SB 766 Oklahoma Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Office of Homeland Security; creating the Targeted Violence Prevention Act. Emergency.

SB 766 creates Oklahoma's "Targeted Violence Prevention Act," authorizing the Office of Homeland Security to collect, analyze, and share confidential information about individuals suspected of terrorism, targeted violence, or threats to public safety with law enforcement agencies. It requires strict confidentiality for shared information, making unauthorized release or use a felony punishable by up to 3 years in prison, a $50,000 fine, or loss of peace officer certification. The bill also makes disseminated information privileged and exempt from court subpoenas, except in specific criminal prosecutions. This directly affects law enforcement agencies receiving such information and sets legal standards for handling sensitive threat data.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Mar 12, 2025

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What changed between versions

Committee Substitute → Floor (Senate) · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a Committee Substitute version to a Senate Floor version, with the primary substantive change being the replacement of 'probable cause' with 'reasonable suspicion' as the threshold for the Office of Homeland Security to collect and disseminate information about individuals suspected of involvement in terrorism or targeted violence. This lowers the legal standard required before the office can act on intelligence information.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability was narrowed in terms of the evidentiary threshold required for action, shifting from 'probable cause' to 'reasonable suspicion' for information collection and dissemination regarding suspected individuals.

ENFORCEMENT

The legal standard for the Office of Homeland Security to collect and disseminate information on suspected individuals was lowered from 'probable cause' to 'reasonable suspicion', making it easier for the office to act on intelligence.

TECHNICAL

The document was reformatted from a Committee Substitute version to a Senate Floor version, including changes to headers, page numbering, and formatting conventions.

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Committee

Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Safety committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors