Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
π Next Meeting: TBD
π§Ύ Bills Pending: 6
Members
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Robert Manger
(R)
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Collin Duel
(R)
Bills Pending in Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
SB1450: Criminal court costs and fees; requiring waiver of certain costs and fees upon completion of certain requirements. Effective date.
Last Action: Coauthored by Senator(s) Nice
Date: 2026-04-07
Pending: π Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight π Not Scheduled
Author: Julie Daniels
Co-sponsors: Brian Hill Nikki Nice Kevin West Daniel Pae John Waldron
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB1716: Security Breach Notification Act; prohibiting class action liability for private entity for cybersecurity event; providing exceptions. Effective date.
Last Action: Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Civil Judiciary
Date: 2026-04-06
Pending: π Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight π Not Scheduled
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Josh West Emily Gise
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB1769: Contracts; allowing certain owners to make certain requirement. Effective date.
Last Action: Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Civil Judiciary
Date: 2026-04-06
Pending: π Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight π Not Scheduled
Author: Kristen Thompson
Co-sponsors: Collin Duel Jared Deck Annie Menz
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB3743: Criminal procedure; competency determinations; examiners; evaluations; procedures to determine treatment; community-based outpatient programs; in patient care; progress reports; effective date.
Last Action: Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Criminal Judiciary
Date: 2026-02-19
Pending: π Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight π Not Scheduled
Author: Erick Harris
Co-sponsors: Todd Gollihare
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB2940: Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; creating the First Amendment Open Meetings Protection Act; public meeting recordings; Legislature; legislative committee meetings; monetary damages; effective date.
Last Action: Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Civil Judiciary
Date: 2026-02-12
Pending: π Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight π Not Scheduled
Author: Jim Olsen
Co-sponsors: Lisa Standridge Jared Deck
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HB1992: Motor vehicles; requiring certain vehicles involved in accidents to be considered combination vehicles; effective date.
Last Action: Authored by Senator Frix (principal Senate author)
Date: 2025-02-24
Pending: π Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight π Not Scheduled
Author: Tim Turner
Co-sponsors: Avery Frix Neil Hays
π Details π View Bill on Legislature Website
Prohibits public bodies, members, officers, staff, law enforcement or security personnel present at a public meeting from barring a person from recording a public meeting and includes the Legislature. Allows a person prohibited from recording a meeting to bring a civil suit for monetary damages.
YES!! Thank you!!! "C. No public bodies nor members, officers, or staff of a public body, nor any law enforcement officer or security personnel present at a public meeting shall prohibit a person attending a public meeting
may recordfrom recording the proceedings of said meeting by videotape, audiotape, or by any other method; providing, however, such recording shall not interfere with the conduct of the meeting. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 304 and 309 of this title, the Oklahoma Legislature shall be considered a public body solely for the purposes of this subsection, and legislative committee meetings shall be considered public meetings solely for the purposes of this subsection unless the committee meeting is confidential or lawfully closed to the public. D. In addition to the civil penalties described in subsection B of Section 314 of this title, any person who was unlawfully Req. No. 13996 Page 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 prohibited from recording a public meeting in accordance with this section may bring a civil suit for monetary damages.