SB 179 Oklahoma Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Information technology; directing state agencies to manage information technology services. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 179 requires all Oklahoma state agencies to manage their own information technology (IT) services starting from its effective date, dissolving the centralized Information Services Division within the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. Each agency must transfer its historical IT and cybersecurity data to itself, submit annual electronic reports to the Governor and Chief Information Officer detailing IT status and security events, and seek guidance from the state CIO as needed. The bill also updates related statutes governing county purchasing of IT services (19 O.S. §1505) and state finance (62 O.S. §§34.11.1, 34.32), while repealing outdated IT coordination provisions. This policy shift directly affects all state agencies, moving IT management from a centralized unit to individual agency responsibility.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 17, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Committee Substitute · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised from an introduced version to a committee substitute, which significantly restructured the IT responsibilities for state agencies. The most important change is that cybersecurity duties are now explicitly retained by the Information Services Division rather than being transferred to individual agencies, while general IT services are decentralized to agencies. The committee version also reorganized the statutory text formatting and added clarifying language about who advises agencies on IT services.

Scope change

The scope of IT service responsibility changed from transferring all IT and cybersecurity duties to individual agencies to transferring only general IT services while keeping cybersecurity centralized with the Information Services Division.

REQUIREMENT

Cybersecurity duties were explicitly retained by the Information Services Division instead of being transferred to individual state agencies, clarifying that agencies handle general IT services but the division maintains cybersecurity responsibilities.

The advisory role for agencies was expanded to include both the Chief Information Officer and the Information Services Division, rather than just the Chief Information Officer alone.

The repeal of the Information Technology Consolidation and Coordination Act was removed from the summary language, suggesting the committee may have reconsidered or modified this provision.

TECHNICAL

The bill header was changed from 'AS INTRODUCED' to 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' indicating legislative review and amendment occurred before final passage.

Statutory text formatting was reorganized with different numbering structures and spacing, particularly in the county purchasing procedures section.

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Committee

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Referred to Appropriations

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Retirement and Government Resources committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors