HB1409

Open meetings; Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; email distribution systems; effective date.

Complete·5/11/26

Oklahoma HB1409 amends the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act to update meeting notice requirements, including email distribution systems.

Oklahoma HB1409 amends the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act to update the requirements for public notice of meetings. It mandates that public bodies provide written notice of regularly scheduled, continued, reconvened, special, and emergency meetings, specifying the date, time, place, and agenda. The bill also allows public bodies to use email distribution systems for meeting notices, requiring participants to confirm their requests annually. The act sets forth procedures for public notice, including posting notices in prominent public view and on the public body's website.

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Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

82 Yea

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1 Nay

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16 Absent

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History

May 11

House

Approved by Governor 05/07/2026

May 5

House

SA's read, adopted

May 5

House

Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 1