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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 1784 By: McIntosh
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to state government; creating the
7 Oklahoma State Protection from Terrorist
8 Organizations Act; providing short title; providing
8 legislative intent; defining terms; allowing the
9 Governor to make certain designation on certain
9 recommendations; prohibiting state agencies from
10 contracting with certain organizations; prohibiting
10 certain organizations from holding certain real
11 property; allowing Attorney General to seek certain
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12 certain designation; providing for noncodification;
12 providing for codification; and providing 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 A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma
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20 State Protection from Terrorist Organizations Act".
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21 B. It is the intent of the Legislature to protect the residents
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22 and public resources of this state by preventing state contracts,
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23 grants, and certain property transactions from being used by
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24 organizations credibly associated with terrorism or material support
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1 networks in a manner that is conduct-based, religion-neutral, and
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2 viewpoint-neutral. It is not the intent of the Legislature to
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3 regulate protected speech, belief, or association absent unlawful
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4 conduct.
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5 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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6 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 85.59 of Title 74, unless there
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8 A. As used in this section:
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9 1. "Controlled entity" means an entity where a designated
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10 terrorist organization, directly or indirectly, exercises beneficial
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11 ownership, management control, or operational direction;
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12 2. "Designated terrorist organization" means any entity that:
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13 a. commits, plans, assists, finances, or directs
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14 terrorism,
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15 b. provides material support for terrorism, or
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16 c. operates as an affiliate, successor, alter ego, or
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17 controlled entity used to evade restrictions under the
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18 provisions of this act;
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19 3. "Material support" means knowingly providing funds,
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20 services, training, personnel, facilities, property, transportation,
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21 communication, or other resources with the intent or knowledge that
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22 such support will facilitate terrorism or related unlawful conduct,
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23 consistent with the provisions of Section 1268.2 of Title 21 of the
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24 Oklahoma Statutes and any other related law; and
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1 4. "Terrorism" has the same meaning as that set forth in
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2 Section 1268.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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3 B. The Governor may designate an organization as a designated
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4 terrorist organization for state administrative purposes upon
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5 written recommendations from the Department of Public Safety, the
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6 Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, and the Office of the
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7 Attorney General, supported by an evidentiary record. Such
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8 designation shall be filed with the Secretary of State and published
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9 for public viewing, with sensitive investigate material permitted in
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10 a protected annex.
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11 C. 1. No state agency or state-funded entity shall knowingly
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12 award or renew contracts or grants to a designated terrorist
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13 organization or controlled entity. State agencies and state-funded
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14 entities shall implement vendor or grantee certifications and audit
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15 procedures.
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16 2. The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to
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17 create new criminal offenses.
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18 D. A designated terrorist organization or controlled entity
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19 shall not acquire or hold title to real property in this state
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20 except for court ordered liquidation or disposition. Transfers in
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21 violation of the provisions of this subsection shall be voided by
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22 the Attorney General in a civil action. Individual lawful ownership
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23 shall not be affected, absent proof of agency or controlled entity
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1 E. The Attorney General may seek injunctive relief, contract
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2 voidance, recovery of misspent funds, and other equitable remedies
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3 for violations of the provisions of this section. Suspected
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4 criminal violations shall be referred for prosecution under the
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5 provisions of the relevant statutes.
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6 F. Designated entities may petition for reconsideration and
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7 seek judicial review. Removal petitions may be filed after twenty-
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8 four (24) months or earlier upon materially changed circumstances.
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9 G. This act shall be applied in a religion-neutral, viewpoint-
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10 neutral manner. Peaceful advocacy, protest, or charitable activity
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11 is not prohibited unless such constitutes providing material support
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12 for terrorism as defined by law.
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13 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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