SB 997: State procurement; creating the Procurement Protection Act of 2025. Emergency. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was revised from the House version to the Senate version, primarily updating formatting, dates, and page headers. The substantive policy content regarding procurement restrictions, definitions, and penalties appears unchanged in the provided text, though the Senate version includes a specific February 11, 2025 date and slightly different page numbering.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are primarily formatting and administrative.

TECHNICAL

Page headers and footer text were updated to reflect Senate Floor Version with bold face notation for committee amendments.

Added specific date 'February 11, 2025' to the Senate version header.

Removed 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR ENGROSSED' designation and replaced with 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION'.

SB997 (3-26-25) (FRIX) WDFA1.PDF → Floor (House) · 8 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add specific definitions for procurement protection against foreign adversaries, particularly China. The House version clarifies what constitutes a 'foreign adversary company' and adds detailed definitions for 'control' and 'domicile' to strengthen procurement protections.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include more specific definitions and criteria for identifying foreign adversary companies, particularly focusing on Chinese entities and their subsidiaries.

DEFINITION

Added detailed definition of 'Control' including specific Chinese government involvement criteria

Added definition of 'Domicile' to clarify where a company is registered and where majority ownership is held

Added definition of 'Federally banned corporation' listing specific federal agencies and acts

Added definition of 'Foreign adversary' listing specific adversarial nations including China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, and Syria

Added definition of 'Foreign adversary company' with specific criteria for determining foreign adversary status

Added definition of 'Government of China' to specify it means the People's Republic of China led by the Chinese Communist Party

Modified the definition of 'Control' to include specific Chinese government involvement criteria

REQUIREMENT

Added revenue threshold requirement that entities must not recognize more than 50% of annual global revenue from foreign adversary countries to avoid being considered foreign adversary companies

SB997 (3-26-25) (FRIX) FA1.PDF → SB997 (3-26-25) (FRIX) WDFA1.PDF · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was updated with a new timestamp, changing from 9:40 AM to 5:58 PM on the same date. This appears to be a technical revision reflecting a later version of the document rather than a substantive policy change.

TECHNICAL

Document timestamp was updated from 9:40 AM to 5:58 PM, indicating a revision of the legislative text.

House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill → SB997 (3-26-25) (FRIX) FA1.PDF · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to narrow its scope by removing specific references to Chinese government entities and replacing them with broader definitions of foreign adversaries. The changes also modify how 'control' and 'foreign adversary company' are defined to focus more on general foreign adversary nations rather than specifically targeting China.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed from specifically targeting Chinese entities to a broader definition of foreign adversaries, while maintaining the core prohibition on contracting with such entities.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'Control' was modified to remove specific references to Chinese government entities like the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission and National Social Security Fund, while keeping the general definition of control.

The definition of 'Foreign adversary' was changed to remove specific references to China and replace them with a broader definition that includes any country designated as hostile by the U.S. Secretary of State or listed as a Country of Particular Concern.

The definition of 'Foreign adversary company' was simplified by removing the complex revenue-based exception clause and replacing it with a straightforward list of criteria based on domicile, headquarters, principal place of business, and control by foreign adversaries.

The specific definition of 'Government of China' was removed entirely from the bill.

REQUIREMENT

Minor technical amendments were made to clarify that state agencies and political subdivisions can be included in the certification requirements, and to change 'goods' to 'any good' in the contract provisions.

Engrossed → Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was substantially rewritten by the House Oversight Committee, replacing the original version with a new text that maintains the same core purpose of restricting state contracts with Chinese companies but includes more detailed definitions and exceptions. The committee version adds specific criteria for determining when a parent company's subsidiaries should not automatically disqualify the entire company, and clarifies the definition of 'foreign adversary company' to include various control relationships with Chinese government entities.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on state procurement restrictions against Chinese companies, but the applicability criteria were expanded and refined with more detailed definitions and additional exceptions for certain procurement situations.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'Company' was slightly modified to change 'majority owned' to 'majority-owned' (hyphenated) and reorganized the list structure.

A new definition for 'Control' was added, specifying control under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and including Chinese Communist Party influence criteria.

The definition of 'Foreign adversary company' was significantly expanded to include multiple control scenarios including Chinese government control, Chinese military control, and various Chinese state-owned entities.

REQUIREMENT

New requirements were added stating that a parent company should not be considered a foreign adversary company solely because subsidiaries meet certain criteria if the parent doesn't meet the criteria and doesn't derive more than 50% of revenue from foreign adversary countries.

The disclosure requirement for bidders was modified to clarify that the 24-month lookback period applies to business operations involving foreign adversaries, state-owned enterprises, or companies domiciled in foreign adversaries.

Amended And Engrossed → Engrossed · 4 edits · Mar 26, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was reorganized from an 'Engrossed House Amendment' to a clean 'Engrossed Senate Bill' format, removing House amendment markings and consolidating the legislative text. The substantive policy content regarding procurement restrictions on foreign adversary companies remains largely unchanged, though some formatting and numbering adjustments were made throughout the document.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the reorganization is purely structural and formatting-related rather than substantive policy modification.

TECHNICAL

Removed 'Engrossed House Amendment' header and consolidated into standard 'Engrossed Senate Bill' format

Reorganized section numbering and removed amendment-specific markup symbols throughout the document

Adjusted page numbering references from House amendment format to Senate bill format

POLICY

Core provisions regarding procurement restrictions on foreign adversary companies, penalties, and disclosure requirements remain substantively the same

Introduced → Amended And Engrossed · 5 edits · Mar 26, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add new definitions for 'Control' and 'Foreign adversary company,' expand the list of federally banned corporations, and modify eligibility criteria for state contracts. These changes strengthen procurement protections by clarifying how foreign government control is determined and adding specific exceptions for entities with limited revenue from foreign adversaries.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include more detailed criteria for identifying companies under foreign government control, particularly targeting Chinese state influence.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'Control' that includes specific criteria for determining Chinese government influence over companies, including involvement in governance, monitoring, or human resources decisions.

Added a new definition for 'Foreign adversary company' that provides more detailed criteria for determining foreign ownership and control, including majority ownership by Chinese government entities.

Added an exception clause stating that entities not meeting specific criteria and deriving less than 50% of revenue from foreign adversary countries will not be considered foreign adversary companies.

REQUIREMENT

Added Section 889 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 to the list of federally banned corporations.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified the list of ineligible companies to remove specific categories like 'A company domiciled within a foreign adversary' and 'A foreign adversary company' as standalone items, replacing them with the more detailed definitions.

Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 → House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was substantially rewritten from a proposed oversight committee version to a House committee substitute version. The new version restructures the bill's title, removes the 'Proposed Oversight' designation, and significantly modifies key definitions related to foreign adversary companies and their subsidiaries. These changes appear designed to clarify how the law applies to corporate entities and their parent companies in procurement contexts.

Scope change

The bill's scope was modified by changing how 'foreign adversary companies' are defined, particularly regarding parent company revenue calculations and subsidiary relationships. The new definition focuses on the entity itself rather than parent companies, and clarifies that subsidiaries meeting foreign adversary criteria do not automatically disqualify the parent entity.

DEFINITION

Changed the definition of 'foreign adversary company' from focusing on parent companies to focusing on the entity itself, removing the requirement that parent companies must not recognize more than 50% of revenue from foreign adversaries.

Modified the definition of 'Government of China' by adding a line break and formatting change, though the substantive meaning remains the same.

TECHNICAL

Added new Section 3 establishing Section 85.59a of Title 74, which outlines specific companies ineligible to bid on state contracts including state-owned enterprises of foreign adversaries, foreign adversary companies, and federally banned corporations.

Removed the 'Proposed Oversight Committee Substitute' designation and changed the bill title to 'Committee Substitute for Engrossed Senate Bill No. 997'.

Updated page footers from 'Req. No. 13421' to 'Req. No. 13630' to reflect the new committee version.

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