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OklahomaHB 1738Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionHouse

Public health and safety; Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; Oklahoma Open Records Act; public trust hospitals; exemptions; effective date.

Sponsored By: Stacy Jo Adams (Republican)

Became Law

Senate Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Less public access to Oklahoma hospital records

Beginning November 1, 2025, new public access limits apply to Oklahoma public trust hospitals and certain nonprofit partners. When a hospital joins a nonprofit venture or buys an interest to carry out its mission, that nonprofit is exempt from open meeting and records laws. Marketing plans, financial statements, trade secrets, research concepts, methods, products, and other private business information submitted to or compiled by the trust are confidential. Disclosure requires consent from the information's provider or subject. The trust can hold closed meetings to discuss these materials when it decides that is necessary. The exemption does not cover budget information tied to government appropriations or the process for approving them.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Stacy Jo Adams

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Avery Frix

    Republican • Senate

  • Anthony Moore

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 149 • No: 11

Senate vote • 5/7/2025

THIRD READING

Yes: 38 • No: 6

Senate vote • 4/15/2025

Committee vote: Judiciary

Yes: 6 • No: 0

House vote • 3/13/2025

THIRD READING

Yes: 84 • No: 5

House vote • 3/4/2025

DO PASS

Yes: 13 • No: 0

House vote • 2/20/2025

DO PASS

Yes: 8 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/15/2025

    5/15/2025House

  2. Sent to Governor

    5/8/2025House

  3. Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

    5/8/2025Senate

  4. Enrolled, signed, to Senate

    5/8/2025House

  5. Referred for enrollment

    5/7/2025House

  6. Engrossed measure signed, returned to House

    5/7/2025Senate

  7. Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 6

    5/7/2025Senate

  8. General Order, Considered

    5/7/2025Senate

  9. Placed on General Order

    4/17/2025Senate

  10. Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed

    4/15/2025Senate

  11. Second Reading referred to Judiciary

    4/1/2025Senate

  12. First Reading

    3/17/2025Senate

  13. Engrossed, signed, to Senate

    3/17/2025House

  14. Referred for engrossment

    3/13/2025House

  15. Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 84 Nays: 5

    3/13/2025House

  16. General Order

    3/13/2025House

  17. Authored by Senator Frix (principal Senate author)

    3/4/2025House

  18. CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

    3/4/2025House

  19. Coauthored by Representative(s) Moore

    2/25/2025House

  20. Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary

    2/25/2025House

  21. Referred to Civil Judiciary

    2/4/2025House

  22. Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

    2/4/2025House

  23. Remove Representative Moore as principal House author and substitute with Representative Adams

    2/3/2025House

  24. Authored by Representative Moore

    2/3/2025House

  25. First Reading

    2/3/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled (final version)

    5/8/2025

    PDF

  • Floor (Senate)

    4/16/2025

    PDF

  • Senate Committee Report

    4/15/2025

    PDF

  • Engrossed

    3/17/2025

    PDF

  • Floor (House)

    3/4/2025

    PDF

  • House Committee Report

    3/4/2025

    PDF

  • House Policy Committee Report

    2/25/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    1/16/2025

    PDF

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