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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 1529 By: Bergstrom
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to campaign finance; amending Rules
7 2.30, 2.33, 2.35, 2.42, 2.50, 2.52, 2.79, 2.98, and
8 2.99 of the Rules of the Ethics Commission (74 O.S.
8 2021, Ch. 62, App. I), which relate to candidate
9 committees, limited and unlimited committees,
9 contributions and expenditures, electioneering
10 communications, and political action committees;
10 prohibiting certain contributions; prohibiting
11 acceptance of certain contributions; limiting
11 committees eligible to make certain expenditures;
12 requiring certain officers to be residents of this
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13 committees eligible to make certain communications;
13 modifying allowable purposes for certain committees;
14 requiring certain registration; prohibiting
14 contribution from certain out-of-state committees or
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18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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19 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Rule 2.30 of the Rules of the
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20 Ethics Commission (74 O.S. 2021, Ch. 62, App. I), is amended to read
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22 Rule 2.30. A candidate committee shall not accept a
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23 contribution from the authorized committee of a candidate for
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1 federal office. A candidate committee shall not make a contribution
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2 to any other candidate for state or federal office.
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3 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY Rule 2.33 of the Rules of the
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4 Ethics Commission (74 O.S. 2021, Ch. 62, App. I), is amended to read
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6 Rule 2.33. (A) A. No person shall make, and no limited
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7 committee shall accept, a contribution to any limited committee in
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8 excess of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in any calendar year,
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9 except as otherwise permitted by law or these Rules. A contribution
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10 to a limited committee that is designated directly or indirectly to
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11 be used for the benefit of a particular candidate or candidates
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12 shall be considered a contribution by the contributor to the
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13 candidate or candidates.
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14 (B) B. No limited committee shall make, and no political party
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15 committee shall accept, a contribution to the political party
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16 committee in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) in any
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17 calendar year.
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18 (C) C. No limited committee or unlimited committee shall make,
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19 and no other limited committee or unlimited committee shall accept,
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20 a contribution to another limited committee or unlimited committee
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21 in excess of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in any calendar year.
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22 (D) D. No limited committee shall make, and no candidate
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23 committee shall accept, a contribution to any candidate committee in
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1 excess of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) prior to a primary
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2 election.
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3 (E) E. No limited committee shall make, and no candidate
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4 committee shall accept, a contribution to any candidate committee of
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5 a candidate whose name will appear on the ballot for a runoff
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6 primary election in excess of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00)
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7 prior to a runoff primary election. Provided, however, after the
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8 primary election a limited committee that has made a contribution of
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9 Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or less to the candidate committee
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10 prior to the primary election may make an additional contribution of
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11 no more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to the candidate
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12 committee prior to the runoff primary election.
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13 (F) F. No limited committee shall make, and no candidate
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14 committee shall accept, a contribution to any candidate committee
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15 prior to a general election in excess of Five Thousand Dollars
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16 ($5,000.00). Provided, however, after the primary election or
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17 runoff primary election, whichever is the last for determining a
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18 political party's nominee, a limited committee that has made a
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19 contribution of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or less to the
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20 candidate committee prior to the primary election or runoff primary
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21 election, or both, may make an additional contribution of no more
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22 than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to the candidate committee
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1 (G) G. After the general election, a limited committee that has
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2 made no contribution to a candidate or a contribution of less than
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3 Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in the aggregate under the
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4 provisions of subsections (D) D, (E) E, or (F) F of this Rule may
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5 make an additional contribution or contributions in an amount or
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6 amounts that, aggregated with any prior contributions, do not exceed
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7 Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to that candidate committee.
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8 (H) H. No limited committee shall make a total contribution to
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9 a candidate in excess of the aggregate contribution limits of
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10 subsections (D) D, (E) E, and (F) F of this Rule or in excess of
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11 Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to the candidate committee of a
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12 candidate who is unopposed for election.
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13 (I) I. For purposes of this section Rule, "contribution" shall
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14 include multiple contributions, the amounts of which shall be
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16 (J) J. A limited committee may make contributions to candidates
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17 for county, municipal, or school district office as permitted by
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18 law.
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19 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY Rule 2.35 of the Rules of the
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20 Ethics Commission (74 O.S. 2021, Ch. 62, App. I), is amended to read
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22 Rule 2.35. Any person not otherwise prohibited by law,
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1 committee, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or
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2 labor union shall not make contributions in any amount to an
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3 unlimited committee organized exclusively for the purpose of making
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4 independent expenditures or electioneering communications. An
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5 unlimited committee organized exclusively for the purpose of making
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6 independent expenditures or electioneering communications may make
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7 contributions in any amount to another unlimited committee organized
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8 exclusively for the purpose of making independent expenditures or
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9 electioneering communications.
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10 SECTION 4. AMENDATORY Rule 2.42 of the Rules of the
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11 Ethics Commission (74 O.S. 2021, Ch. 62, App. I), is amended to read
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13 Rule 2.42. Contributions to an unlimited political action
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14 committee may be used to make expenditures for independent
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15 expenditures or electioneering communications, for contributions to
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16 another unlimited political action committee organized exclusively
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17 for the purpose of making independent expenditures or electioneering
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18 communications, for operating expenses of the unlimited committee,
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19 or for other purposes not otherwise prohibited by law or these Rules
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20 that further purposes of the committee. "Purposes of the committee"
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21 shall mean purposes expressed in the committee's bylaws, articles of
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22 organization or similar document or, if there is no such document,
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23 in the committee's statement of organization as those purposes are
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1 SECTION 5. AMENDATORY Rule 2.50 of the Rules of the
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2 Ethics Commission (74 O.S. 2021, Ch. 62, App. I), is amended to read
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4 Rule 2.50. A. An independent expenditure may be made in any
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5 amount by a political party committee, by a political action
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6 committee, or by any other entity not otherwise prohibited by law or
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7 these Rules from making an independent expenditure; provided, such
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8 committee or entity shall be formed and domiciled in this state.
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9 The treasurer and compliance officer of such committee or entity
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10 shall be residents of this state with a valid street address and
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11 telephone number where such officers may be reached during work
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13 B. An individual or entity who receives compensation directly
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14 or indirectly from an unlimited political action committee that
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15 makes an independent expenditure on behalf of a candidate or
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16 candidate committee shall not receive compensation directly or
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17 indirectly from such candidate or candidate committee. Receipt of
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18 such compensation shall constitute coordination prohibited by these
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20 SECTION 6. AMENDATORY Rule 2.52 of the Rules of the
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1 committee, or by any other entity not otherwise prohibited by law or
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2 these Rules from making an electioneering communication; provided,
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3 such committee or entity shall be formed and domiciled in this
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4 state. The treasurer and compliance officer of such committee or
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5 entity shall be residents of this state with a valid street address
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6 and telephone number where such officers may be reached during work
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8 SECTION 7. AMENDATORY Rule 2.79 of the Rules of the
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9 Ethics Commission (74 O.S. 2021, Ch. 62, App. I), is amended to read
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11 Rule 2.79. A political action committee is any group of two or
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12 more persons that receives contributions or makes expenditures for
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14 (1) 1. Making contributions to candidates or candidate
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16 (2) making contributions to other political action committees;
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17 (3) making 2. Making independent expenditures;
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18 (4) making 3. Making electioneering communications; or
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19 (5) advocating 4. Advocating the approval or defeat of a state
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20 question.
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21 Unless they choose to be considered as such, family members, as
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1 SECTION 8. AMENDATORY Rule 2.98 of the Rules of the
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2 Ethics Commission (74 O.S. 2021, Ch. 62, App. I), is amended to read
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4 Rule 2.98. A political action committee registered with the
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5 Federal Election Commission that makes a contribution or
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6 contributions to a candidate or candidates for state office shall
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7 not be required to register or to file a Report of Contributions and
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8 Expenditures with the Ethics Commission, provided the contribution
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9 or contributions are reported to the Federal Election Commission and
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10 are available to the public in the same manner as a political action
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11 committee registered under the laws of this state. The treasurer
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12 and compliance officer of such committee shall be residents of this
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13 state with a valid street address and telephone number where such
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14 officers may be reached during work hours.
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15 SECTION 9. AMENDATORY Rule 2.99 of the Rules of the
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18 Rule 2.99. A political action committee or an organization
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1 from making contributions to candidates for any office in this
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3 SECTION 10. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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