Legislative testimony; requiring administration of oath to person providing testimony before legislative committees; creating misdemeanor offense. Emergency.

SB 955 requires anyone testifying before Oklahoma's Legislative Oversight Committee on State Budget Performance, the Senate Appropriations Committee, the House Appropriations and Budget Committee, or any related subcommittee or policy committee to take an oath affirming their testimony is true. The bill creates a misdemeanor offense for knowingly and willfully falsifying testimony, making false statements, or presenting false documents during such testimony. This applies directly to witnesses, including citizens, experts, or officials providing input on budget or fiscal matters. The law updates existing statutory language to formalize this requirement and penalties. It does not change budget policies but affects the process for testimony before specific legislative committees.