HB 1779 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Officers; Governmental Tort Claims Amendments Act of 2025; effective date.

HB 1779 amends Oklahoma's Citizens Participation Act to clarify which lawsuits are excluded from its protections. It specifically excludes government enforcement actions (like those by the Attorney General), business disputes over sales/leases, injury claims, insurance cases, and workplace lawsuits involving trade secrets or restrictive agreements (like non-compete clauses). These changes directly affect government entities, businesses, insurance companies, and employees filing certain civil claims. The bill takes effect on November 1, 2025, and does not alter the core purpose of the Citizens Participation Act.

Issues: ✗ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025

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Introduced → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended by the Policy Committee to change its title and scope from a 'Governmental Tort Claims Amendments Act' to a 'Citizen Participation Act' amendment. The substantive changes restructure the bill to modify 12 O.S. 2021, Section 1439, adding specific exemptions for enforcement actions, commercial transactions, bodily injury claims, insurance disputes, and employment-related civil actions.

Scope change

The bill's scope shifted from establishing a new governmental tort claims framework to amending existing citizen participation protections with specific exclusions for certain legal actions.

SCOPE

The bill title and subject matter were changed from 'Governmental Tort Claims Amendments Act' to focus on amendments to the Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act.

ELIGIBILITY

Added exemptions to the Citizens Participation Act for enforcement actions by the Attorney General, commercial transactions, bodily injury claims, insurance disputes, and employment-related civil actions.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from November 1, 2025 to February 25, 2025 (based on the committee amendment date).

TECHNICAL

The bill was reclassified from 'Introduced' to 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' with updated formatting and page numbers.

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Committee

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors