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SB1704 • 2026

Law enforcement; prohibiting certain actions related to recordings. Effective date.

Law enforcement; prohibiting certain actions related to recordings. Effective date.

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Sponsor
Jett
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Second Reading referred to Rules
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Law enforcement; prohibiting certain actions related to recordings. Effective date.

Law enforcement; prohibiting certain actions related to recordings.

What This Bill Does

  • Law enforcement; prohibiting certain actions related to recordings.
  • Effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1704 (Senate): Introduced (1/14/2026)

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Rules

  2. 2026-02-02 Senate

    First Reading

  3. 2026-02-02 Senate

    Authored by Senator Jett

Official Summary Text

Law enforcement; prohibiting certain actions related to recordings. Effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1704 (Senate): Introduced (1/14/2026)

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

SENATE BILL 1704 By: Jett

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to law enforcement; prohibiting
certain actions related to recordings; providing for
codification; and providing an 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 2-151 of Title 47, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
Audio and video recordings from recording equipment attached to
law enforcement vehicles or associated audio recordings from
recording equipment on the person of a law enforcement officer shall
not be muted, paused, or disabled at any time while in the
performance of duties as a law enforcement officer.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

60-2-3182 CN 1/14/2026 10:37:28 AM