Public health and safety; Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; Oklahoma Open Records Act; public trust hospitals; exemptions; effective date.
HB 1738 exempts public trust hospitals from Oklahoma's Open Meeting Act and Open Records Act when collaborating with not-for-profit entities for mission-related purposes. It makes certain information confidential - including marketing plans, financial statements, trade secrets, and research details - submitted by or compiled about these entities, unless the provider consents to disclosure. The exemption does not apply to budgetary information related to state appropriations or the appropriations process. This law applies specifically to hospitals created under Oklahoma Statutes Sections 176.1 (Title 60) or 790.1 (Title 19), effective November 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 15, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from the House floor version to the Senate floor version, with minor reordering of lines and updated page headers. The substantive policy content of the bill remains unchanged, including the exemption of public trust hospitals from open meeting and open records laws, the definition of public trust hospitals, and the effective date of November 1, 2025.
TECHNICAL
Page headers and document titles were updated to reflect Senate floor version instead of House floor version.
Line breaks and spacing were adjusted throughout the document to match Senate formatting standards.
Committee report section was updated to show the Senate Judiciary Committee report dated April 15, 2025, replacing the House Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee report dated March 4, 2025.
Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2025 · House Mar 13, 2025
How they voted
40–6
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
May 7, 2025
D
Democratic9
66% Nay
R
Republican40
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 7, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 6
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 84 Nays: 5
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Civil Judiciary
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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