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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
SENATE BILL 1051 By: Deevers
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to campaign expenditures; creating
the Campaign Expenditure Transparency Act; providing
short title; stating legislativ e intent; defining
terms; requiring certain submission in stated
timeframe; prohibiting certain expenditures;
requiring disclosure of certain information;
authorizing subpoena of records in certain
situations; providing for penalties; requiring
certain reimbursement; barring certain violators from
future expenditures; directing certa in database be
accessible; allowing promulgation of rules; providing
for noncodification; providing for codification;
providing an effective date; and declaring an
emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Campaign
Expenditure Transparency Act ”.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
The purpose of this act is to enhance transparency and
accountability in campaign financing, ensure the int egrity of
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elections, and prevent anonymous entities from undermining the
democratic process.
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4263 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
For the purposes of this act, unless ot herwise specified:
1. “Campaign expenditure ” means any expenditure made to
influence the outcome of an election or referendum in th is state;
2. “Ethics Commission” means the Ethics Commission; and
3. “Organization” means any corporation, limited liability
company, partnership, association, or other legal entity.
SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4 264 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as f ollows:
A. Any organization that pays for campaign expenditures
including, but not limited to, mailers, advertisements, or election
communications, shall submit to the Ethics C ommission, within five
(5) business days of incurring the campaign expenditure, the
following information:
1. The name, mailing address, and contact information of its
president or chief executive officer ; and
2. The name, mailing address, and contact in formation of its
treasurer or chief financial officer .
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B. It shall be unlawful for any individual or organization to
engage in campaign expenditures through the use of a fictitious or
unregistered name, or through the establishment of a limited
liability company (LLC), corporation, or entity with the primary
purpose of concealing its identity. Entities engaging in campaign
expenditures through rented post office boxes shall disclose the
name and contact information of the renter and all beneficial owners
of the entity.
C. For the purposes of enforcement of this section, t he
Attorney General is hereby authorized to subpoena records related to
any rented post office box, including the name and address of the
individual or entity renting the post office box and payment records
associated with the post office box. Upon request of the Ethics
Commission or upon evidence of campaign violations, the Attorney
General may obtain records from banks, LLC registrations, and
service providers to identify anonymous camp aign expenditure
entities.
D. Any organization or individual found to have vio lated the
provisions of this act , upon conviction, shall be subject to a civil
penalty not to exceed Twenty -five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) and
a criminal fine of up to Ten T housand Dollars ($10,000.00) for
willful violations. Any organization or individual engaging in
campaign expenditures under a false name or entity shall be required
to reimburse the State of Oklahoma for any investigative costs
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incurred. Repeat violators shall be barred from making campaign
expenditures in this state for a period of five (5) years.
E. The Ethics Commission shall maintain a publicly accessible
database of all disclosures submitted under the provisions of this
act. The Ethics Commission shall promulgate rules necessary to
implement the provisions of this act.
SECTION 5. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
SECTION 6. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health o r 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.
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