Oklahoma 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB491 Compare Versions

Version 1 (Old)

Version 2 (New)

Old	New		Differences
1	1
2	2
3		-	SB491 HFLR Page 1
4		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	3	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 491 Page 1 1
5	4		2
6	5		3
7	6		4
8	7		5
9	8		6
10	9		7
11	10		8
12	11		9
13	12		10
14	13		11
15	14		12
16	15		13
17	16		14
18	17		15
19	18		16
20	19		17
21	20		18
22	21		19
23	22		20
24	23		21
25	24		22
26	25		23
27	26		24
28		-
29		-	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
30		-
31		-	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
32		-
33		-	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
34	27
35	28		ENGROSSED SENATE
36	29		BILL NO. 491 By: Guthrie of the Senate
37	30
38	31		and
39	32
40	33		Hildebrant of the House
41	34
42	35
43	36
44	37
45	38		An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act;
46	39		amending 25 O.S. 2021, Section 307, as last amended
47	40		by Section 3, Chapter 180, O.S.L. 2024 (25 O.S. Supp.
48	41		2024, Section 307), which relates to executive
49	42		sessions; authorizing executive session for
50	43		discussion of certain sale, lease, or acquisition;
51	44		limiting parties allowed to participate in executive
52	45		session for certain purposes; updating statutory
53	46		reference; and providing an effective date .
54	47
55	48
56	49
57	50
58	51
59	52		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
60	53		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, Section 307, as last
61	54		amended by Section 3, Chapter 180, O.S.L. 2024 (25 O.S. Supp. 2024,
62	55		Section 307), is amended to read as follows:
63	56		Section 307. A. No public body shall hold executive sessions
64	57		unless otherwise specifically provided in this section.
65	58		B. Executive sessions of public bodies will be permitted only
66	59		for the purpose of:
	60	+	1. Discussing the employmen t, hiring, appointment, pr omotion,
	61	+	demotion, disciplining or resignation of any individual salaried
	62	+	public officer or employee;
67	63
68		-	SB491 HFLR Page 2
69		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	64	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 491 Page 2 1
70	65		2
71	66		3
72	67		4
73	68		5
74	69		6
75	70		7
76	71		8
77	72		9
78	73		10
79	74		11
80	75		12
81	76		13
82	77		14
83	78		15
84	79		16
85	80		17
86	81		18
87	82		19
88	83		20
89	84		21
90	85		22
91	86		23
92	87		24
93	88
94		-	1. Discussing the employmen t, hiring, appointment, promotion,
95		-	demotion, disciplining or resignation of any individual salaried
96		-	public officer or employee;
97	89		2. Discussing negotiations concerning employees and
98	90		representatives of employee groups;
99	91		3. Discussing the sale, purchase, lease, acquisition, or
100	92		appraisal of real property by the public body;
101	93		4. Confidential communications between a public body and its
102	94		attorney concerning a pending investigation, claim, or action if the
103	95		public body, with the advice of its attorney, determines th at
104	96		disclosure will serious ly impair the ability of the public body to
105	97		process the claim or conduct a pending investigation, litigation, or
106	98		proceeding in the public interest;
107	99		5. Permitting district boards of education to hear evidence and
108	100		discuss the expulsion or suspension of a student when requested by
109	101		the student involved or the student ’s parent, attorney or legal
110	102		guardian;
111	103		6. Discussing matters involving a specific disabled child;
112	104		7. Discussing any matter where disclosure of information would
113	105		violate confidentiality requiremen ts of state or federal law;
114	106		8. Engaging in deliberations or rendering a final or
115	107		intermediate decision in an individual proceeding pursuant to
116	108		Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act;
	109	+	9. Discussing matters involving safe ty and security at state
	110	+	penal institutions or correctional facilities used to house state
	111	+	inmates;
117	112
118		-	SB491 HFLR Page 3
119		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	113	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 491 Page 3 1
120	114		2
121	115		3
122	116		4
123	117		5
124	118		6
125	119		7
126	120		8
127	121		9
128	122		10
129	123		11
130	124		12
131	125		13
132	126		14
133	127		15
134	128		16
135	129		17
136	130		18
137	131		19
138	132		20
139	133		21
140	134		22
141	135		23
142	136		24
143	137
144		-	9. Discussing matters involving safety and security at state
145		-	penal institutions or correctional facilities used to house state
146		-	inmates;
147	138		10. Discussing contract negotiations involving contracts
148	139		requiring approval of the State Board of Corrections, which shall be
149	140		limited to members of the pub lic body, the attorney for the public
150	141		body, and the immediate staff of the public body. No person who may
151	142		profit directly or indirectly by a proposed transaction which is
152	143		under consideration may be present or participate in the executive
153	144		session;
154	145		11. Discussing the following:
155	146		a. the investigation of a plan or scheme to commit an act
156	147		of terrorism,
157	148		b. assessments of the vulnerability of government
158	149		facilities or public improvements to an act of
159	150		terrorism,
160	151		c. plans for deterrence or prevention of or protectio n
161	152		from an act of terrorism ,
162	153		d. plans for response or remediation after an act of
163	154		terrorism,
164	155		e. information technology of the public body but only if
165	156		the discussion specifically identifies:
	157	+	(1) design or functional schematics that demonstrate
	158	+	the relationship or connections between devices
	159	+	or systems,
	160	+	(2) system configuration information,
166	161
167		-	SB491 HFLR Page 4
168		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	162	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 491 Page 4 1
169	163		2
170	164		3
171	165		4
172	166		5
173	167		6
174	168		7
175	169		8
176	170		9
177	171		10
178	172		11
179	173		12
180	174		13
181	175		14
182	176		15
183	177		16
184	178		17
185	179		18
186	180		19
187	181		20
188	182		21
189	183		22
190	184		23
191	185		24
192	186
193		-	(1) design or functional schematics that demonstrate
194		-	the relationship or connections between devices
195		-	or systems,
196		-	(2) system configuration information,
197	187		(3) security monitoring and response equipment
198	188		placement and configuration,
199	189		(4) specific location or placement of systems,
200	190		components or devices,
201	191		(5) system identification numbers, names, or
202	192		connecting circuits,
203	193		(6) business continuity and disaster planning, or
204	194		response plans, or
205	195		(7) investigation information directly related to
206	196		security penetrations or denial of services,
207	197		f. the investigation of an act of terrorism that has
208	198		already been committed, or
209	199		g. for the purposes of this paragraph, the term
210	200		“terrorism” means any act encompassed by the
211	201		definitions set forth in Section 1268.1 of Title 21 of
212	202		the Oklahoma Statutes; or
213	203		12. Reviewing and discussing mental health documents related to
214	204		a licensee under investigation or review by a professional licensing
215	205		board if:
	206	+	a. the executive session is held only to review or
	207	+	discuss mental health documents directly related to
	208	+	the licensee or to receive testimony from relevant
	209	+	witnesses as necessary for the board to make a
	210	+	determination in the matter,
216	211
217		-	SB491 HFLR Page 5
218		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	212	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 491 Page 5 1
219	213		2
220	214		3
221	215		4
222	216		5
223	217		6
224	218		7
225	219		8
226	220		9
227	221		10
228	222		11
229	223		12
230	224		13
231	225		14
232	226		15
233	227		16
234	228		17
235	229		18
236	230		19
237	231		20
238	232		21
239	233		22
240	234		23
241	235		24
242	236
243		-	a. the executive session is held only to review or
244		-	discuss mental health documents directly related to
245		-	the licensee or to receive testimony from relevant
246		-	witnesses as necessary for the board to make a
247		-	determination in the matter,
248	237		b. the documents reviewed or discussed are kept
249	238		confidential, privileged and not discoverable in civil
250	239		actions, and not made available to the public, and
251	240		c. the licensee is given the opportuni ty to be present
252	241		during any witness testimony or discussion of the
253	242		mental health documents.
254	243		C. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection B of this
255	244		section, the following public bodies may hold executive sessions:
256	245		1. The Banking Board, as provided for under Section 306.1 of
257	246		Title 6 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
258	247		2. The Oklahoma Industrial Finance Authority, as provided for
259	248		in Section 854 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
260	249		3. The Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, as provided for
261	250		in Section 5062.6 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
262	251		4. The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and
263	252		Technology, as provided for in Section 5060.7 of Title 74 of the
264	253		Oklahoma Statutes;
265	254		5. The Oklahoma Health Research Committee for purposes of
266	255		conferring on matters pertaining to research and development of
	256	+	products, if public disclosure of the matter discussed would
	257	+	interfere with the development of patents, copyrights, products, or
	258	+	services;
267	259
268		-	SB491 HFLR Page 6
269		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	260	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 491 Page 6 1
270	261		2
271	262		3
272	263		4
273	264		5
274	265		6
275	266		7
276	267		8
277	268		9
278	269		10
279	270		11
280	271		12
281	272		13
282	273		14
283	274		15
284	275		16
285	276		17
286	277		18
287	278		19
288	279		20
289	280		21
290	281		22
291	282		23
292	283		24
293	284
294		-	products, if public disclosure of the matter discussed would
295		-	interfere with the development of patents, copyrights, products, or
296		-	services;
297	285		6. The Oklahoma Workers ’ Compensation Commission for the
298	286		purposes provided for in Section 22 of Title 85A of the Oklahoma
299	287		Statutes;
300	288		7. A review committee, as provided for in Section 855 of Title
301	289		62 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
302	290		8. The Child Death Review Board for purposes of receiving and
303	291		conferring on matters pertaining to m aterials declared confidential
304	292		by law;
305	293		9. The Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board as provided in
306	294		Section 1601 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
307	295		10. The Opioid Overdose Fatality Review Board, as provided in
308	296		Section 2-1001 of Title 63 of the Oklaho ma Statutes;
309	297		11. All nonprofit foundations, boards, bureaus, commissions,
310	298		agencies, trusteeships, authorities, councils, committees, public
311	299		trusts, task forces or study groups supported in whole or part by
312	300		public funds or entrusted with the expenditure of public funds for
313	301		purposes of conferring on matters pertaining to economic development
314	302		including the transfer of property, financing, or the creation of a
315	303		proposal to entice a business to remain or to locate within their
316	304		jurisdiction if public disclosure o f the matter discussed wou ld
	305	+	interfere with the development of products or services or if public
	306	+	disclosure would violate the confidentiality of the business;
	307	+	12. The Oklahoma Indigent Defense System Board for purposes of
	308	+	discussing negotiating strategies in connection with making possible
317	309
318		-	SB491 HFLR Page 7
319		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	310	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 491 Page 7 1
320	311		2
321	312		3
322	313		4
323	314		5
324	315		6
325	316		7
326	317		8
327	318		9
328	319		10
329	320		11
330	321		12
331	322		13
332	323		14
333	324		15
334	325		16
335	326		17
336	327		18
337	328		19
338	329		20
339	330		21
340	331		22
341	332		23
342	333		24
343	334
344		-	interfere with the development of products or services or if public
345		-	disclosure would violate the confidentiality of the bu siness;
346		-	12. The Oklahoma Indigent Defense System Board for purposes of
347		-	discussing negotiating strategies in connection with making possible
348	335		counteroffers to offers to contract to provide legal representation
349	336		to indigent criminal defendants and indigent juveniles in cases for
350	337		which the System must provide representation pursuant to the
351	338		provisions of the Indig ent Defense Act;
352	339		13. The Quality Investment Committee for purposes of discussing
353	340		applications and confidential materials pursuant to the terms of the
354	341		Oklahoma Quality Investment Act;
355	342		14. The Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority established pursuant
356	343		to Section 24-101 et seq. of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes and
357	344		in its role as an electric utility regulated by the federal
358	345		government, for purposes of discussing security plans and procedures
359	346		including, but not limited to, cybersecurity matters;
360	347		15. The Oklahoma Tax Commission for pu rposes of discussing
361	348		confidential taxpayer matters as provided in Section 205 of Title 68
362	349		of the Oklahoma Statutes, and in compliance with subsection E of
363	350		this section; and
364	351		16. The Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence (SAFE) Board as
365	352		provided in Section 1 143 of this act Title 21 of the Oklahoma
366	353		Statutes.
	354	+	D. Except as otherwise specified in this subsection, an
	355	+	executive session for the purpose of discussing the sale, purchase,
	356	+	lease, acquisition, or appraisal of real property shall b e limited
	357	+	to members of the public body, the attorney for the public body and
	358	+	the immediate staff of the public body. No landowner, real estate
367	359
368		-	SB491 HFLR Page 8
369		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	360	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 491 Page 8 1
370	361		2
371	362		3
372	363		4
373	364		5
374	365		6
375	366		7
376	367		8
377	368		9
378	369		10
379	370		11
380	371		12
381	372		13
382	373		14
383	374		15
384	375		16
385	376		17
386	377		18
387	378		19
388	379		20
389	380		21
390	381		22
391	382		23
392	383		24
393	384
394		-	D. Except as otherwise specified in this subsection, an
395		-	executive session fo r the purpose of discussing the sale, purchase,
396		-	lease, acquisition, or appraisal of real property shall b e limited
397		-	to members of the public body, the attorney for the public body and
398		-	the immediate staff of the public body. No landowner, real estate
399	385		salesperson, broker, developer or any other person who may profit
400	386		directly or indirectly by a proposed transact ion concerning real
401	387		property which is under consideration may be present or participate
402	388		in the executive session, unless they are operating under an
403	389		existing agreement to represent the public body.
404	390		E. No public body may go into an executive session unless the
405	391		following procedures are strictly complied with:
406	392		1. The proposed executive session is noted on the agenda as
407	393		provided in Section 311 of this title;
408	394		2. The executive session is authorized by a majority vote of a
409	395		quorum of the members present and the vote is a recorded vote; and
410	396		3. Except for matters considered in executive sessions of the
411	397		Banking Board and the Oklahoma Tax Commission, and which are
412	398		required by state or federal law to be confidential, any vote or
413	399		action on any item of business conside red in an executive sessio n
414	400		shall be taken in public meeting with the vote of each member
415	401		publicly cast and recorded.
416	402		F. A willful violation of the provisions of this section shall:
	403	+	1. Subject each member of the public body to criminal sanctions
	404	+	as provided in Section 314 of this title; and
	405	+	2. Cause the minutes and all other records of the executive
	406	+	session including tape recordings, to be immediately made public.
	407	+	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
417	408
418		-	SB491 HFLR Page 9
419		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
	409	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 491 Page 9 1
420	410		2
421	411		3
422	412		4
423	413		5
424	414		6
425	415		7
426	416		8
427	417		9
428	418		10
429	419		11
430	420		12
431	421		13
432	422		14
433	423		15
434	424		16
435	425		17
436	426		18
437	427		19
438	428		20
439	429		21
440	430		22
441	431		23
442	432		24
443	433
444		-	1. Subject each member of the public body to criminal sanctions
445		-	as provided in Section 314 of this title; and
446		-	2. Cause the minutes and all other records of the executive
447		-	session including tape recordings, to be immediately made public.
448		-	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
	434	+	Passed the Senate the 27th day of March, 2025.
449	435
450		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC
451		-	SAFETY, dated - 04/17/2025 – DO PASS.
	436	+
	437	+
	438	+	Presiding Officer of the Senate
	439	+
	440	+
	441	+	Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
	442	+	2025.
	443	+
	444	+
	445	+
	446	+	Presiding Officer of the House
	447	+	of Representatives
	448	+