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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 1439 By: Daniels
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to oil and gas; creating the Energy
7 Security and Independence Act; providing short title;
8 providing legislative purpose; defining terms;
8 prohibiting covered civil liability actions;
9 construing provisions; providing for codification;
9 and providing an effective date.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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14 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 46.5 of Title 52, unless there
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15 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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16 A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Energy
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17 Security and Independence Act".
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18 B. The purposes of this act are:
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19 1. To prohibit causes of action against those who lawfully
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20 produce, manufacture, and sell fossil fuels and their trade
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21 associations, when this highly regulated product functions as
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22 designed and intended;
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23 2. To preserve lawful access to affordable, clean, and reliable
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24 fossil fuels which increase the productive capacity of this state
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1 and thereby bolster economic growth and its downstream benefits
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2 including, but not limited to, a tax base, jobs, and increased
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3 worker access to health care and housing; and
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4 3. To prevent the use of lawsuits that seek the imposition of
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5 unreasonable burdens on the commerce of fossil fuels.
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6 C. As used in this section:
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7 1. "Covered civil liability action" means any civil action or
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8 proceeding, including any administrative proceeding, brought by a
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9 person or trade association against a manufacturer, producer,
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10 transporter, or seller of covered product for legal or equitable
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11 relief of any kind arising out of or resulting from the production,
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12 manufacture, transportation, marketing, sale, or use of covered
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13 product and such action or proceeding arises out of or relates to,
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14 or seeks relief of any kind arising out of or relating to, climate
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15 change, the alleged effects of climate change, or greenhouse
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16 emissions. Covered civil liability action includes, but is not
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17 limited to, any cause of action for fraud, misrepresentation,
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18 deception, or failure to warn, whether statutory or at common law,
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19 which purports to seek relief for climate change, the alleged
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20 effects of climate change, or greenhouse emissions. Covered civil
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21 liability action shall not include an action, proceeding, or
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22 administrative proceeding brought for unlawful acts arising out of:
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23 a. a violation of federal or state environmental law or
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24 regulation establishing a standard or operational
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1 practice governing the emission, discharge, or storage
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2 of covered product, or
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3 b. a violation of federal or state worker protection
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4 laws;
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5 2. "Covered product" means a fossil fuel or fuels;
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6 3. "Engaged in the business" means any party that produces,
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7 manufactures, transports, sells, or is otherwise involved in
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8 intrastate, interstate, or foreign commerce of covered product and
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9 any party that devotes time, attention, or labor to the production,
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10 manufacture, transportation, or sale of covered product as a regular
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11 course of trade or business with the principal objective of
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12 livelihood or profit;
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13 4. "Fossil fuel" or "fossil fuels" means natural gas, oil,
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14 coal, liquefied petroleum gas, and any product derived from such
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15 material;
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16 5. "Manufacturer" means any person or entity that is engaged in
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17 the business of manufacturing covered product, including any person
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18 or entity that refines and transports covered product for its lawful
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19 use and sale for profit;
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20 6. "Person" means any individual, corporation, company,
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21 association, firm, partnership, society, joint stock company, or any
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22 other entity, including governmental entities;
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23 7. "Producer" means any person or entity that is engaged in the
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24 business of exploration, production, or transportation of covered
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1 product or any of its constituent portions for its lawful use and
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2 sale for profit;
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3 8. "Seller" means any importer, exporter, dealer, wholesaler,
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4 or retailer that is engaged in the business of selling covered
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5 product for profit;
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6 9. "Trade association" means any corporation, unincorporated
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7 association, federation, business league, or professional or
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8 business organization not organized or operated for profit and no
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9 part of the net earnings of which inure to the benefit of any
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10 private shareholder or individual; and
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11 10. "Transporter" means any person or entity that is engaged in
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12 the business of transporting, transferring, conveying, or moving
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13 covered product or any of its constituent portions for its lawful
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14 use and sale for profit.
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15 D. 1. A covered civil liability action may not be brought in
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16 any court in this state.
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17 2. A covered civil liability action that is pending on the
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18 effective date of this act shall be immediately dismissed by the
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19 court in which the action was brought or is currently pending.
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20 3. No provision of this act shall be construed to create a
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21 public or private cause of action or remedy.
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22 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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