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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 489 By: Jett
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to immigration and customs laws;
7 amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 20j, which relates to
8 Attorney General enforcement of federal immigration
8 and customs laws; prohibiting enactment or adoption
9 of certain policies; defining term; requiring
9 Attorney General to make certain determination upon
10 request; providing for ineligibility for certain
10 funding; subjecting certain officials to removal from
11 office; updating statutory language; and providing an
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 20j, is
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16 amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 20j. A. The Attorney General is authorized and
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18 directed to negotiate the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding
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19 between the State of Oklahoma and the United States Department of
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20 Justice or the United States Department of Homeland Security, as
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21 provided by Section 1357(g) of Title 8 of the United States Code,
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22 concerning the enforcement of federal immigration and customs laws,
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23 detention and removals, and investigations in the State of Oklahoma
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1 B. The Memorandum of Understanding negotiated pursuant to
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2 subsection A of this section shall be signed on behalf of this state
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3 by the Attorney General and the Governor or as otherwise required by
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4 the appropriate federal agency.
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5 C. No political subdivision or agency of the state or any local
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6 government, whether acting through its governing body or by an
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7 initiative, referendum, or any other process, shall enact or adopt
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8 any ordinance, sanctuary policy, or other policy that limits or
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9 prohibits a law enforcement officer, local government official, or
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10 local government employee from communicating or cooperating with
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11 federal officials with regard to the immigration status of any
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12 person within this state. For the purposes of this section,
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13 "sanctuary policy" includes, but is not limited to, any ordinance or
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14 policy that:
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15 1. Restricts or imposes conditions on compliance with a
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16 detainer or other request from United States Immigration and Customs
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17 Enforcement to maintain custody of an undocumented alien or to
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18 transfer custody of an undocumented alien to the United States
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19 Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
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20 2. Requires United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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21 to obtain a warrant or court order before compliance with a detainer
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22 or other request;
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23 3. Prevents a law enforcement officer from inquiries to a
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24 person about his or her immigration status when specific and
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1 articulable facts support probable cause that the person is an
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2 undocumented alien; or
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3 4. Knowingly provides special benefits, privileges, or support
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4 to an undocumented alien.
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5 D. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no government
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6 entity or official within the State of Oklahoma this state may
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7 prohibit, or in any way restrict, any government entity or official
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8 from sending to, or receiving from, the United States Department of
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9 Homeland Security, information regarding the citizenship or
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10 immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual.
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11 E. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person or
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12 agency may prohibit, or in any way restrict, a public employee from
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13 doing any of the following with respect to information regarding the
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14 immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual:
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15 1. Sending such information to, or requesting or receiving such
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16 information from, the United States Department of Homeland Security;
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17 2. Maintaining such information; or
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18 3. Exchanging such information with any other federal, state,
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20 F. Upon request for an opinion pursuant to paragraph 5 of
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21 subsection A of Section 18b of this title, the Attorney General
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22 shall determine whether an ordinance or policy is in violation of
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23 this section. A political subdivision or agency of the state or any
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24 local government that enacts or adopts any ordinance, sanctuary
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1 policy, or other policy in violation of this section shall be
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2 ineligible to receive any state appropriation or funding through a
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3 grant administered by any state agency or department until such
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4 ordinance or policy is repealed or no longer in effect.
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5 G. The provisions of this section shall allow for a private
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6 right of action by any natural or legal person lawfully domiciled in
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7 this state to file for a writ of mandamus to compel any
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8 noncooperating local or state governmental agency or political
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9 subdivision to comply with such reporting laws.
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10 H. An elected or appointed official who willfully violates the
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11 provisions of this section shall be subject to removal for official
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12 misconduct pursuant to Section 93 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma
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13 Statutes.
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14 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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