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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
SENATE BILL 270 By: Hines
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to central purchasing; requiring
certain vendors to submit certain information with
competitive bid for acquisition; provi ding contents
of verification; directing Office of Management and
Enterprise Services to conduct annual audit under
certain circumstance; defining term; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE O F THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new sect ion of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 85.22A of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Any competitive bid su bmitted to this state or contract
executed by the state for an acquisition under the Oklahoma Central
Purchasing Act shall contain a written verification that the vendor
agrees to:
1. Submit an annual written affidavit to the Office of
Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) disclosing any financial
improprieties of individuals e mployed by the vendor as executives,
officers, or directors, and of any individuals who invest in the
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vendor. The first affidavit shall be submitted with the bid for an
acquisition, and subsequent affidavits shall be submitted annually
on January 1 for each year thereafter ; and
2. Undergo an annual review of the vendor ’s financial
information if deemed necessary by OMES.
B. In the event that an affidavit submitted pursuant to
paragraph 1 of subsection A of this section affirms the existence of
financial impropriety within the vendor ’s staff or investors, OMES
shall conduct an annual review of the vendor ’s financial practices,
compliance with state regulations, financial integrit y, and any
other factors as deemed necessary by OMES.
C. For the purposes of this section, “financial impropriety ”
means any dishonest, illegal, or unethical activity that can lead to
a loss of money, including, but not limited to, fraud, corruption,
money laundering, mismanagement, abuse of authority, theft,
embezzlement, and brib ery.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
60-1-677 RD 12/30/2024 8:07:54 PM