed of record in a
550+district court including but not limited to
551+marriage licenses, proce ss server licenses,
552+closing out sale licenses, transient merchant
553+licenses, pool hall licenses, and ba il bondsmen
554+registration, or
555+j. an investigative file obtained during an inv estigation
556+conducted by the Stat e Department of Health under this
557+act the Long-Term Care Administrator Licensing Act ;
558+2. “Public body” shall include, but not be limited to, any
559+office, department, board, bureau, commission, agency, trusteeship,
560+authority, council, committee, trust or any entity creat ed by a
561+trust, county, city, village, town, township, district, school
562+district, fair board, cour t, executive office, advisory group, task
563+force, study group or any subdivision thereof, supported in whole or
564+in part by public funds or entrust ed with the expenditure of public
565+funds or administering or operating public propert y, and all
566+committees, or subcommittees thereof . Except for the records
567+required by Section 24A.4 of this title , public body does not mean
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595+Legislature or legislators. Public body shall not include an
596+organization that is exempt from federal inc ome tax under Section
597+501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and
598+whose sole beneficiary is a college or university, or an affiliated
599+entity of the college or university, that is a member of The
600+Oklahoma State System of Higher Education . Such organization shall
601+not receive direct appropriations from the Oklahoma Legislature.
602+The following persons shall not be eligible to serve as a voting
603+member of the governing board of the organization:
604+a. a member, officer, or employee of the Oklaho ma State
605+Regents for Higher Education,
606+b. a member of the board of regents or other gover ning
607+board of the college or university that is the sole
608+beneficiary of the organization, or
609+c. an officer or employee of the college or university
610+that is the sole beneficiary of the organization;
611+3. “Public office” means the physical location where public
612+bodies conduct business or keep reco rds;
613+4. “Public official” means any official or employee of any
614+public body as defined herein; and
615+5. “Law enforcement agency ” means any public body charged with
616+enforcing state or local criminal laws and initiating criminal
617+prosecutions including, b ut not limited to, police departments,
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645+Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the Alcoholic
646+Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission, a nd the Oklahoma State Bureau
647+of Investigation.
648+SECTION 4. This act shall be come effective November 1, 2024.
649+Passed the Senate the 22nd day of February, 2024.
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124-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
125-Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
126-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
127-By: _________________________________
128-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _______ __
129-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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132- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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135-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
136-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
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138-By: _________________________________