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Oklahoma House Bill HB2209 Compare Versions

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29		-	BILL NO. 2209 By: Lay and McCane of the House
	29	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	33	+	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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	35	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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	37	+	HOUSE BILL NO. 2209 By: Lay of the House
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40	49		An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act;
41	50		allowing members of a public body to participate in a
42	51		meeting from their private residence under certain
43	52		circumstances; excluding private residences from
44	53		location disclosure under certain circumstances;
45	54		clarifying applicability; defining term; clarifying
46	55		compliance requirements; stating legislative intent;
47	56		providing for codification; and providing an
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54	63		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF O KLAHOMA:
55	64		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
56	65		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 307.2 of Title 25, unless there
57	66		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
58	67		A. A member of a public body may participate in a public
59	68		meeting via videoconference or telec onference from the private
60	69		residence of the member, and shall not be required to disclose the
61		-	address of the private residence on the meeting noti ce or agenda,
62		-	provided the following conditions are met:
63		-	1. The member identifies the location as the "private
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	97	+	address of the private residence on the meeting notice or agenda,
	98	+	provided the following conditions are met:
	99	+	1. The member identifies the location as the "privat e
	100	+	residence" on the meeting notice and agenda, without further detail;
91	101		2. The videoconference or teleconference technology used allows
92	102		the public to see and hear the member during the meeting; and
93	103		3. The member's participation from his or her private res idence
94	104		does not restrict or limit public access to the meeting or the
95	105		member's contributions to the meeting.
96	106		B. This section does not apply when a public body holds a
97	107		meeting entirely or primarily at a me mber's private residence, or
98	108		when two or more membe rs are present at a member's private
99	109		residence. In such cases, full disclosure of the meeting location
100	110		is required under the existing provisions of the Oklahoma Open
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102	112		C. For purposes of this section, "private residence" means any
103	113		home, apartment, or other personal living space that is not used as
104	114		a public or commercial meeting site.
105	115		D. Public bodies shall ensure compliance with all other
106	116		provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, including transparency,
107	117		accessibility, and notice requirement s, when implementing this
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109	119		E. It is the Legislature's intent to balance the principles of
110	120		open governance with the privacy and security of individuals
111		-	participating in public meetings from private residences. This
112		-	section ensures compliance with transparency requirements while
113		-	protecting personal addresses from public disclosure.
114		-	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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141		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 3rd day of March, 2025.
	148	+	participating in public meetings from private residences. This
	149	+	section ensures compliance with transparency requirements while
	150	+	protecting personal addresses from public disclosure.
	151	+	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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150		-	Passed the Senate the _____ day of __________, 2025.
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	153	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT, dated
	154	+	02/26/2025 – DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored.