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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1240 By: Sacchieri
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to state government; creating the
7 Protect Taxpayers Act of 2026; providing short title;
8 defining terms; prohibiting government entities from
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11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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12 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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13 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4263 of Title 74, unless there
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14 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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15 A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Protect
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16 Taxpayers Act of 2026".
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17 B. As used in this act:
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18 1. "Lobby" or "lobbying" means any oral or written
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19 communication with a state officer or employee of an agency, the
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20 Governor, or a member of the Legislature, or with an employee of the
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21 Governor or the Legislature, on behalf of a lobbyist with regard to
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22 the passage, defeat, formulation, modification, interpretation,
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23 amendment, adoption, approval, or veto of any legislation, rule,
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24 rate, regulation, executive order, or any other program, policy, or
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1 position of state government. Lobbying shall not mean activity by a
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2 public official or public employee that is conducted in furtherance
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3 of the official's or employee's job duties or that informs the
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4 public regarding proposed measures that may significantly impact the
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5 official's or employee's government operations or programs; and
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6 2. "Lobbyist" means any individual or entity who is employed or
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7 retained by another for financial or other compensation to perform
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8 services that include lobbying, other than an individual whose
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9 lobbying activities are only incidental to, and are not a
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10 significant part of, the services provided by such individual to the
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12 C. No governmental entity by or of this state or its
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13 subdivisions, including but not limited to municipalities, agencies,
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14 localities, cities, towns, commissions, departments, school
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15 districts, boards, authorities, or public-private entities, shall
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16 spend any public funds or any public resources to:
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17 1. Lobby as defined in paragraph 1 of subsection B of this
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19 2. Hire a lobbyist as defined in paragraph 2 of subsection B of
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21 3. Pay an association, entity, or organization that:
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1 D. In the event that a governmental entity violates the
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