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Oklahoma Legislature· SB 1923Coauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author)

An act relating to prisons and reformatories, the official text

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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 1923           By: Murdock
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6                            AS INTRODUCED

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7   An Act relating to prisons and reformatories;

7   defining term; prohibiting access to social media

8   platforms by inmates; authorizing the Department of

8   Corrections to promulgate rules; providing for

9   codification; 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 568.1 of Title 57, unless there
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16  A. For the purposes of this section, "social media platform"

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17 means a website or Internet medium that:
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18  1. Permits a person to become a registered user, establish an

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19 account, or create a profile for the purpose of allowing users to
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20 create, share, and view user-generated content through such an
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21 account or profile;
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22  2. Enables one or more users to generate content that can be

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23 viewed by other users of the medium; and
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1   3. Primarily serves as a medium for users to interact with

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2 content generated by other users of the medium.
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3   B. 1. The Department of Corrections shall prohibit inmates

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6   2. The Department of Corrections shall promulgate rules to

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8   SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

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