Foreign Principal Lobbying Oversight Act
Summary
Oklahoma enacted SB2180, creating the Foreign Principal Lobbying Oversight Act to establish new registration and disclosure requirements for individuals and entities lobbying on behalf of foreign principals. The bill passed the Senate 44-0 and the House Civil Judiciary Committee 8-0 before being sent to the Governor. Sponsored by Senator Julie Daniels with Representatives Lepak and Jett as coauthors.
What changed
Oklahoma Senate Bill 2180 establishes the Foreign Principal Lobbying Oversight Act, creating a new regulatory framework for lobbying activities conducted on behalf of foreign principals. The legislation introduces registration requirements, disclosure obligations, and ongoing reporting duties for lobbyists representing foreign government or political party interests. The bill passed unanimously in both chambers with minimal committee amendments during the legislative process.
Affected parties including registered lobbyists, lobbying firms, and organizations engaging foreign principals for advocacy purposes must ensure compliance with the new registration and disclosure regime once effective. Organizations should review existing lobbying arrangements involving foreign principals and prepare to file required registrations and periodic disclosures. Non-compliance may result in enforcement actions under the Act's penalty provisions.
What to do next
- Identify any existing lobbying activities conducted on behalf of foreign principals
- Register with the appropriate state agency as required under the Act
- Implement disclosure procedures for foreign principal lobbying activities
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Oklahoma / SB2180 Passed SB2180 Senate Bill Passed 2026-03-24
Foreign lobbying; creating the Foreign Principal Lobbying Oversight Act. Effective date.
Bill Details
State Oklahoma
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber Senate
Official Source www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=s...
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Sponsors
Julie Daniels (Sen - R) Mark Lepak (Rep - R) Shane Jett (Rep - R)
Action History
2026-04-06 H Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary 2026-03-30 H Referred to Civil Judiciary 2026-03-30 H Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight 2026-03-24 H First Reading 2026-03-24 S Engrossed to House 2026-03-23 S Referred for engrossment 2026-03-23 S Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0 2026-03-23 S Coauthored by Senator Jett 2026-03-23 S General Order, Considered 2026-03-16 S Coauthored by Representative Lepak (principal House author) 2026-03-09 S Placed on General Order 2026-03-04 S Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Rules committee; CR filed 2026-02-03 S Second Reading referred to Rules 2026-02-02 S Authored by Senator Daniels 2026-02-02 S First Reading
Votes
2026-03-04 Senate: Rules Committee: DO PASS AMENDED CS Yea: 17 Nay: 0 2026-03-23 Senate: THIRD READING Yea: 44 Nay: 0 2026-04-02 House: Civil Judiciary Committee: DO PASS Yea: 8 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-02-03 S Rules 2026-03-30 H Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight 2026-03-30 H Civil Judiciary
Amendments
2026-03-02 Senate Committee Committee Amendment 2026-03-04 Senate Committee Committee Amendment 1
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-15 Introduced 2026-03-04 Comm Sub 2026-03-05 Amended 2026-03-24 Engrossed Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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