Open records; public access counselor; review; subpoena; Attorney General; binding opinion; advisory opinion; emergency.
HB 2163 establishes a Public Access Counselor Unit within Oklahoma's Attorney General's office to handle disputes over denied public records requests. It allows individuals denied access (excluding commercial requests) to file a review within 30 days, requiring public bodies to respond within 7 business days to the Counselor. The Attorney General must issue a binding advisory opinion within 60 days, directing public bodies to comply or explaining why no action is needed. This directly affects citizens seeking public records and public bodies like city councils or school boards that must follow the Counselor's guidance.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Vetoed
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Vetoed May 12, 2025
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The bill was amended to change its title from 'House Floor Version' to 'Senate Floor Version' and updated the bill number format to 'ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2163'. The substantive content of the legislation regarding the Public Access Counselor and open records procedures remains unchanged in this diff.
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Header text changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' indicating the bill has moved to the Senate stage.
Bill title format updated from 'HOUSE BILL 2163' to 'ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2163' with an added date of April 8, 2025.
Page header changed from 'HB2163 HFLR' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB2163 SFLR' to reflect the bill's current legislative stage.
Floor votes · Senate May 5, 2025 · House Mar 25, 2025
How they voted
42–5
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
May 5, 2025
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican40
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 29, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary of State
lower
May 29, 2025
Vetoed
Veto overridden: Ayes: 37 Nays: 8
upper
May 29, 2025
Vetoed
Veto overridden: Ayes: 76 Nays: 13
lower
May 12, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed 05/10/2025
lower
May 5, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 5
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 9
lower
Mar 4, 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
Sponsors
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