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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 986 By: Thompson
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to consumer protection; defining
7 terms; prohibiting use of hidden fees and charges by
8 businesses; requiring fees and charges to be
8 displayed clearly and conspicuously by businesses;
9 making unlawful use of fees and charges a violation
9 of the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act; providing
10 for codification; and providing an effective date.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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15 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 773 of Title 15, unless there is
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16 created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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17 As used in this act:
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18 1. "Ancillary good or service" means any additional good or
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19 goods or additional service or services offered to a consumer as
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20 part of a transaction;
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21 2. "Business" means an individual, corporation, partnership,
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22 association, or any other entity that offers goods or services
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23 including, but not limited to, online, in mobile applications, and
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1 3. "Clear and conspicuous" or "clearly and conspicuously" means
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2 a required disclosure is easily noticeable and easily understandable
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3 by consumers, as follows:
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4 a. in any communication that is solely visual or solely
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5 audible, the disclosure shall be made through the same
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6 means by which the communication is presented. In any
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7 communication made through both visual and audible
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8 means, the disclosure shall be presented
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9 simultaneously in both the visual and audible portions
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10 of the communication even if the presentation
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11 requiring the disclosure is made in only one means,
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12 b. a visual disclosure, by size, contrast, location, the
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13 length of time viewable, and other characteristics,
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14 shall stand out from any accompanying text or visual
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15 elements so that it is easily noticed, read, and
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16 understood,
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17 c. an audible disclosure, including by telephone or
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18 streaming video, shall be delivered in a volume,
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19 speed, and cadence sufficient for ease of
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20 understanding,
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21 d. in any communication using an interactive electronic
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22 medium, such as on the Internet, mobile application,
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23 or software, the disclosure shall be unavoidable,
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1 e. the disclosure shall use diction and syntax
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2 understandable to consumers and shall appear in each
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3 language in which the representation that requires the
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4 disclosure appears,
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5 f. the disclosure shall comply with these requirements in
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6 each medium through which it is received, including
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7 all electronic devices and face-to-face communication,
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9 g. the disclosure shall not be contradicted or mitigated
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10 by, or inconsistent with, anything else in the
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11 communication;
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12 4. "Covered good or service" means:
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13 a. live-event tickets, and
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14 b. short-term lodging including, but not limited to,
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15 temporary sleeping accommodations at a hotel, motel,
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16 inn, short-term rental, vacation rental, or other
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17 place of lodging;
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18 5. "Government charges" means the fees or charges imposed on
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19 the transaction by a federal, state, trial, or local government
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20 agency, unit, or department;
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21 6. "Pricing information" means any information relating to an
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22 amount a consumer may pay;
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23 7. "Shipping charges" means the fees or charges that reasonably
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24 reflect the amount a business incurs to send physical goods to a
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1 consumer including, but not limited to, through the mail, private
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2 mail and shipping services, or by freight; and
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3 8. "Total price" means the maximum total of all fees or charges
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4 a consumer shall pay for any good or goods or service or services
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5 along with any mandatory ancillary good or service. Government
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6 charges, shipping charges, and fees or charges for any optional
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7 ancillary good or service may be excluded from the provisions of
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8 this act.
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9 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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10 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 773.1 of Title 15, unless there
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11 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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12 A. It shall be unlawful for any business to offer, display, or
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13 advertise any price of a covered good or service without clearly and
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14 conspicuously disclosing the total price.
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15 B. In any offer, display, or advertisement that represents any
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16 price of a covered good or service, a business shall disclose the
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17 total price more prominently than any other pricing information.
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18 Where the final amount of payment for the transaction is displayed,
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19 the final amount of payment shall be disclosed more prominently
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20 than, or as prominently as, the total price.
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21 C. A business shall disclose clearly and conspicuously, before
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22 the consumer consents to pay for any covered good or service:
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23 1. The nature, purpose, and amount of any fee or charge imposed
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1 the identity of the good or service for which the fee or charge is
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2 imposed; and
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3 2. The final amount of payment for the transaction.
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4 D. It shall be considered an unfair and deceptive practice
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5 under the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act for any business in any
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6 offer, display, or advertisement for a covered good or service to
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7 misrepresent any fee or charge including, but not limited to, the
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8 nature, purpose, amount, or refundability of any fee or charge, and
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9 the identity of the good or service for which the fee or charge is
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11 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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