Oklahoma 2025 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB546 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/13/2025

                     
 
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) 
 
SENATE BILL 546 	By: Howard 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to data privacy; defining terms; 
establishing consumer rights for processing of 
certain data; requiring compliance with c ertain 
consumer requests; establishing procedures for 
response to certain consumer requests; requiring 
establishment of certain appeal process; prohibiting 
certain contractual provisions; requiring 
establishment of methods for submission of certain 
consumer requests; establishing duties of controller; 
prohibiting controller from tak ing certain actions; 
providing exceptions; requiring privacy notice; 
specifying required contents in privacy notice; 
requiring certain disclosures; establishing duties of 
processor; establishing requirements for certain 
contracts; authorizing use of independent assessor 
under certain circumstances; requiring data 
protection assessments under certain circumstances; 
establishing requirements for data protection 
assessments; requirin g availability of data 
protection assessments to Attorney General upon 
request; providing for confidentiality of data 
protection assessments; specifying applicability of 
requirements for data protection assessments; 
requiring controller in possession of ce rtain data to 
take certain actions; providing enforcement authority 
to the Attorney General; requiring posting of certain 
information on Attorney General website; requiring 
notice of certain action; requiring certain period to 
cure violations before bringi ng certain action; 
providing penalties for certain violations; 
authorizing award of certain fees and expenses; 
providing for applicability of provisions; providing 
exceptions to applicability of provisions; exempting 
certain information; providing for comp liance under 
certain circumstances; construing provisions;   
 
 
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authorizing processing of personal data for certain 
purposes; prohibiting violation of evidentiary 
privileges; clarifying certain liability; limiting 
authorized purposes for processing of certain d ata; 
providing for codification; and providing an 
effective date. 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 300 of Ti tle 75A, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
As used in this act: 
1. “Affiliate” means a legal entity that controls, is 
controlled by, or is under common control with another legal entity 
or shares common branding with an other legal entity.  For purposes 
of this paragraph, “control” or “controlled” means the: 
a. ownership of, or power to vote, more than fifty 
percent (50%) of the outstanding shares of any class 
of voting securities of a company, 
b. control in any manner ov er the election of a majority 
of the directors or of individuals exercising similar 
functions, or 
c. power to exercise controlling influence over the 
management of a company; 
2.  “Authenticate” means to verify through reasonable means that 
the consumer who is entitled to exercise the consumer ’s rights under   
 
 
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this act is the same cons umer exercising such consumer rights with 
respect to the personal data at issue; 
3.  “Biometric data” means data generated by automatic 
measurements of an individual ’s biological characteristics that is 
used to identify a specific individual.  The term includes, but is 
not limited to, a fingerprint, voiceprint, eye retina or iris, or 
other unique biological pattern or characteristic.  The term does 
not include a physical or digita l photograph, a video or audio 
recording, or data generated from a physical or digital photograph 
or a video or audio recording unless such data is generated to 
identify a specific individual.  The term does not include 
information collected, used, or stor ed for health care treatment, 
payment, or operations under the Health Insurance Portability and 
Accountability Act of 1996, 42 U.S.C. , Section 1320d et seq.; 
4.  “Business associate” has the meaning assigned to the term 
under the Health Insurance Portabili ty and Accountability Act of 
1996, 42 U.S.C., Section 1320d et seq. or any regulation adopted 
thereunder; 
5.  “Child” means an individual younger than thirteen (13) years 
of age; 
6.  “Consent”, when referring to a consumer, means a clear 
affirmative act signifying a consumer’s freely given, specific, 
informed, and unambiguous agreement to process personal data 
relating to the consumer.  The term includes, but is not limited to,   
 
 
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a written statement, including a statement written by electronic 
means, or any other unambiguous affirmative action.  The term does 
not include: 
a. acceptance of a general or broad terms of use or 
similar document that contains descriptions of 
personal data processing along with other, unrelated 
information, 
b. hovering over, muting, pausing, or closing a given 
piece of content, or 
c. agreement obtained through the use of dark patterns; 
7.  “Consumer” means an individual who is a resident of this 
state acting only in an individual or household context.  The term 
does not include an ind ividual acting in a commercial or employment 
context; 
8.  “Controller” means an individual or other person that, alone 
or jointly with others, determines the purpose and means of 
processing personal data; 
9.  “Covered entity” has the meaning assigned to th e term under 
the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, 42 
U.S.C., Section 1320d et seq. or any regulation adopted thereunder ; 
10.  “Dark pattern” means a user interface designed or 
manipulated with the effect of substantially subvert ing or impairing 
user autonomy, decision -making, or choice, and includes any p ractice 
the Federal Trade Commission refers to as a dark pattern;   
 
 
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11.  “Decision that produces a legal or similarly significant 
effect concerning a consumer ” means a decision mad e by the 
controller that results in the provision or denial by the controller 
of: 
a. financial and lending services, 
b. housing, insurance, or health care services, 
c. education enrollment, 
d. employment opportunities, 
e. criminal justice, or 
f. access to basic necessities such as food and water; 
12.  “De-identified data” means data that cannot reasonably be 
linked to an identified or identifiable individual or a device 
linked to the individual; 
13.  “Health care provider ” has the meaning assigned to the te rm 
under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 
1996, 42 U.S.C., Section 1320d et seq.; 
14.  “Health record” means any written, printed, or 
electronically recorded material maintained by a health care 
provider in the course of providing health care services to an 
individual that concerns the individual and the se rvices provided. 
The term includes: 
a. the substance of any communication made by an 
individual to a health care provider in confidence   
 
 
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during or in connection with the provisio n of health 
care services, or 
b. information otherwise acquired by the health care 
provider about an individual in confidence and in 
connection with health care services provided to the 
individual; 
15.  “Identified or identifiable individual ” means a consumer 
who can be readily identified, directly or indirectly; 
16.  “Institution of higher education” means: 
a. a public institution that is a member of The Oklahoma 
State System of Higher Education or a technology 
center school district , or 
b. a private institution of higher education; 
17. “Nonprofit organization ” means: 
a. a corporation organized under Title 18 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes to the extent applicable to nonprofit 
corporations, 
b. an organization exempt from federal taxation under 
Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
amended, by being listed as an exempt organiza tion 
under Section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(6), or 501(c)(12) of 
that code, 
c. a political organization, 
d. an organization that is:   
 
 
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(1) exempt from federal taxation under Section 
501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
amended, by being listed as an exempt 
organization under Section 501(c)(4) of that 
code, and 
(2) described by Section 363 of Title 36 of the 
Oklahoma Statutes, or 
e. a subsidiary or affiliate of an entity regulated unde r 
Section 151 et seq. of Title 17 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes; 
18.  “Personal data” means any information including sensitive 
data that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or 
identifiable individual.  The term includes pseudonymous data when 
the data is used by a controller or processor in conjunction with 
additional information that reasonably links the data to an 
identified or identifiable individual.  The term does not include 
de-identified data or publicly available information; 
19.  “Political organization” means a party, committee, 
association, fund, or other organiz ation, regardless of whether 
incorporated, that is organized and operated primarily for the 
purpose of influencing or attempting to influence: 
a. the selection, nomination, elect ion, or appointment of 
an individual to a federal, state, or local public 
office or an office in a political organization,   
 
 
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regardless of whether the individual is selected, 
nominated, elected, or appointed, or 
b. the election of a presidential/vice -presidential 
elector, regardless of whether the elector is 
selected, nominated, elect ed, or appointed; 
20.  “Precise geolocation data ” means information derived from 
technology, including global positioning system level latitude and 
longitude coordinates or other mechanisms, that directly identifies 
the specific location of an individual with precision and accuracy 
within a radius of one thousand seven hundred fifty (1,750) feet.  
The term does not include the content of communications or any data 
generated by or connected to an advanced utility metering 
infrastructure system or to equipmen t for use by a utility; 
21.  “Process” or “processing” means an operation or set of 
operations performed, whether by manual or automated means, on 
personal data or on sets of per sonal data, such as the collection, 
use, storage, disclosure, analysis, deletion, or modification of 
personal data; 
22.  “Processor” means a person who processes personal data on 
behalf of a controller or a service provider under contract with the 
processor; 
23.  “Profiling” means any form of solely automated processing 
performed on personal data to evaluate, analyze, or predict personal 
aspects related to an identified or identifiable individual ’s   
 
 
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economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests , 
reliability, behavior, location, or movements; 
24.  “Protected health information ” has the meaning assigned to 
the term under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability 
Act of 1996, 42 U.S.C. , Section 1320d et seq. or any regulation 
adopted thereunder; 
25.  “Pseudonymous data” means personal data that cannot be 
attributed to a specific individual without the use of additional 
information, provided that the additional information is kept 
separately and is subject to appropriate technical and 
organizational measures to ensure that the personal data is not 
attributed to an identified or identifiable individual; 
26.  “Publicly available information ” means information that is 
lawfully made available through government records, or information 
that a business has a reasonable basis to believe is lawfully made 
available to the gene ral public through widely distributed media, by 
a consumer, or by a person to whom a consumer has disclosed the 
information, unless the consumer has restricted the information to a 
specific audience; 
27.  “Sale of personal data ” means the exchange of personal data 
for monetary consideration by the controller to a third party.  The 
term does not include the:   
 
 
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a. disclosure of personal data to a processor that 
processes the personal data on the controller ’s 
behalf, 
b. disclosure of personal data to a third par ty for 
purposes of providing a product or service requested 
by the consumer, 
c. disclosure or transfer of personal data to an 
affiliate of the controller, 
d. disclosure of inform ation or personal data that the 
consumer: 
(1) (a) intentionally made available to the general 
public through a mass media channel, and 
(b) did not restrict to a specific audience, or 
(2) directs the controller to disclose or 
intentionally uses the controll er to interact 
with a third party, or 
e. disclosure or transfer of personal da ta to a third 
party as an asset that is part of a proposed or actual 
merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, or other transaction 
in which the third party assumes control of all or 
part of the controller’s assets; 
28.  “Sensitive data” means a category of personal data.  The 
term includes:   
 
 
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a. personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, 
religious beliefs, mental or physical health 
diagnosis, sexual orientation, or citizenship or 
immigration status, 
b. genetic or biometric data that is processed for the 
purpose of uniquely identifying an individual, 
c. personal data collected from a known child, or 
d. precise geolocation data; 
29. “State agency” means a department, commission, board, 
office, council, authority, or other agency in the executive branch 
of state government that is created by the constitution or a statute 
of this state, including a public university system or public 
institution of higher education; 
30.  “Targeted advertising” means displaying to a consumer an 
advertisement that is selected based on personal data obtained from 
that consumer’s activities over time and across nonaffiliated 
websites or online applications to predict the consumer ’s 
preferences or interests.  The term does not include: 
a. an advertisement that is: 
(1) based on activities within a controller ’s own 
websites or online applications, 
(2) based on the context of a consumer ’s current 
search query, visit to a website, or online 
application, or   
 
 
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(3) directed to a consumer in response to the 
consumer’s request for information or feedb ack, 
or 
b. the processing of personal data solely for measuring 
or reporting advertising performance, reach, or 
frequency; 
31.  “Third party” means a person other than the consum er, the 
controller, the processor, a service provider under contract with 
the controller or processor, or an affiliate of the controller or 
processor; and 
32. “Trade secret” means information including a formula, 
pattern, compilation, program, device, met hod, technique, or 
process, that: 
a. derives independent economic value, actua l or 
potential, from not being generally known to, and not 
being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other 
persons who can obtain economic value from its 
disclosure or use, and 
b. is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under 
the circumstances to maintain its secrecy. 
SECTION 2.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 301 of Title 75A, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:   
 
 
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A. A consumer is entitled t o exercise the consumer rights 
authorized by this section at any time by submitting a request to a 
controller specifying the consumer rights the consumer wishes to 
exercise.  With respect to the processing of personal data belonging 
to a known child, a parent or legal guardian of the child may 
exercise the consumer rights on behalf of the child. 
B. A controller shall comply with an authenticated consumer 
request to exercise the r ight to: 
1.  Confirm whether a controller is processing the consumer ’s 
personal data and to access the personal data; 
2.  Correct inaccuracies in the consumer ’s personal data, 
considering the nature of the personal data and the purposes of the 
processing of the consumer’s personal data; 
3.  Delete personal data provided by or obtained about the 
consumer; 
4.  If the data is available in a digital format, obtain a copy 
of the consumer’s personal data that the consumer previously 
provided to the controller in a portable and, to the extent 
technically feasible, readily usable format that allows the consumer 
to transmit the data to another controller without hindrance, where 
the processing is carried out by automated means; or 
5.  Opt out of the processing of the personal data for purposes 
of: 
a. targeted advertising,   
 
 
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b. the sale of personal data, or 
c. profiling in furtherance of a decision that produces a 
legal or similarly significant effect concerning the 
consumer. 
SECTION 3.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 302 of Title 75A, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A. Except as otherwise provided by this act, a controller shall 
comply with a request submitted b y a consumer to exercise the 
consumer’s rights pursuant to Section 2 of this act as provided by 
this section. 
B.  A controller shall respond to the consumer request no later 
than forty-five (45) days after the date of receipt of the request.  
The controller may extend the response period once by an additional 
forty-five (45) days when reasonably necessary, considering the 
complexity and number of the consumer ’s requests.  The controller 
shall inform the consumer of an extension within the initial forty-
five-day response period and of the reason for the extension. 
C.  If a controller declines to take action regarding the 
consumer’s request, the controller shall inform the consumer no 
later than the forty -five (45) days after the date of receipt of the 
request of the justification for declining to take action and 
provide instructions on how to appeal the decision in accordance 
with Section 4 of this act.   
 
 
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D.  A controller shall provide information in response to a 
consumer request free of charge, up to twice ann ually per consumer.  
If a request from a consumer is manifestly unfounded, excessive, or 
repetitive, the controller may charge the consumer a reasonable fee 
to cover the administrative costs of complying with the request or 
may decline to act on the reques t.  The controller shall bear the 
burden of demonstrating for purposes of this subsection that a 
request is manifestly unfounded, excessive, or repetitive. 
E.  If a controller is unable to authenticate the request using 
commercially reasonable efforts, the controller shall not be 
required to comply with a consumer request submitted under Section 2 
of this act and may request that the consumer provide additional 
information reasonably necessary to authenticate the consumer and 
the consumer’s request. 
F.  A controller that has obtained personal data about a 
consumer from a source other than the consumer shall be considered 
to be in compliance with a consumer ’s request to delete that 
personal data pursuant to paragraph 3 of subsection B of Section 2 
of this act by: 
1.  Retaining a record of the deletion request and the minimum 
data necessary for the purpose of ensuring the consumer ’s personal 
data remains deleted from the business ’s records and not using the 
retained data for any other purpose under this act; or   
 
 
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2.  Opting the consumer out of the processing of that personal 
data for any purpose other than a purpose that is exempt under this 
act. 
SECTION 4.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 303 of Title 75A, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  A controller shall establish a process for a consumer to 
appeal the controller ’s refusal to take action on a request within a 
reasonable period of time after the consum er’s receipt of the 
decision under subsection C of Section 3 of this act.  The appeal 
process shall be conspicuously available and similar to the process 
for initiating action to exercise consumer rights by submitting a 
request under Section 2 of this act. 
B.  A controller shall inform the consumer in writing of any 
action taken or not taken in response to an appeal under this 
section no later than sixty (60) days after the date of receipt of 
the appeal including a written explanation of the reason or reaso ns 
for the decision.  If the controller denies an appeal, the 
controller shall provide the consumer with the online mechanism 
described by subsection B of Section 12 of this act through which 
the consumer may contact the Attorney General to submit a compla int. 
SECTION 5.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 304 of Title 75A, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:   
 
 
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Any provision of a contract or agreement that wa ives or limits a 
consumer right described by Section 2, 3, or 4 of this act sh all be 
deemed to be contrary to public policy and shall be void and 
unenforceable. 
SECTION 6.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 305 of Title 75A, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A controller shall establish two or more secure and reliable 
methods to enable consumers to submit a request to exercise their 
consumer rights under this act.  The methods shall consider: 
1.  The ways in which consumers normal ly interact with the 
controller; 
2.  The necessity for secure and reliable communications of 
those requests; and 
3.  The ability of the controller to authenticate the identity 
of the consumer making the request. 
B.  A controller shall not require a consumer to create a new 
account to exercise the consumer ’s rights under this act but may 
require a consumer to use an existing account. 
C.  Except as provided by subsection D of this s ection, if the 
controller maintains an Internet website, the controller shall 
provide a mechanism on the website for consumers to submit requests 
for information required to be disclosed under this act.   
 
 
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D.  A controller that operates exclusively online and has a 
direct relationship with a consumer from whom the controller 
collects personal information shall only be required to provide an 
electronic mail address for the submission of requests described by 
subsection C of this section. 
SECTION 7.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statut es as Section 306 of Title 75A, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  A controller shall: 
1.  Limit the collection of personal data to what is adequate, 
relevant, and reasonably necessary in relation to the purposes for 
which that personal data is processed, as disclosed to the consumer; 
and 
2.  For purposes of protecting the confidentiality, integrity, 
and accessibility of personal data, establ ish, implement, and 
maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physica l data 
security practices that are appropriate to the volume and nature of 
the personal data at issue. 
B.  A controller shall not: 
1.  Except as otherwise provided by this act, p rocess personal 
data for a purpose that is neither reasonably necessary to nor 
compatible with the disclosed purpose for which the personal data is 
processed, as disclosed to the consumer, unless the controller 
obtains the consumer ’s consent;   
 
 
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2.  Process personal data in violation of state and federal laws 
that prohibit unlawful dis crimination against consumers; 
3.  Discriminate against a consumer for exercising any consumer 
rights contained in this act, including by denying goods or 
services, charging diff erent prices or rates for goods or services, 
or providing a different level of quality of goods or services to 
the consumer; or 
4.  Process the sensitive data of a consumer without obtaining 
the consumer’s consent or, in the case of processing the sensitiv e 
data of a known child, without processing that data in accordance 
with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, 15 
U.S.C., Section 6501 et seq. 
C.  Paragraph 3 of s ubsection B of this section shall not be 
construed to require a controller to provide a product or service 
that requires the personal data of a consumer that the controller 
does not collect or maintain or to prohibit a controller from 
offering a different price, rate, level, quality, or selection of 
goods or services to a consumer, including offering goods or 
services for no fee, if the consumer has exercise d the consumer’s 
right to opt out under Section 2 of this act or the offer is related 
to a consumer’s voluntary participation in a bona fide loyalty, 
rewards, premium features, d iscounts, or club card program.   
 
 
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SECTION 8.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 307 of Title 75A, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  A controller shal l provide consumers with a reasonably 
accessible and clear privacy notice that includes: 
1.  The categories of personal data processed by the controller, 
including, if applicable, any sensitive data processed by the 
controller; 
2.  The purpose for processi ng personal data; 
3.  How consumers may exercise their consumer rights under 
Sections 2 through 6 of this act, including the process by which a 
consumer may appeal a controller ’s decision with regard to the 
consumer’s request; 
4.  If applicable, the catego ries of personal data that the 
controller shares with third parties; and 
5.  If applicable, the categories of third parties with whom the 
controller shares personal data. 
B.  If a controller sells personal data to third parties or 
processes personal data f or targeted advertising, the controller 
shall clearly and conspicuously disclose on the notice required by 
subsection A of this section such process and the manner in which a 
consumer may exercise the right to opt out of such process.   
 
 
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SECTION 9.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Stat utes as Section 308 of Title 75A, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  A processor shall adhere to the instructions of a controller 
and shall assist the controller in meeting or complying with the 
controller’s duties or requirements under this act, including: 
1.  Taking into account the nature of processing and the 
information available to the processor, a ssisting the controller in 
responding to consumer rights requests submitted under Section 2 of 
this act by using appr opriate technical and organizational measures, 
as reasonably practicable; 
2.  Taking into account the nature of processing and the 
information available to the processor, a ssisting the controller 
with regard to complying with the requirement relating to the 
security of processing personal data and to the notification of a 
breach of security of the processor ’s system under the Security 
Breach Notification Act, Section 161 et seq. o f Title 24 of the 
Oklahoma Statutes; and 
3.  Providing necessary information t o enable the controller to 
conduct and document data protection assessments under Section 10 of 
this act. 
B.  A contract between a controller and a processor shall govern 
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processing performed on behalf of the controller.  The contract 
shall include: 
1.  Clear instructions for processing data; 
2.  The nature and purpose of processing; 
3.  The type of data subject to process ing; 
4.  The duration of processing; 
5.  The rights and obligations of both pa rties; and 
6.  A requirement that the processor shall: 
a. ensure that each person processing personal data is 
subject to a duty of confidentiality with respect to 
the data, 
b. at the controller’s direction, delete or return all 
personal data to the controller as requested after the 
provision of the service is completed, unless 
retention of the personal data is required by law, 
c. make available to the controller, upon reasonable 
request, all information in the processor ’s possession 
necessary to demonstrate the processor’s compliance 
with the requirements of this act, 
d. allow, and cooperate with, reasonable assessments by 
the controller or the controller ’s designated 
assessor, and 
e. engage any subcontractor pursuant to a written 
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requirements of the processor with respect to the 
personal data. 
C.  Notwithstanding the requirement described by subparagraph d 
of paragraph 6 of subsection B of this section, a processor, in the 
alternative, may arrange for a qu alified and independent assessor to 
conduct an assessment of the processor ’s policies and technical and 
organizational measures in support of the requirements under this 
act using an appropriate and accepted control standard or framework 
and assessment procedure.  The processor shall provide a report of 
the assessment to the controller on request. 
D.  The provisions of t his section shall not be construed to 
relieve a controller or a processor from the liabilities imposed on 
the controller or processor due t o its role in the processing 
relationship as described by this act. 
E.  A determination of whether a person is acting as a 
controller or processor with respect to a specific proc essing of 
data is a fact-based determination that depends on the context in 
which personal data is to be processed.  A processor that continues 
to adhere to a controller ’s instructions with respect to a specific 
processing of personal data remains in the r ole of a processor. 
SECTION 10.     NEW LAW     A new section o f law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 309 of Title 75A, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:   
 
 
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A. A controller shall conduct an d document a data protection 
assessment of each of the following processing activities involving 
personal data: 
1.  The processing of personal data for purposes of targeted 
advertising; 
2.  The sale of personal data; 
3.  The processing of personal data for purposes of profiling, 
if the profiling presents a reasonably foreseeable ris k of: 
a. unfair or deceptive treatment of or unlawful disparate 
impact on consumers, 
b. financial, physical, or reputational injury to 
consumers, 
c. a physical or other intrusion on the solitude or 
seclusion, or the private affairs or concerns, of 
consumers, if the intrusion would be offensive to a 
reasonable person, or 
d. other substantial injury to consumers; 
4.  The processing of sensitive data; and 
5.  Any processing activitie s involving personal data that 
present a heightened risk of harm to consumers. 
B.  A data protection assessment conducted under subsection A of 
this section shall: 
1.  Identify and weigh the direct or indirect benefits that may 
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rights of the consumer associated with that processing, as mitigated 
by safeguards that can be employed by the controller to reduce the 
risks; and 
2.  Factor into the assessment the: 
a. use of de-identified data, 
b. reasonable expectations of consumers, 
c. context of the processing, and 
d. relationship between the controller and the consumer 
whose personal data will be processed. 
C.  A controller shall make a data protection assessment 
available to the Attorney General upon written request pursuant to a 
civil investigation demand. 
D.  A data protection assessment shall be confidential and 
exempt from public inspection and copying under the Oklahoma Open 
Records Act, Section 24A.1 et seq. of Title 51 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes.  Disclosur e of a data protection assessment in compliance 
with a request from the Attorney General shall not constitute a 
waiver of attorney-client privilege or work product protection wit h 
respect to the assessment and any information contained in the 
assessment. 
E.  A single data protection assessment may address a comparable 
set of processing operations that include similar activities.   
 
 
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F.  A data protection assessment conducted by a cont roller for 
the purpose of compliance with other laws or regulations may 
constitute compliance with the requirements of this section if the 
assessment has a reasonably comparable scope and effect. 
G.  A data protection assessment as required by this section 
shall apply to processing activities that commence on or after the 
effective date of this act and shall not be retroactive. 
SECTION 11.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 310 of Title 75A, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  A controller in possession of de-identified data shall: 
1.  Take reasonable measures to ensure that the data cannot be 
associated with an individual; 
2.  Publicly commit to maintai ning and using de-identified data 
without attempting to reidentify the data; and 
3.  Contractually obligate any recipient of the de-identified 
data to comply with the provisions of this act. 
B.  The provisions of this act shall not be construed to require 
a controller or processor to: 
1.  Reidentify de-identified data or pseudonymous data; 
2.  Maintain data in identifiable form or obtain, retain, or 
access any data or technology for the purpose of allowing the 
controller or processor to associate a consumer request with 
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3.  Comply with an authenticated consumer rights request under 
Section 2 of this act, if the controller: 
a. is not reasonably capable of associating the request 
with the personal data or it would be unreasonably 
burdensome for the controller to associate the request 
with the personal data, 
b. does not use the personal data to recognize or respond 
to the specific consumer who is the subject of the 
personal data or associate the personal data with 
other personal data about the same specific consumer, 
and 
c. does not sell the personal data to any third party or 
otherwise voluntarily disclose the personal data to 
any third party other than a processor, except as 
otherwise permitted by this section. 
C.  The consumer rights under pa ragraphs 1 through 4 of 
subsection B of Section 2 of this act and controller d uties under 
Section 7 of this act shall not apply to pseudonymous data in cases 
in which the controller is able to demonstrate any information 
necessary to identify the consumer is kept separately and is subject 
to effective technical and organizational controls that prevent the 
controller from accessing the information. 
D.  A controller that discloses pseudonymous data or de-
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pseudonymous data or de-identified data is subject and shall take 
appropriate steps to address any breach of the contractual 
commitments. 
SECTION 12.     NEW LAW     A new sect ion of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 311 of Title 75A, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  The Attorney General has exclusive authority to enforce the 
provisions of this act. 
B.  The Attorney General shall post on the Attorney General ’s 
Internet website: 
1.  Information relating to: 
a. the responsibilities of a controller under this act , 
b. the responsibilities of a processor under this act , 
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c. a consumer’s rights under this act ; and 
2.  An online mechanism through which a consumer may submit a 
complaint under this act to the Attorney General. 
SECTION 13.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 312 of Title 75A, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows 
Before bringing an action u nder Section 14 of this act, the 
Attorney General shall notify the controller or processor in 
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General alleges have been or are being violated.  The Attorney 
General shall not bring an action against the controller or 
processor if: 
1.  Within the thirty-day period, the controller or processor 
cures the identified violation; and 
2.  The controller or processor provides the Atto rney General a 
written statement that the controller or processor: 
a. cured the alleged violation, 
b. provided supportive documentation to show how the 
privacy violation was cure d, and 
c. that no further violations will occur. 
SECTION 14.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 313 of Title 75A, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  A controller or processor who violates this act following 
the cure period desc ribed by Section 13 of this act or who breaches 
a written statement provided to the Attorney General under such 
section shall be liable for a civil penalty in an amount not to 
exceed Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) for each 
violation. 
B.  The Attorney General may bring an action to: 
1.  Recover a civil penalty under this section; 
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C.  The court may award reasonable attorney fees and other 
expenses incurred in investigating and bringing an action under this 
section. 
D.  Civil penalties collected in an action under this section 
shall be deposited in t he State Treasury to the credit of the 
General Revenue Fund. 
E.  Nothing in this act shall be construed as providing a basis 
for, or being subject to, a private right of action for a violation 
of this act or any other provision of law. 
SECTION 15.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 314 of Title 75A, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  The provisions of this act apply only to a controller or 
processor who: 
1.  Conducts business in this state or produces a product or 
service targeted to the residents of this state; and 
2.  During a calendar year, either: 
a. controls or processes personal data of at least one 
hundred thousand (100,000) consumers , or 
b. controls or processes personal data of at least 
twenty-five thousand (25,000) cons umers and derives 
over fifty percent (50%) of gross revenue from the 
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B.  The provisions of t his act shall not apply to: 
1.  A state agency or a political s ubdivision of this state, or 
a service provider processing data on behalf of a state agency or 
political subdivision of this state; 
2.  A financial institution or data subject to Title V of the 
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, 15 U.S.C., Section 6801 et seq.; 
3.  A covered entity or business associate governed by the 
privacy, security, and b reach notification rules issued by the 
United States Department of Health and Human Services, 45 C.F.R. , 
Parts 160 and 164, established under the Health Insurance 
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 , 42 U.S.C., Section 1320d 
et seq., and the Health Information Technology for Economic and 
Clinical Health Act, Division A of Title XIII and Division B of 
Title IV of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. 
L. No. 111-5; 
4.  A nonprofit organization; 
5.  An institution of higher education; or 
6.  The processing of personal data by a person in the course of 
a purely personal or household activity. 
SECTION 16.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to b e codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 315 of Title 75A, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
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Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 , 42 U.S.C., Section 1320d 
et seq.; 
2.  Health records; 
3.  Patient identifying information for purposes of 42 U.S.C. , 
Section 290dd-2; 
4.  Identifiable private information: 
a. for purposes of the federal policy for th e protection 
of human subjects under 45 C.F.R. , Part 46, 
b. collected as part of human subjects research under the 
good clinical practice guidelines issued by the 
International Council for Harmonisation of Technical 
Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Hum an Use (ICH) 
or of the protection of human subjects under 21 
C.F.R., Parts 50 and 56, or 
c. that is personal data used or shared in research 
conducted in accordance with the requirements set 
forth in this act or other research conducted in 
accordance with applicable law; 
5.  Information and documents created for purposes of the Health 
Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 , 42 U.S.C., Section 11101 et 
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7.  Information derived from any of the h ealth care-related 
information listed in this section that is de-identified in 
accordance with the requirements for de -identification under the 
Health Insurance Portability and A ccountability Act of 1996, 42 
U.S.C., Section 1320d et seq. or any regulation adopted thereunder ; 
8.  Information originating from, and intermingled to be 
indistinguishable with, or information treated in the same manner 
as, information exempt under this s ection that is maintained by a 
covered entity or business associate as defined under the Health 
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, 42 U.S.C. , 
Section 1320d et seq. or any regulation adopted thereunder , or by a 
program or a qualified serv ice organization as defined under 42 
U.S.C., Section 290dd-2 or any regulation adopted thereunder ; 
9.  Information that is included in a limited data set as 
described by 45 C.F.R. , Section 164.514(e), to the extent that the 
information is used, disclosed, and maintained in the manner 
specified by 45 C.F.R. , Section 164.514(e); 
10.  Information collected or used only for public health 
activities and purposes as authorized under the Health Insurance 
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, 42 U.S.C. , Section 1320d 
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communication, or use of any personal information bearing on a 
consumer’s creditworthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, 
character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of 
living by a consumer reporting agency or furnisher that provides 
information for use in a consumer report, and by a user of a 
consumer report, but only to the extent that the activity is 
regulated by and authorized under the Fair Credit Reporting A ct, 15 
U.S.C., Section 1681 et seq.; 
12.  Personal data collected, processed, sold, or disclosed in 
compliance with the Driver ’s Privacy Protection Act of 1994, 18 
U.S.C., Section 2721 et seq.; 
13.  Personal data regulated by the Family Educational Rights 
and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. , Section 1232g; 
14.  Personal data collecte d, processed, sold, or disclosed in 
compliance with the Farm Credit Act of 1971, 12 U.S.C. , Section 2001 
et seq.; 
15.  Data processed or maintained in the course of an individual 
applying to, being employed by, or acting as an agent or independent 
contractor of a controller, processor, or third party, to the extent 
that the data is collected and used within the context of such role; 
16.  Data processed or maintained as the emergen cy contact 
information of an individual under this act that is used for 
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retain to administer benefits for another individual that relates to 
an individual describe d by paragraph 15 of this section and used for 
the purposes of administering those benefits. 
SECTION 17.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 316 of Title 75A, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A controller or processor that complie s with the verifiable 
parental consent requirements of the Children ’s Online Privacy 
Protection Act of 1998, 15 U.S.C., Section 6501 et seq., with 
respect to data collected onlin e shall be considered to be in 
compliance with any requirement to obtain parental consent under 
this act. 
SECTION 18.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 317 of Title 75A, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  The provisions of thi s act shall not be construed to 
restrict a controller ’s or processor’s ability to: 
1.  Comply with federal, state, or local laws, rules, or 
regulations; 
2.  Comply with a civil, criminal, or regulatory inquiry, 
investigation, subpoena, or summons by federal, state, local, or 
other governmental authorities;   
 
 
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3.  Cooperate with law enforcement agencies concerning conduct 
or activity that the controller or processor reasonably and in good 
faith believes may violate federal, state, or local laws, rules, 
ordinances, or regulations; 
4.  Investigate, establish, exercise, prepare for, or defend 
legal claims; 
5.  Provide a product or service specifically requested by a 
consumer or the parent or guardian of a child, perform a contract to 
which the consumer is a party, including fulfilling the terms of a 
written warranty, or take steps at the request of the consumer 
before entering into a contract; 
6.  Take immediate steps to protect an interes t that is 
essential for the life or physical safety of the consumer or of 
another individual and in which the processing cannot be manifestly 
based on another legal basis; 
7.  Prevent, detect, protect against, or respond to security 
incidents, identity the ft, fraud, harassment, malicious or deceptive 
activities, or any illegal activity; 
8.  Preserve the integrity or security of systems or 
investigate, report, or prosecute those responsible for breaches of 
system security; 
9.  Engage in public or peer -reviewed scientific or statistical 
research in the public interest that adheres to a ll other applicable 
ethics and privacy laws and is approved, monitored, and governed by   
 
 
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an institutional review board or similar independent oversight 
entity that determines: 
a. if the deletion of the information is likely to 
provide substantial benefits that do not exclusively 
accrue to the controller, 
b. whether the expected benefits of the research outweigh 
the privacy risks, and 
c. if the controller has implemented reasonable 
safeguards to mitigate privacy risks associated with 
research, including any r isks associated with 
reidentification; or 
10.  Assist another controller, processor, or third party with 
any of the requirements under this subsection. 
B.  The provisions of this act shall not be construed: 
1.  To prevent a controller or processor from providing personal 
data concerning a consumer to a person covered by an evidentiary 
privilege under the laws of this state as part of a privileged 
communication; 
2.  As imposing a requirement on controllers and processors that 
adversely affects the rights or freedoms of any person, including 
the right of free speech; or 
3.  As requiring a controller, processor, third party, or 
consumer to disclose a trade secret.   
 
 
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SECTION 19.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 318 of Title 75A, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  The requirements imposed on controllers and processors under 
this act shall not restrict a controller ’s or processor’s ability to 
collect, use, or retain data to: 
1.  Conduct internal research to develop, improve, or repair 
products, services, or technology; 
2.  Effect a product recall; 
3.  Identify and repair technical err ors that impair existing or 
intended functionality; or 
4.  Perform internal operations that are: 
a. reasonably aligned with the expectations of the 
consumer, 
b. reasonably anticipated based on the consumer ’s 
existing relationship with the controller, or 
c. otherwise compatible with processing data in 
furtherance of the provision of a product or service 
specifically requested by a consumer or the 
performance of a contract to which the consumer is a 
party. 
B.  A requirement imposed on a controller or processo r under 
this act shall not apply if compliance with the requirement by the   
 
 
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controller or processor, as applicable, would violate an evidentiary 
privilege under the laws of this state. 
C.  The processing of personal data by an entity for the 
purposes described in subsection A of this section shall not solely 
make the entity a control ler with respect to the processing of the 
data. 
SECTION 20.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 319 of Title 75A, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  A controller or processor that discloses personal data to a 
third-party controller or processor, in compliance with the 
requirements of this act, shall not be deemed to be in viol ation of 
this act if the third -party controller or processor that receives 
and processes that personal data is in violation of this act ; 
provided, that at the time of the data ’s disclosure, the disclosing 
controller or processor did not have actual knowled ge that the 
recipient intended to commit a violation. 
B.  A third-party controller or processor receiving personal 
data from a controller or processor in compliance with the 
requirements of this act shall not be deemed to be in violation of 
this act for any wrongdoing of the controller or processor from 
which the third-party controller or processor receives the personal 
data.   
 
 
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SECTION 21.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 320 of Title 75A, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  Personal data processed by a controller shall not be 
processed for any purpose other than a purpose listed in Section 18, 
19, or 20 of this act unless otherwise allowed by this act. 
Personal data processed by a controller under Section 18, 19, or 20 
of this act may be processed to the extent that the processing of 
the data is: 
1.  Reasonably necessary and proportionate to the purposes 
listed in Section 18, 19, or 20 of this act; and 
2.  Adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary in 
relation to the specific purposes listed in Section 18, 19, or 20 of 
this act. 
B.  Personal data collected, used, or retained under subsection 
A of Section 19 of this act shall, where applicable, consider the 
nature and purpose of such collection, use, or retention.  The 
personal data described by this subsection is subject to reasonable 
administrative, technical, and physical measures to protect the 
confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the personal data 
and to reduce reasonably foreseeable risks of harm to consumers 
relating to the collection, use, or retention of personal data. 
C.  A controller that processes personal data under an exemption 
in Section 18, 19, or 20 of this act bears t he burden of   
 
 
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demonstrating that the processing of the personal data qualifies for 
the exemption and complies with the requirements of subsections A 
and B of this section. 
D.  The processing of personal data by an entity for the 
purposes described by Sectio n 18 of this act does not solely make 
the entity a controller with respect to the processing of the data. 
SECTION 22.  This act shall become effective January 1, 2026. 
 
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