HB 1108 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; adding the Judicial Nominating Commission to the definition of a public body; effective date.

HB 1108 adds Oklahoma's Judicial Nominating Commission to the definition of a "public body" under the state's Open Meeting Act. This means the commission's meetings must now comply with the same public notice, accessibility, and transparency rules that apply to city councils, county commissions, and other government bodies. The bill explicitly includes the commission in Section 304 of the Open Meeting Act, requiring its proceedings to follow standard open meeting procedures. The change takes effect November 1, 2025.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Mar 5, 2025
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Introduced Floor (House) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was updated from its original 'Introduced' version to the 'Floor (House)' version, incorporating committee amendments and formatting changes. The most significant substantive change is the addition of the Judicial Nominating Commission to the definition of a 'public body' under the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, meaning its meetings must now be open to the public. The effective date remains November 1, 2025.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded by adding the Judicial Nominating Commission to the list of entities subject to open meeting requirements, increasing transparency for judicial nomination proceedings.
DEFINITION

Added the Judicial Nominating Commission to the definition of 'public body', requiring its meetings to comply with open meeting laws.

TECHNICAL

Changed the document header from 'AS INTRODUCED' to 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to reflect the bill's current stage in the legislative process.

Added co-author information for a Senate member (Bergstrom) and committee report details indicating the bill passed the Government Oversight Committee on 03/05/2025.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass General Government
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to General Government
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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