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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 1462 By: Bergstrom
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to crimes and punishments; amending
7 Section 1, Chapter 333, O.S.L. 2023, as amended by
8 Section 4, Chapter 329, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp.
8 2025, Section 2200), which relates to the Oklahoma
9 Organized Retail Crime Task Force; extending sunset
9 date; updating statutory language; providing an
10 effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 333, O.S.L.
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15 2023, as amended by Section 4, Chapter 329, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S.
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16 Supp. 2025, Section 2200), is amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 2200. A. There is hereby re-created, to continue until
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18 June 1, 2026 July 1, 2036, the Oklahoma Organized Retail Crime Task
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19 Force. The purpose of the task force shall be to provide the
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20 Legislature and the Governor with information on organized retail
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21 crime and the advantages and drawbacks of instituting various
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22 countermeasures to counter losses from retail theft in the state.
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23 B. The task force shall consist of fifteen (15) members as
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1 1. Three members, appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall
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2 be an individual who represents state or local law enforcement;
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3 2. Two members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the
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4 Oklahoma State Senate;
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5 3. Two members appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House
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6 of Representatives;
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7 4. One member appointed by the District Attorneys Council;
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8 5. One member appointed by the Oklahoma Retail Merchants
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9 Association;
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10 6. One member appointed by the State Chamber;
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11 7. One member appointed by the Oklahoma Sheriffs' Association;
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12 8. One member appointed by the Oklahoma Association of Chiefs
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13 of Police;
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14 9. One member appointed by the Attorney General;
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15 10. One member from appointed by the Convenience Distributors
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16 of Oklahoma; and
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17 11. One member from appointed by the Oklahoma Grocers
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18 Association.
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19 C. Quorum for official business of the task force shall be
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20 eight members. A chairperson and a vice chairperson shall be
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21 elected by a majority vote of the members of the task force.
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22 D. Members who were serving on the task force as of December
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23 31, 2024, shall automatically be on the Oklahoma Organized Retail
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24 Crime Task Force. Appointed members shall, to the greatest extent
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1 practicable, have by education or experience, knowledge of organized
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2 retail theft. The chair chairperson shall hold the first meeting of
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3 the task force no later than ninety (90) days after June 6, 2023.
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4 Any vacancies in the membership of the task force shall be filled in
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5 the same manner provided for in the initial appointment.
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6 E. The members of the task force shall receive no compensation
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7 but shall receive travel reimbursement for necessary travel expenses
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8 incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with the
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9 State Travel Reimbursement Act. The task force shall be staffed by
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10 the Office of the Attorney General.
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11 F. The task force may consult with any organization, government
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12 entity, or person in the development of its report required pursuant
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13 to the provisions of subsection G of this section.
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14 G. On or before December 31, 2025, the task force shall
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15 electronically submit to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of
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16 the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the
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17 chairs of the House and Senate committees that oversee public
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18 safety, a report containing, but not limited to, the following
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19 information based on available data:
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20 1. A review of laws and regulations on organized retail crime
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21 used by other states, the federal government, and foreign countries
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22 to regulate the marketplace;
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23 2. The use of organized retail theft's impact on state and
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24 local tax receipts;
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1 3. The need for interagency coordination of public education
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2 and outreach and prevention programs for business owners; and
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3 4. Legislative and regulatory recommendations, if any, to
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4 increase transparency and security, enhance consumer protections,
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5 prevent organized retail theft, and to address the long-term
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6 economic impact related to the prevalence of organized retail crime.
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7 H. The Office of the Attorney General may employ, either
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8 directly or through memorandums of understanding or cross-
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9 deputization agreements, persons to serve as Oklahoma Organized
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10 Retail Crime Task Force officers whose primary responsibility shall
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11 be to prevent, respond to, investigate, and prosecute criminal
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12 violations related to organized retail crime.
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13 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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14 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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15 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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16 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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17 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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