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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 1051 By: Deevers
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to campaign expenditures; creating
7 the Campaign Expenditure Transparency Act; providing
8 short title; stating legislative intent; defining
8 terms; requiring certain submission in stated
9 timeframe; prohibiting certain expenditures;
9 requiring disclosure of certain information;
10 authorizing subpoena of records in certain
10 situations; providing for penalties; requiring
11 certain reimbursement; barring certain violators from
11 future expenditures; directing certain database be
12 accessible; allowing promulgation of rules; providing
12 for noncodification; providing for codification;
13 providing an effective date; and declaring an
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16 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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17 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
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18 codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
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19 This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Campaign
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20 Expenditure Transparency Act".
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21 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
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22 codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
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23 The purpose of this act is to enhance transparency and
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24 accountability in campaign financing, ensure the integrity of
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1 elections, and prevent anonymous entities from undermining the
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2 democratic process.
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3 SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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4 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4263 of Title 74, unless there
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5 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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6 For the purposes of this act, unless otherwise specified:
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7 1. "Campaign expenditure" means any expenditure made to
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8 influence the outcome of an election or referendum in this state;
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9 2. "Ethics Commission" means the Ethics Commission; and
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10 3. "Organization" means any corporation, limited liability
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11 company, partnership, association, or other legal entity.
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12 SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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13 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4264 of Title 74, unless there
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15 A. Any organization that pays for campaign expenditures
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16 including, but not limited to, mailers, advertisements, or election
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17 communications, shall submit to the Ethics Commission, within five
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18 (5) business days of incurring the campaign expenditure, the
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19 following information:
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20 1. The name, mailing address, and contact information of its
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21 president or chief executive officer; and
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22 2. The name, mailing address, and contact information of its
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23 treasurer or chief financial officer.
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1 B. It shall be unlawful for any individual or organization to
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2 engage in campaign expenditures through the use of a fictitious or
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3 unregistered name, or through the establishment of a limited
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4 liability company (LLC), corporation, or entity with the primary
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5 purpose of concealing its identity. Entities engaging in campaign
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6 expenditures through rented post office boxes shall disclose the
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7 name and contact information of the renter and all beneficial owners
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8 of the entity.
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9 C. For the purposes of enforcement of this section, the
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10 Attorney General is hereby authorized to subpoena records related to
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11 any rented post office box, including the name and address of the
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12 individual or entity renting the post office box and payment records
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13 associated with the post office box. Upon request of the Ethics
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14 Commission or upon evidence of campaign violations, the Attorney
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15 General may obtain records from banks, LLC registrations, and
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16 service providers to identify anonymous campaign expenditure
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17 entities.
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18 D. Any organization or individual found to have violated the
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19 provisions of this act, upon conviction, shall be subject to a civil
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20 penalty not to exceed Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) and
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21 a criminal fine of up to Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for
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22 willful violations. Any organization or individual engaging in
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23 campaign expenditures under a false name or entity shall be required
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24 to reimburse the State of Oklahoma for any investigative costs
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1 incurred. Repeat violators shall be barred from making campaign
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2 expenditures in this state for a period of five (5) years.
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3 E. The Ethics Commission shall maintain a publicly accessible
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4 database of all disclosures submitted under the provisions of this
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5 act. The Ethics Commission shall promulgate rules necessary to
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6 implement the provisions of this act.
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7 SECTION 5. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
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8 SECTION 6. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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9 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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10 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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11 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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