HB 1415 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

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HB 1415 amends Oklahoma law concerning antitrust violations, directly affecting individuals, businesses, and the state government. The bill allows those injured by such violations to pursue civil actions for damages, including treble damages and attorney fees, against offenders. It also authorizes the Attorney General to bring civil actions on behalf of the state or its residents to secure similar remedies and to seek civil penalties up to $1,000,000 per violation. Furthermore, the bill establishes criminal penalties, including felony charges and incarceration, for specific antitrust offenses. This legislation is set to become effective on November 1, 2025.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Apr 22, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill's title page was reformatted from 'Engrossed' to 'Floor Version' with updated legislative session information. The substantive text of the bill content appears largely unchanged, with the primary differences being formatting adjustments, page header changes, and minor text reorganization that do not alter the actual legal provisions regarding antitrust enforcement, damages, or penalties.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are primarily formatting and structural

TECHNICAL

Title page header changed from 'ENGROSSED HOUSE' to 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' with updated session information

Page headers and footers were reformatted with different numbering and layout

Minor text reorganization and spacing adjustments throughout the document without changing legal content

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 12, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 68 Nays: 20

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Civil Judiciary

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors