2026 Regular Session
HB2940
Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; creating the First Amendment Open Meetings Protection Act; public meeting recordings; Legislature; legislative committee meetings; monetary damages; effective date.
Legislative progress
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Partner positions
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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 record from 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.
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 12, 2026 · House
House: Civil Judiciary Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
7 yea–0 nay
March 3, 2026 · House
House: Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Failed
3 yea–10 nay
Committee referrals
February 3, 2026 · House
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
February 3, 2026 · House
Civil Judiciary
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Civil Judiciary View roll call
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House Referred to Civil Judiciary
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House Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
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House Authored by Representative Olsen
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House First Reading