HB 2095 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma Open Records Act; thirty-day records request response time; effective date.

House Bill 2095 amends the Oklahoma Open Records Act, which governs public access to records held by government bodies and officials. The bill specifies various types of information that are exempt from public disclosure, including certain confidential investigative files, personal financial data, and records protected by legal privilege. It also sets guidelines for redacting sensitive personal information, such as Social Security numbers, before records are released. Additionally, the bill establishes limits on the fees public bodies can charge for copying records, capping standard copies at $0.25 per page and outlining when search fees may be applied. Although the bill's title mentions a thirty-day records request response time, the provided text does not detail this specific procedural change.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Apr 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from the House version to the Senate version with significant formatting changes and the addition of new confidentiality exemptions for medical and pharmacy-related records. The Senate version includes bolded committee amendments that expand what records are protected from public disclosure.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include additional categories of confidential records, particularly those related to pharmacy audits and patient privacy under new state acts.

REQUIREMENT

Added new confidentiality exemption for documents related to pharmacy audits and patient rights under the Patient's Right to Pharmacy Choice Act and Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act

TECHNICAL

Changed document header from House Floor Version to Senate Floor Version with updated page numbering and formatting conventions

Added committee amendment indicators (bold face) to show which sections were modified by the Senate committee

Removed House-specific formatting elements including the 'AS INTRODUCED' designation and House-only page headers

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

Apr 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 96 Nays: 0

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 11, 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