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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 2109 By: Thompson
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to disclosure of contributions;
7 defining terms; requiring disclosure of contributions
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8 organizations; specifying information required in
9 disclosures; specifying time period for submission of
9 disclosures; requiring maintenance of certain online
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10 civil penalties; authorizing suspension from certain
11 activities for violations; granting joint enforcement
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12 of provisions; construing provisions; providing for
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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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16 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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17 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 522.25 of Title 18, unless there
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18 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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19 A. As used in this section:
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20 1. "Directed funding" or "directed funds" means any
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21 contribution or donation made at the request, suggestion, or
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22 direction of a foreign principal, whether or not routed through
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23 intermediaries; and
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24 2. "Foreign principal" means:
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1 a. a foreign government adversary, foreign government
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2 enterprise, or foreign government entity as defined in
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3 Section 121 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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4 b. a foreign political party, association, or
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5 organization,
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6 c. any corporation or entity formed under foreign law or
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7 owned or controlled, in whole or in part, by a foreign
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8 entity,
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9 d. any person who is not a United States citizen or
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10 lawful permanent resident, or
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11 e. any person or entity acting at the request,
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12 suggestion, or direction of a foreign entity.
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13 B. Any charitable organization operating in this state that
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14 engages in executive lobbying or legislative lobbying as defined in
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15 Rule 5.2 of the Rules of the Ethics Commission or public policy
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16 advocacy shall file a disclosure with the Ethics Commission if the
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17 charitable organization receives one or more contributions totaling,
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18 in the aggregate, Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or more in a
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19 calendar year from a foreign principal or principals from funds
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20 directed by a foreign principal or principals.
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21 C. The disclosure filed with the Ethics Commission shall
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23 1. The name and classification of the foreign principal;
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24 2. The country of origin;
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1 3. The amount and date of each contribution;
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2 4. Any conditions or directives associated with the
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3 contribution; and
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4 5. The intended or actual use of the contribution, if
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5 specified.
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6 D. Disclosures shall be filed annually by January 31 for any
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7 contributions received in the preceding calendar year from a foreign
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8 principal. Any single contribution from a foreign principal
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9 exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) shall be disclosed
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10 within thirty (30) days of receipt.
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11 E. The Ethics Commission shall maintain a publicly accessible
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12 online database of all disclosures submitted pursuant to this
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13 section.
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14 F. Any charitable organization that knowingly fails to comply
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15 with this section shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed
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16 Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) per violation. In
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17 addition, charitable organizations may be suspended from engaging in
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18 lobbying or public policy advocacy in this state for up to one (1)
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19 year for willful noncompliance. The Attorney General and the Ethics
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20 Commission shall have joint authority to enforce the provisions of
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21 this section.
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22 G. This section shall not apply to:
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23 1. Contributions from federally recognized tribal nations,
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24 tribal governments, or tribal enterprises; or
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1 2. Contributions made to religious organizations, provided that
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2 such contributions are used solely for religious observance,
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3 worship, or instruction.
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4 H. Nothing in this section shall be construed to infringe upon
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5 constitutionally protected speech, association, or religious
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6 practice, or to impose retroactive reporting requirements.
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7 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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