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HB2043 • 2026

State government; Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022; contracts; definitions.

State government; Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022; contracts; definitions.

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Sponsor
Archer
Last action
2025-04-28
Official status
Placed on General Order
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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State government; Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022; contracts; definitions.

State government; Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022; contracts; definitions.

What This Bill Does

  • State government; Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022; contracts; definitions.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2043 (House): Introduced (2/20/2025) Fiscal Impact Statements For HB 2043 (Senate): HB2043 ENGR FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

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Amendments

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Plain English: HB2043 FA1 WestJo-CC 3/27/2025 11:05:36 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Josh West Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk FLOOR AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB2043 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By striking the Title.

  • HB2043 FA1 WestJo-CC 3/27/2025 11:05:36 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Josh West Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk FLOOR AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB2043 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By striking the Title.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-28 Senate

    Placed on General Order

  2. 2025-04-23 Senate

    Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed

  3. 2025-04-23 Senate

    Enacting clause stricken

  4. 2025-04-01 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Appropriations

  5. 2025-03-31 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  6. 2025-03-31 Senate

    First Reading

  7. 2025-03-27 House

    General Order

  8. 2025-03-27 House

    Amended

  9. 2025-03-27 House

    Title stricken

  10. 2025-03-27 House

    Third Reading, Measure passed and Emergency failed: Ayes: 60 Nays: 30; Ayes: 60 Nays: 30

  11. 2025-03-27 House

    Referred for engrossment

  12. 2025-02-26 House

    CR; Do Pass Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee

  13. 2025-02-20 House

    Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Energy

  14. 2025-02-20 House

    Authored by Senator Hall (principal Senate author)

  15. 2025-02-11 House

    Withdrawn from Rules Committee

  16. 2025-02-11 House

    Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight

  17. 2025-02-11 House

    Referred to Energy

  18. 2025-02-04 House

    Second Reading referred to Rules

  19. 2025-02-03 House

    First Reading

  20. 2025-02-03 House

    Authored by Representative Archer

Official Summary Text

State government; Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022; contracts; definitions.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2043 (House): Introduced (2/20/2025)
Fiscal Impact Statements For HB 2043 (Senate): HB2043 ENGR FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

Current Bill Text

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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2043 By: Archer of the House

and

Hall of the Senate

[ Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022 -
municipal and state agency contracts - application
of contract requirements ]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 5, Chapter 231, O.S.L.
2022 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 12005), is amended to read as
follows:
Section 12005. A. As used in this section only of the Energy
Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022, “governmental entity” means
a state agency or political subdivision of this state.
B. 1. Except for paragraph 4 of this subsection as provided in
subsection B of this section, this section applies only to a
contract that:
a. is between a governmental entity state agency and a
company with ten or more full-time employees, and

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b. will pay a company provides terms for payment of One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) or more over
the term of the contract by a state agency to a
company that is to be paid wholly or partly from
public funds of the governmental entity state agency;
provided, however, the provisions of this paragraph
shall apply separately to all companies in a multiple
party contract.
2. Except as provided by paragraph 4 of this subsection B of
this section, a governmental entity state agency shall not enter
into a contract with a company for goods or services unless the
contract contains a written verification from the company that it:
a. does not boycott energy companies, and
b. will not boycott energy companies during the term of
the contract.
3. Except as provided by paragraph 4 of this subsection B of
this section, a governmental entity state agency shall not enter
into a contract for goods or services with a listed financial
company under Section 3 of this act 12003 of this title.
4. B. Paragraphs 2 and 3 of this subsection A of this section
shall not apply to:
a. a governmental entity 1. A state agency that determines the
requirements of paragraphs 2 or 3 of this subsection A of this
section are inconsistent with the governmental entity’s

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constitutional or statutory duties of the agency related to the
issuance, incurrence, or management of debt obligations or the
deposit, custody, management, borrowing, or investment of funds,
and; or
b. a 2. A contract for which that a governmental body state
agency determines the supplies or services to be provided are not
otherwise reasonably available from a company that is not a listed
financial company under Section 3 of this act 12003 of this title.
Passed the House of Representatives the 27th day of March, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

Passed the Senate the ___ day of ___________, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the Senate