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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2999 By: Dobrinski, Staires, and
McCane of the House
and
Jech of the Senate
[ officers - public officials - nondisclosure
agreements - restriction – codification - 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 401 of Title 51, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. No elected or appointed public official shall be required to
sign any type of nondisclosure agreement with respect to a matter
involving the performance of duties by the public official if the
nondisclosure agreement relates to a project that would have
significant impact on the jurisdiction or jurisdictions in which the
project would be located or operate. As used in this subsection,
"significant impact" means facilities or operations that would
affect electrical power usage, water, or other utility
infrastructure and similar factors for at least ten percent (10%) of
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the residents of the area in which the project or facility is
proposed to be located or operated.
B. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to a
nondisclosure agreement that a person is requested or required to
sign with respect to a matter which is personal or related to
litigation or potential litigation which does not involve the
performance of any duty imposed directly upon the person because of
the appointed or elected office the person occupies.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
Passed the House of Representatives the 25th day of March, 2026.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2026.
Presiding Officer of the Senate