An act relating to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, the official text

1                            STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2   1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)

3 HOUSE BILL 1781                By: Shaw

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6                                AS INTRODUCED

7   An Act relating to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority;

    limiting means of advertisements for the Oklahoma

8   Turnpike Authority; prohibiting certain types of

    advertisements; making certain exception; providing

9   for codification; and providing an effective date.

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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

14  SECTION 1.      NEW LAW      A new section of law to be codified

15 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1914 of Title 69, unless there

16 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

17  A. The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority may only engage in

18 advertising through the following means:

19  1. Printed or electronic billing statements issued to users of

20 the turnpike system.

21  2. Websites and social media platforms owned, operated, or

22 maintained by the Authority.

23  3. On road signage located:

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1   a. on turnpike frontage owned or controlled by the

2                 Authority, or

3   b. within a distance not to exceed one and one-half (1.5)

4                 miles from access roads, interchanges, or lead roads

5                 to a turnpike, provided the signage is installed in

6                 compliance with local zoning and state transportation

7                 laws.

8   B. The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is prohibited from:

9   1. Disseminating advertisements through mediums not specified

10 in subsection A of this section, including, but not limited to

11 television, radio, print newspapers, and third-party digital

12 platforms; and

13  2. Placing advertisements on signage or structures located

14 beyond the one-and-one-half-mile limit specified in subsection A of

15 this section.

16  C. This section shall not be construed to limit the Authority's

17 ability to advertise for bids for construction-related projects.

18  SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

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20  60-1-11019      JBH  01/15/25

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