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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
3 HOUSE BILL 3568 By: Wolfley
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6 AS INTRODUCED
7 An Act relating to political contributions; defining
terms; requiring advocacy organizations and political
8 parties that make certain contributions to certain
persons to file a disclosure report; requiring
9 elected officials and registered candidates who
directly or indirectly receive anything of value in
10 excess of certain amount to file a disclosure;
providing required contents of disclosures;
11 prohibiting the structuring of payments, contracts,
or gifts to evade reporting threshold; directing the
12 Oklahoma Ethics Commission to enforce provisions;
establishing civil penalties up to certain amount per
13 violation; establishing that knowing and willful
violations may be referred for criminal prosecution;
14 granting the Oklahoma Ethics Commission rulemaking
authority; providing for codification; and providing
15 an effective date.
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18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
19 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
20 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4263 of Title 74, unless there
21 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
22 A. As used in this act:
23 1. "Advocacy organization" means any nonprofit entity organized
24 under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code that engages in
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1 public policy advocacy, legislative lobbying, issue advocacy, or
2 political messaging directed toward Oklahoma public officials or
3 candidates;
4 2. "Immediate family member" means a spouse, child, parent,
5 sibling, grandparent, grandchild, or any person residing in the same
6 household as the elected official or candidate;
7 3. "Political party" means a recognized political party
8 registered with the Oklahoma State Election Board; and
9 4. "Thing of value" means money, compensation, gifts,
10 honoraria, consulting fees, employment income, retainers, contracts,
11 reimbursements, forgiveness of debt, or anything else of monetary
12 value.
13 B. Any advocacy organization or political party that provides
14 anything of value exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) in the
15 aggregate during a calendar year to an elected state or local
16 official, a registered candidate for public office, or an immediate
17 family member of such person shall file a disclosure report with the
18 Oklahoma Ethics Commission.
19 C. Any elected official or registered candidate who receives,
20 directly or indirectly, anything of value from an advocacy
21 organization or political party exceeding One Hundred Dollars
22 ($100.00) in the aggregate during a calendar year shall file a
23 reciprocal disclosure report with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission.
24 D. Disclosure reports shall include:
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1 1. Name and address of the payor;
2 2. Name and office sought or held by the elected official or
3 registered candidate recipient;
4 3. Name and relationship of any family member recipient;
5 4. Data and amount of each payment or gift;
6 5. Description of services performed or purpose of the payment;
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8 6. Whether the payment was made pursuant to a written contract.
9 E. No person or organization shall structure payments,
10 contracts, or gifts for the purpose of evading the reporting
11 thresholds of this act.
12 F. 1. The Oklahoma Ethics Commission shall enforce the
13 provisions of this act pursuant to its existing authority.
14 2. Civil penalties may be imposed up to Ten Thousand Dollars
15 ($10,000.00) per violation of this act.
16 3. Knowing and willful violations of this act may be referred
17 for criminal prosecution.
18 G. The Oklahoma Ethics Commission shall promulgate rules
19 necessary to implement this act.
20 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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