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HB2999 • 2026

Officers; nondisclosure agreements; duties; public office; effective date.

Officers; nondisclosure agreements; duties; public office; effective date.

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Sponsor
Dobrinski
Last action
2026-04-15
Official status
Remove as author Senator Jech; authored by Senator Frix
Effective date
Not listed

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Officers; nondisclosure agreements; duties; public office; effective date.

Officers; nondisclosure agreements; duties; public office; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Officers; nondisclosure agreements; duties; public office; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2999 (House): Introduced (2/20/2026)

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-15 Senate

    Remove as author Senator Jech; authored by Senator Frix

  2. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism

  3. 2026-03-26 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  4. 2026-03-26 Senate

    First Reading

  5. 2026-03-26 Senate

    Coauthored by Representative Deck

  6. 2026-03-25 House

    General Order

  7. 2026-03-25 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Staires, McCane

  8. 2026-03-25 House

    Authored by Senator Jech (principal Senate author)

  9. 2026-03-25 House

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 0

  10. 2026-03-25 House

    Referred for engrossment

  11. 2026-02-24 House

    CR; Do Pass, as amended, Rules Committee

  12. 2026-02-24 House

    Title stricken

  13. 2026-02-03 House

    Second Reading referred to Rules

  14. 2026-02-02 House

    First Reading

  15. 2026-02-02 House

    Authored by Representative Dobrinski

Official Summary Text

Officers; nondisclosure agreements; duties; public office; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2999 (House): Introduced (2/20/2026)

Current Bill Text

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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