SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB1360 SFLR Page 1 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 SENATE FLOOR VERSION April 15, 2025 ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1360 By: Hasenbeck and Ranson of the House and Alvord of the Senate An Act relating to protection from domestic abuse; amending 68 O.S. 2021, Section 2899.1, which relates to requests to keep personal information confidential; permitting the program manager of the Oklahoma Attorney General's Address Confidentiality Program to request that certain information not be made publicly available; permitting certain officials to obtain court order to keep certain records confidential; providing definition; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Section 2899 .1, is amended to read as follows: Section 2899.1. A. All elected county officials, peace officers and law enforcement organizations in the State of Oklahoma shall be permitted to request to a county assessor that personal information regarding elected c ounty officials, peace officers or undercover or covert law enforcement officers not be made publicly available on the Inte rnet, but instead kept in a secure location at SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB1360 SFLR Page 2 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 the office of the county assessor where it may be made available to authorized persons pursuant to law. The program manager of the Oklahoma Attorney General's Address Confidentiality Program, administered under Section 60.14 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be permitted to request to a county assessor that personal information r egarding a certified Address Confidentiality Program participant, upon the participant's proof of certification, not be made publicly available on the Internet, but instead kept in a secure location at the office of the county assessor where it may be made available to authorized persons pursuant to law. B. Any elected county official, peace officer or, law enforcement official on behalf of an undercover or covert officer, or Address Confidentiality Program participant who wishes to have the personal information of the elected county official, peace officer or, undercover or covert officer , or Address Confidentiality Program participant that is contained in the records of a county assessor be kept confidential must obtain an order of a court that requires the county assessor to maintain the personal information of the person or entity in a confidential manner. Such an order must be based on a sworn affidavit by the elected county official, peace officer or, law enforcement official, or current Address Confidentiality Program participant which affidavit: 1. States that the individual whose information is to be kept confidential is: SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB1360 SFLR Page 3 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 a. an elected county official, b. a peace officer, or c. an undercover or covert officer ; and, or d. a current Address Confident iality Program participant; and 2. Sets forth sufficient justification for the request for confidentiality. C. Upon receipt of such an order, a county assessor shall keep such information confidential and shall not disclose the confidential information t o anyone not specifically authorized by law to view the information, unless disclosure is specifically authorized in writin g by that person or the affiant. A county assessor shall not post such confidential information on the Internet. D. As used in this section: 1. "Elected county official" means a person elected to a county office; 2. "Peace officer" shall have the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 99 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and 3. "Program participant" shall have the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 60.14 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and 4. "Personal information" mean s: a. the home address of a person, SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB1360 SFLR Page 4 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 b. the home address of the spouse, domestic partner or minor child of a person, and c. any telephone number or electronic mail address of a person. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025. SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval. COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY April 15, 2025 - DO PASS