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This bill creates the State-Sponsored Persecution Prohibition Act, which establishes legal protections for private businesses, farmers, ranchers, and taxpayers against potential agency misconduct. Specifically, the bill prohibits state agencies from conducting malicious investigations, making threats, or excessively harassing law-abiding individuals and businesses for personal, political, or ideological reasons. If a state agency is found to have knowingly and willfully violated these provisions, the affected party can pursue a civil action to seek damages and recover attorney fees. The act defines prohibited behaviors such as intentionally intimidating investigations, threatening punitive regulation as retaliation for questioning agency actions or reporting misconduct, and engaging in excessive or repetitive harassing communications. The law will take effect on November 1, 2025, and will be codified as Section 13001 of Title 74 in the Oklahoma Statutes. The bill aims to protect individuals and businesses from potential government overreach and provide a legal mechanism to challenge inappropriate agency actions.

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb1015&Session=2600