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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 2180 By: Daniels
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5 AS INTRODUCED
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6 An Act relating to foreign lobbying; creating the
6 Foreign Country Agent Political Activity Oversight
7 Act; providing short title; defining terms; requiring
7 foreign country agents to file with the Secretary of
8 State; providing requirements for filings; requiring
8 the Secretary of State to provide semiannual reports
9 and maintain a publicly accessible website; requiring
9 the Secretary of State to promulgate rules; providing
10 for exceptions; providing for violations; providing
10 for penalties; providing for noncodification;
11 providing for codification; and providing an
11 effective date.
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
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16 codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
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17 This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Foreign Country
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18 Agent Political Activity Oversight Act".
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19 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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20 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 291.5 of Title 74, unless there
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21 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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22 A. As used in this act:
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23 1. "Foreign country agent" means any person representing the
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24 interests of a foreign country, government, political party, or
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1 corporation or business entity with a fifty-one percent (51%) or
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2 greater interest that is owned by a foreign country, government, or
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3 political party. Foreign country agent shall not include:
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4 a. diplomatic or consular officers, staff members of a
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5 diplomatic or consular officer, or officials of a
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6 foreign government,
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7 b. attorneys representing a foreign country, government,
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8 political party, or corporation or business entity
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9 with a fifty-one percent (51%) or greater interest
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10 that is owned by a foreign country, government, or
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11 political party in purely commercial endeavors or
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12 legal proceedings before state or federal courts,
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13 agencies, or other political subdivisions, or
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14 c. any news or press service or association or any
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15 newspaper, magazine, periodical, or other publication;
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16 and
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17 2. "Representing" means acting for compensation on behalf of a
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18 foreign country, government, political party, or a corporation or
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19 business entity with a fifty-one percent (51%) or greater interest
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20 that is owned by a foreign country, government, or political party
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21 to:
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22 a. influence the laws, regulations, or policies of this
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23 state and its political subdivisions to benefit a
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24 foreign country, government, political party, or a
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1 corporation or business entity with a fifty-one
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2 percent (51%) or greater interest that is owned by a
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3 foreign country, government, or political party,
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4 b. receive funding from this state that would benefit a
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5 foreign country, government, political party, or a
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6 corporation or business entity with a fifty-one
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7 percent (51%) or greater interest that is owned by a
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8 foreign country, government, or political party, or
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9 c. solicit, collect, disburse, or dispense contributions,
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10 loans, or money on behalf of a foreign country,
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11 government, political party, or a corporation or
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12 business entity with a fifty-one percent (51%) or
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13 greater interest that is owned by a foreign country,
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14 government, or political party.
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15 B. Any foreign country agent shall register and submit a
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16 completed filing with the Secretary of State. Such filing shall
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17 include the name of the foreign country agent, the foreign country,
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18 government, political party, or corporation or business entity with
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19 a fifty-one percent (51%) or greater interest that is owned by a
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20 foreign country, government, or political party being represented by
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21 the foreign country agent, the time period for which the foreign
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22 country agent expects to be lobbying in this state, and any other
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23 information deemed necessary by the Secretary of State. The foreign
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24 country agent, or the foreign country, government, political party,
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1 or corporation or business entity with a fifty-one percent (51%) or
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2 greater interest that is owned by a foreign country, government, or
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3 political party being represented by the foreign country agent,
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4 shall pay a filing fee as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
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5 C. Any foreign country agent seeking to lobby in this state
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6 shall register and submit a completed filing pursuant to subsection
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7 B of this section within fifteen (15) days of becoming a foreign
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8 country agent. A foreign country agent shall notify the Secretary
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9 of State of any material change to the foreign country agent's
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10 filing within ten (10) business days of such material change. Upon
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11 ceasing representation of a foreign country, government, political
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12 party, or corporation or business entity with a fifty-one percent
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13 (51%) or greater interest that is owned by a foreign country,
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14 government, or political party, a foreign country agent shall submit
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15 a termination statement with the Secretary of State within ten (10)
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16 business days.
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17 D. The Secretary of State shall provide a semiannual report of
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18 lobbying activities by foreign country agents on behalf of a foreign
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19 country, government, political party, or a corporation or business
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20 entity with a fifty-one percent (51%) or greater interest that is
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21 owned by a foreign country, government, or political party to the
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22 Attorney General and the Legislature. A publicly accessible list of
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23 foreign country agents shall be maintained by the Secretary of
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1 State. The Secretary of State shall promulgate rules and procedures
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2 as necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act.
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3 E. This act shall not apply to:
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4 1. Religious or charitable organizations registered with the
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5 Secretary of State or that are exempt from taxation pursuant to the
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6 provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section
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7 501(c)(3);
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8 2. Persons engaged in activities benefitting religious,
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9 scholastic, academic, scientific, or fine arts interests; or
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10 3. Persons involved in private and nonpolitical activities in
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11 furtherance of a bona fide trade or commerce of the foreign country,
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12 government, political party, or corporation or business entity with
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13 a fifty-one percent (51%) or greater interest that is owned by a
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14 foreign country, government, or political party.
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15 F. Any person who willfully or knowingly violates any provision
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16 of this act, willfully or knowingly makes a false statement of any
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17 material fact, or willfully or knowingly omits any material fact
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18 required by this act shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
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19 misdemeanor and subject to a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars
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20 ($1,000.00), not more than one (1) year of imprisonment in the
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21 county jail, or both such fine and imprisonment.
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22 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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