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Oklahoma Legislature· HB 3419Approved by Governor 05/01/2026

An act relating to crimes and punishments, the official text

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1                             STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2            2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

3 HOUSE BILL 3419               By: Strom

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6                             AS INTRODUCED

7   An Act relating to crimes and punishments; amending

    Section 2, Chapter 336, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp.

8   2025, Section 365), which relates to the corrupt use

    of nonpublic information; prohibiting current or

9   former officers, employees, or contractors of a

    political subdivision from corrupt use of nonpublic

10  information; clarifying that violation shall be

    grounds for termination from government employment;

11  and providing an effective date.

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

15  SECTION 1.      AMENDATORY  Section 2, Chapter 336, O.S.L.

16 2025 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 365), is amended to read as

17 follows:

18  A. Any current or former officer, employee, or contractor of a

19 state agency or political subdivision who obtains or obtained

20 nonpublic information because of his or her government employment,

21 government office, or contract with a state agency or political

22 subdivision, and who corruptly, as defined by Section 94 of Title 21

23 of the Oklahoma Statutes:

24  1. Uses such information for personal gain or benefit;

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1   2. Acquires or divests a pecuniary interest in any property,

2 transaction, or enterprise which may be affected by such

3 information;

4   3. Speculates or wagers on the basis of such information;

5   4. Uses such information in a way that would affect any

6 personal pecuniary interest, including an interest held by an

7 immediate family member, or business entity with which the immediate

8 family member is associated;

9   5. Discloses such information to any person, group, entity, or

10 others not entitled to receive such information; or

11  6. Aids another to commit any act set forth in paragraphs 1

12 through 5 of this subsection, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a

13 felony punishable by a fine not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars

14 ($10,000.00), by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of

15 Corrections for a term not to exceed five (5) years, or by both such

16 fine and imprisonment. Any person convicted of violating any

17 provision of this section shall be prohibited from holding any

18 public office in this state and shall be prohibited from entering

19 into any state contract with a state agency or political

20 subdivision.

21  B. Violation of any provision of this section shall be grounds

22 for removal from office or termination from state government

23 employment.

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1   C. For purposes of this section, the term "immediate family

2 member" means:

3   1. A spouse;

4   2. A spouse's parents;

5   3. A child by birth or adoption;

6   4. A stepchild;

7   5. A parent;

8   6. A grandparent;

9   7. A grandchild;

10  8. A sibling;

11  9. A spouse's siblings; or

12  10. A spouse of any immediate family member listed in this

13 subsection.

14  SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

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