Civil procedure; Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act; excluding certain legal action; effective date.
HB 1777 amends Oklahoma's Citizens Participation Act (OCPA) to exclude specific types of lawsuits from its protections. The bill clarifies that the OCPA does not apply to: government enforcement actions (e.g., by the Attorney General), commercial disputes over sales/leases, personal injury claims, insurance-related cases, or employment-related suits (like trade secret misappropriation or non-compete agreements). This change directly affects businesses, government entities, and individuals involved in these excluded legal actions by removing the OCPA's shield against certain lawsuits. The bill became law on May 13, 2025, with an effective date of 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 13, 2025
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What changed between versions
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended during its Senate floor consideration to clarify and expand the scope of legal actions excluded from the Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act. The changes refine who is protected and what types of lawsuits are exempt from the Act's restrictions.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include insurance products and commercial transactions with buyers or customers as protected categories, while also reorganizing the list of excluded legal actions for clarity.
SCOPE
Expanded the definition of protected commercial activities to explicitly include insurance products and commercial transactions with actual or potential buyers or customers.
ELIGIBILITY
Reordered and clarified the list of excluded legal actions, moving insurance-related exclusions to a separate category and consolidating employment-related disputes.
TECHNICAL
Changed the document header from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' and updated page numbering to reflect the Senate version.
Floor votes · Senate May 5, 2025 · House Mar 12, 2025
How they voted
45–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
May 5, 2025
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican40
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
4
May 5, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 3
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 5
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Rules Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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