OklahomaOklahoma public bodies may require meeting email subscribers to reconfirm
HB 1409 allows Oklahoma public bodies to remove meeting email subscribers who do not confirm their interest every two years, while allowing them to rejoin.
What it does
Public bodies may require subscribers to confirm every two years that they still want meeting emails. They may remove people who do not confirm, but those people can rejoin for free.
Argument forConfirming interest every two years could help public bodies keep meeting email lists focused on people who still want notices.
Argument againstSubscribers who miss a confirmation request could lose meeting notices until they ask to rejoin the email list.
More detail
Public bodies may require subscribers to confirm that they still want meeting emails. These rules cover meeting email lists used with website notices, including special meetings when a public body chooses that notice option. Public bodies may remove subscribers who do not confirm. People who were removed may join again, and requests to join must be accepted without charge. Public bodies may require confirmation every two years.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 11Approved by Governor Kevin Stitt 05/07/2026Became Law
- May 5Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- Vote recorded Fourth Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 5Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- May 5Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- May 5Referred for enrollment
- May 5Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 1Major
- May 5SA's read, adoptedMajor
- Mar 23SA's received
- Mar 23Engrossed to HouseMajor
- Mar 17Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 17Measure passed: Ayes: 32 Nays: 10Major
- Mar 17Title restored
- Mar 17General Order, Amended
- 2025
- Apr 22Placed on General Order
- Apr 17Title stricken
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 17Reported Do Pass as amended Technology and Telecommunications committee; CR filedMinor
- Apr 1Second Reading referred to Technology and TelecommunicationsMinor
- Mar 17First ReadingMinor
- Mar 17Engrossed, signed, to SenatePassed Senate
- Mar 13Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 13Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 0Passed House
- Mar 13General Order
- Mar 6Authored by Senator Sacchieri (principal Senate author)
- Vote recorded Government Oversight Committee: Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 6CR; Do Pass Government Oversight CommitteeMinor
- Feb 11Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass General GovernmentMinor
- Vote recorded General Government Committee: Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Referred to General GovernmentMinor
- Feb 4Second Reading referred to Government OversightMinor
- Feb 3Authored by Representative CrosswhiteHader
- Feb 3First ReadingIntroduced
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