HB 3471: Corporation Commission; litigation files and investigatory files of Attorny General, district or municipal attorney; confidential files; effective date. - Oklahoma

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 → Floor (House) · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to expand the list of state agencies authorized to keep litigation and investigatory files confidential. Originally, only the Attorney General, Corporation Commission, Workers' Compensation Commission, and district/municipal attorneys were included. The amendment adds the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control and the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission to this list. The document also changed from a committee substitute version to a floor version, indicating it has passed the House committee and is ready for the full chamber vote.

Scope change

The scope of the bill was expanded by including two additional state agencies (OBNDDC and ABLERC) that were previously excluded from the confidentiality protections.

SCOPE

Added the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control and the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission to the list of agencies allowed to keep litigation and investigatory files confidential.

TECHNICAL

Changed the document header from 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' to 'House of Representatives - Floor Version', indicating the bill has moved from the committee stage to the floor for final consideration.

House Committee Substitute → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was completely rewritten to shift the authority for keeping litigation and investigatory files confidential from the Attorney General and other agencies to the Corporation Commission. This change expands the scope of the law to include the Corporation Commission's files, which were previously excluded, while removing the Attorney General from this specific confidentiality provision.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include the Corporation Commission as an entity authorized to keep certain files confidential, whereas the original version only applied to the Attorney General and other specific agencies.

ELIGIBILITY

The list of agencies authorized to keep litigation and investigatory files confidential was modified to replace the Attorney General with the Corporation Commission.

The Attorney General was removed from the list of agencies eligible to maintain confidential litigation and investigatory files.

The Corporation Commission was added as a new agency eligible to maintain confidential litigation and investigatory files.

Introduced → House Committee Substitute · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended from a standalone 'New Law' into a 'Committee Substitute' that amends an existing statute rather than creating a new one. The primary change is the replacement of the original title 'Corporation Commission Updating Act of 2026' with a new title focusing on litigation and investigatory file confidentiality. The scope of the bill was narrowed to specifically authorize the Corporation Commission and other agencies to keep certain files confidential, replacing the previous text which did not specify this function.

Scope change

The bill's scope shifted from a general updating act for the Corporation Commission to a specific confidentiality provision for litigation and investigatory files held by the Corporation Commission and other state agencies.

SCOPE

The bill title and purpose were changed from a general updating act to a specific act regarding the confidentiality of litigation and investigatory files.

ELIGIBILITY

The list of agencies authorized to keep files confidential was expanded to include the Corporation Commission, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission, the Workers' Compensation Commission, and district and municipal attorneys.

REQUIREMENT

A new requirement was added allowing these agencies to keep their litigation files and investigatory reports confidential, subject to state or local law.

TECHNICAL

The bill format was changed from 'Introduced' to 'Committee Substitute,' and the page number and request number were updated to reflect the new version.

Corporation Commission; litigation files and investigatory files of Attorny General, district or municipal attorney; confidential files; effective date.

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