State government; creating the Targeted Violence Prevention Act; authorizing the Department of Homeland Security and Oklahoma Counter Terrorism Intelligence Center to collect, analyze, and disseminate certain information to law enforcement and public safety agencies; codification; emergency.
HB 2720, the Targeted Violence Prevention Act, authorizes Oklahoma's Department of Homeland Security and its Counter Terrorism Intelligence Center to collect, analyze, and share information about individuals suspected of terrorism, targeted violence, or threats to public safety with law enforcement agencies. The bill requires all shared information to remain confidential, with strict penalties - including fines up to $50,000 or one year in jail - for unauthorized disclosure or use. It also designates such information as legally privileged, making it non-discoverable in court except during criminal prosecutions related to the specific threats. The law directly affects law enforcement agencies receiving these reports and establishes new protocols for handling sensitive intelligence.
Bill status
failed
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Failed
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Mar 13, 2025
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What changed between versions
Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1
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Floor (House)
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was converted from a committee draft to the House floor version, primarily updating the header information to reflect the official legislative session and removing the amendment motion language. The core policy text regarding the Targeted Violence Prevention Act remains substantively identical, establishing the Office of Homeland Security, authorizing the collection of intelligence on suspected terrorists and violent criminals, and creating strict confidentiality and privilege protections for that information.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's applicability remains unchanged; it continues to authorize the Department of Homeland Security and the Oklahoma Counter Terrorism Intelligence Center to collect and share specific intelligence with law enforcement.
TECHNICAL
Updated document headers and titles to reflect the official 'Floor Version' for the 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) instead of the 'Proposed Committee Substitute' draft.
Deleted the procedural motion text requesting the amendment of the printed bill, as this language is not included in the final enacted text.
Reformatted page numbers and section headers to match the standard floor version layout, though the underlying legal sections (1 and 2) contain the same substantive provisions.
Floor votes · House Mar 13, 2025
How they voted
26–64
Failed · 10 other
Total votes 100
Mar 13, 2025
D
Democratic19
68% Nay
R
Republican81
62% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Mar 13, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (26-64-10)
house
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Criminal Judiciary
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Judiciary
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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