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29		-	SENATE FLOOR VERSION
30		-	February 11, 2025
31		-	AS AMENDED
	53	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33		-	~~SENATE BILL NO. 97 By: Sacchieri~~ of the ~~Senate~~
	55	+	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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	57	+	SENATE BILL 97 By: Sacchieri
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43	65		An Act relating to state government; defining terms;
44	66		prohibiting state agencies from contracting with
45	67		lobbyists or hiring legislative l iaisons for certain
46	68		purposes; providing for codification; and providing
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53	75		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
54	76		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
55	77		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4263 of Title 74, unless there
56	78		is created a duplication in n umbering, reads as follows:
57	79		A. For the purposes of this section:
58	80		1. “Executive lobbyist” means any individual who is employed or
59	81		retained by another for financial or other compe nsation to perform
60	82		services that include executive lobbying, other than an individual
61	83		whose lobbying activities are only incidental to, and are not a
62	84		significant part of, the services provided by such individual to the
63	85		client, except the following individu als shall not be considered
64	86		executive lobbyists:
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92	138		a. an individual appearing b efore a state officer or
93	139		employee of an agency who receives no compensation for
94	140		his or her appearance other than reimbursement from
95	141		the state for expenses and who engages in no fu rther
96	142		lobbying, and
97	143		b. any person exercising his or her constitutional right
98	144		to petition the government who receives no
99	145		compensation or anything of value for lobbying;
100	146		2. “Legislative liaison” means any state officer or employee
101	147		whose duties in fact inclu de legislative lobbying, regardless of the
102	148		state officer or employee ’s title and regardless of whether
103	149		legislative lobbying is included within the state officer or state
104	150		employee’s job description, other than an individual whose lobbying
105	151		activities are only incidental to, and are not a significant part
106	152		of, the services provided by such individual to the agency;
107	153		3. “Legislative lobbyist ” means any individual who is employed
108	154		or retained by another for financial or other compensation to
109	155		perform services that include legislative lobbying, other than an
110	156		individual whose lobbying activit ies are only incidental to, and are
111	157		not a significant part of, the services provided by such individual
112	158		to the client, except the following individuals shall not be
113	159		considered legislative lobbyists:
114	160		a. an individual appearing before the Governor or a
115	161		meeting of a legislative body who receives no
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143	213		compensation for his or her appearance other than
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145	215		engages in no further lobbying, and
146	216		b. any person exercising his or her constitutional right
147	217		to petition the govern ment and who receives no
148	218		compensation or anything of value for lobbying;
149	219		4. “Lobbyist” means a lobbyist principal, an executive
150	220		lobbyist, or a legislative lobbyist ;
151	221		5. “Lobbyist principal” means any person or entity, including
152	222		an agency, who employs or retains another person for financial or
153	223		other compensation to conduct executive or legislative lobbying
154	224		activities on behalf of the lobbyist principal; provided, however,
155	225		it shall not mean any individual members, partners, officers , or
156	226		shareholders of an ag ency, corporation, association, firm, joint
157	227		venture, joint stock company, syndicate, business trust, estate,
158	228		trust, company, partnership, limited partnership, organization,
159	229		committee, club, or a group of persons who are voluntarily acting in
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161	231		6. “State agency” means a state agency as defined pursuant to
162	232		Section 327 of Title 61 of the Oklahoma Statutes .
163	233		B. No state agency shall :
164	234		1. Enter into any new, or renew any exi sting, contract or any
165	235		other agreement with a lobbyist for the purpose of lob bying; or
166	236		2. Hire a legislative liaison for the purpose of lobbying ,
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194	288		unless the agency first secures express, written approval from the
195		-	appropriate cabinet secretary who oversees the state agency. If, at
196		-	the time such approval is sought, the cabinet secretary position is
197		-	vacant, the agency shall instead secure approval in the same manner
198		-	from the Governor’s office.
	289	+	appropriate cabinet secretary who oversees the state agency.
199	290		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
200		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON RETIREMENT AND GOVERNMENT
201		-	RESOURCES
202		-	February 11, 2025 - DO PASS AS AMENDED
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