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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
SENATE BILL 1240 By: Sacchieri
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to state government; creating the
Protect Taxpayers Act of 2026; providing short title;
defining terms; prohibiting government entities from
certain acts; requiring certain relief upon
violation; and providing for codification.
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 4263 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Protect
Taxpayers Act of 2026”.
B. As used in this act:
1. “Lobby” or “lobbying” means any oral or written
communication with a state officer or employee of an agency, the
Governor, or a member of the Legislature, or with an employee of the
Governor or the Legislature, on behalf of a lobbyist with regard to
the passage, defeat, formulation, modification, interpretation,
amendment, adoption, approval, or veto of any legislation, rule,
rate, regulation, executive order, or any other program, policy, or
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position of state government. Lobbying shall not mean activity by a
public official or public employee that is conducted in furtherance
of the official’s or employee’s job duties or that informs the
public regarding proposed measures that may significantly impact the
official’s or employee’s government operations or programs; and
2. “Lobbyist” means any individual or entity who is employed or
retained by another for financial or other compensation to perform
services that include lobbying, other than an individual whose
lobbying activities are only incidental to, and are not a
significant part of, the services provided by such individual to the
client.
C. No governmental entity by or of this state or its
subdivisions, including but not limited to municipalities, agencies,
localities, cities, towns, commissions, departments, school
districts, boards, authorities, or public-private entities, shall
spend any public funds or any public resources to:
1. Lobby as defined in paragraph 1 of subsection B of this
section;
2. Hire a lobbyist as defined in paragraph 2 of subsection B of
this section; or
3. Pay an association, entity, or organization that:
a. hires or contracts with lobbyists, or
b. pays membership dues to an organization that lobbies
or hires lobbyists on behalf of their members.
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D. In the event that a governmental entity violates the
provisions of subsection C of this section, a damaged individual is
entitled to appropriate injunctive relief to prevent any further
activity in violation of this act.
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