Bill > HB2289

This bill updates the Oklahoma Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2023, renaming it the Oklahoma Elected Official and Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2025, and expands its protections to include currently elected federal officials and statewide elected state officials. The bill modifies definitions of key terms like "at-risk individual" and "covered information," which now includes a broader range of personal data such as home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and family-related information. State agencies will be required to keep this covered information private, removing it from public content within 72 hours of receiving a request from an at-risk individual. The bill also updates provisions for sharing protected information, allowing disclosure only with a signed release, under specific federal regulations, or through a confidentiality agreement. Additionally, the Administrative Director of the Courts must submit a biennial report to the Legislature detailing expenditures on protecting officials' information, where such information was found, and any new types of personal data used to identify potentially threatened officials. The act will become effective on July 1, 2025, with an emergency clause indicating its immediate importance for public safety.