Oklahoma Open Records Act; thirty-day records request response time; effective date.
HB 2095 amends Oklahoma's Open Records Act to clarify response procedures and fees for public records requests. It requires public bodies to provide records within 30 days (as implied by the title, though not explicitly stated in the provided text), expands exemptions for sensitive information like Social Security numbers and driver records, and caps copying fees at $0.25 per page for standard documents or $1.00 for certified copies. The bill also prohibits search fees when records are released for public interest purposes (e.g., to media, scholars, or taxpayers) and specifies that certain confidential data - such as personal financial information or license application details - must remain redacted. This directly affects all Oklahoma public bodies (like government agencies and local offices) and anyone requesting public records.
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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MODERATE
The bill was converted from the House version to the Senate floor version, with substantive amendments made by the Senate Committee. The most significant changes involve reorganizing the list of confidential records and adding new exemptions related to pharmacy choice and audit integrity laws. The formatting was also updated to reflect Senate floor procedures and committee amendments.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on the Oklahoma Open Records Act, but the specific categories of confidential records were modified to include new exemptions related to pharmacy choice and audit integrity investigations.
REQUIREMENT
Added new confidential record category for documents related to the Patient's Right to Pharmacy Choice Act and Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act investigations
DEFINITION
Reorganized the list of confidential records from subsections a through l to a more structured format with clearer lettering and numbering
TECHNICAL
Updated document headers and formatting to reflect Senate floor version with committee amendment indicators
Removed House-specific versioning information and replaced with Senate floor version identifiers
Floor votes · House Mar 26, 2025
How they voted
97–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 100
Mar 26, 2025
D
Democratic19
94% Yea
R
Republican81
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
5
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
Sponsors
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