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SB 660 — State government; creating the Oklahoma Foreign Agents Registration Act; prescribing requirements to register as a foreign agent; providing for enforcement. Effective date.

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The changes to SB 660 involve a shift in oversight from the Ethics Commission to the Attorney General's office regarding the registration and monitoring of foreign agents. This amendment introduces clearer requirements for transparency about their activities and the processes for enforcement. It matters because it centralizes authority under the Attorney General, which could enhance accountability and improve public awareness of potential foreign influence on state politics.

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) FLOOR SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO.
SENATE FLOOR VERSION February 11, 2025 3 SENATE BILL NO.
Guthrie and Bergstrom of the Senate and Harris and Lepak of the House 9 FLOOR SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to state government;
Bergstrom 5 An Act relating to state government;
assigning certain duties to the Ethics Commission;
providing certain requirements for statement to be filed;
requiring certain agent to disclose certain information;
providing exemptions;
requiring certain agent retain certain records;
prescribing requirements for filing and labeling materials;
granting certain investigative authority to the Office of the Attorney General;
prescribing method for the maintenance of records;
providing penalties;
prescribing requirements upon the Attorney General;
providing for the promulgation of rules;
prescribing liability of officers;
construing provision;
prescribing enforcement and penalties;
prescribing certain rules and regulations;
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The purpose of this act is to ensure transparency and accountability for political activities and advocacy activities designed to influence public policy that are conducted in Oklahoma on behalf of countries of concern.
The purpose of this act is to provide public transparency for the political and propaganda activities conducted by agents representing principals from foreign countries of concern.
A.
SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB660 SFLR Page 1 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) As used in this act:
As used in this act:
“Agent of a foreign principal” shall mean any person who acts at the order, request, or under the control of a foreign principal and who engages in political activities, lobbying, fundraising, or other political advocacy within this state, including but not limited to publicity agents, public relations counsel, political consultants, or information service employees;
“Agent of a foreign principal” shall mean:
a.
any person who acts as an agent, representative, employee, or servant, or any person who acts in any other capacity at the order, request, or under the direction or control of a foreign principal or of a person any of whose activities are directly or indirectly supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or subsidized in whole or in part by a foreign principal, and who directly or through any other person:
(1) engages within this state in political activities for or in the interests of such foreign principal, (2) acts within this state as a public relations counsel, publicity agent, information service employee, or political consultant for or in the interests of such foreign principal, (3) within this state solicits, collects, disburses, or dispenses contributions, loans, money, or other things of value for or in the interest of such foreign principal, or (4) within this state represents the interests of such foreign principal before this state or any SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB660 SFLR Page 2 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) political subdivision, agency, or official of this state, and b.
any person who agrees, consents, assumes, or purports to act as, or who is or holds himself or herself out to be, whether or not pursuant to a contractual relationship, an agent of a foreign principal as defined in division (1) of subparagraph a of this paragraph.
Agent of a foreign principal does not include any news or press service or association organized under the laws of the United States or of any state or other place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, or any newspaper, magazine, periodical, or other publication for which there is on file with the United States Postal Service information in compliance with federal law, solely by virtue of any bona fide news or journalistic activities, including the solicitation or acceptance of advertisements, subscriptions, or other compensation therefor, as long as it is at least eighty percent (80%) beneficially owned by, and its officers and directors are, if any, citizens of the United States, and such news or press service or association, newspaper, magazine, periodical, or other publication is not owned, directed, supervised, controlled, subsidized, or financed, and none of its policies are determined, by any foreign principal as defined in paragraph 4 of this section, or SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB660 SFLR Page 3 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) by any agent of a foreign principal required to register under this act;
“Country of concern” means any foreign country designated by the United States government as a hostile foreign adversary or a Country of Particular Concern, whether pursuant to 15 C.F.R., Section 791.4 or any other provision of law;
“Country of particular concern” shall mean any country designated by the United States Secretary of State as hostile or a Country of Particular Concern (CPC);
“Foreign principal” means:
“Foreign political party” shall mean any organization or any other combination of individuals in a country other than the United States, or any unit or branch thereof, having for an aim or purpose, or which is engaged in any activity devoted in whole or in part to, the establishment, administration, control, or acquisition of administration or control of a government of a foreign country or a subdivision thereof, or the furtherance or influencing of the political or public interests, policies, or relations of a government of a foreign country or a subdivision thereof;
4.
“Foreign principal” shall mean:
a government of a foreign country or a foreign political party, Req.
a government of a foreign country and a foreign political party, b.
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a person outside of the United States, unless it is established that such person is an individual and a citizen of and domiciled within the United States, or that such person is not an individual and is organized under or created by the laws of the United States or of any state or other place subject to the SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB660 SFLR Page 4 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) jurisdiction of the United States and has its principal place of business within the United States, c.
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a partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of persons organized under the laws of or having its principal place of business in a foreign country, or d.
any entity organized under the laws of a foreign country or having its principal place of business in a foreign country, or c.
a partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of persons that is at least twenty percent (20%) beneficially owned by a partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of persons organized under the laws of or having its principal place of business in a foreign country;
any person domiciled outside the United States who is not a United States citizen;
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and 4.
“Government of a foreign country” shall mean any person or group of persons exercising sovereign de facto or de jure political jurisdiction over any country, other than the United States, or over any part of such country, and includes any subdivision of any such group and any group or agency to which such sovereign de facto or de jure authority or functions are directly or indirectly delegated.
“Political activity” means any activity intended to influence the policies, actions, or decisions of state or local government or to shape public opinion on behalf of a foreign principal.
Such term shall include any faction or body of insurgents within a country assuming to exercise governmental authority regardless of whether such faction or body of insurgents has been recognized by the United States;
B.
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No person shall act as an agent of a foreign principal from a country of concern unless he or she has registered as such with the Ethics Commission.
“Information service employee” shall mean any person who is engaged in furnishing, disseminating, or publishing accounts, descriptions, information, or data with respect to the political, industrial, employment, economic, social, cultural, or other benefits, advantages, facts, or conditions of any country other than the United States or of any government of a foreign country or of a foreign political party or of a partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of individuals organized under the laws of, or having its principal place of business in, a foreign country;
Except as provided in subsection D of this section, registration shall be filed within ten (10) days of becoming such agent and shall be updated annually and upon any material change.
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Information to be provided by the agent during such registration shall include:
“Person” means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, organization, or any other combination of individuals;
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“Political activity” means any activity that the person engaging in believes will, or that the person intends to, in any way influence this state or any political subdivision, agency, or official of this state, or any section of the public within this state with reference to formulating, adopting, or changing the domestic or foreign policies of the United States or of this state with reference to the political or public interests, policies, or relations of a government of a foreign country or a foreign political party;
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“Political consultant” means any person who engages in informing or advising any other person with reference to the policies of this state or the political or public interest, SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB660 SFLR Page 6 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) policies, or relations of a foreign country or of a foreign political party;
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“Prints” means newspapers and periodicals, books, pamphlets, sheet music, visiting cards, address cards, printing proofs, engravings, photographs, pictures, drawings, plans, maps, patterns to be cut out, catalogs, prospectuses, advertisements, and printed, engraved, lithographed, or autographed notices of various kinds, and, in general, all impressions or reproductions obtained on paper or other material assimilable to paper, on parchment or on cardboard, by means of printing, engraving, lithography, autography, or any other easily recognizable mechanical process, with the exception of the copying press, stamps with movable or immovable type, and the typewriter;
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“Public relations counsel” shall mean any person who engages directly or indirectly in informing, advising, or in any way representing a principal in any public relations matter pertaining to political or public interests, policies, or relations of such principal;
12.
“Publicity agent” shall mean any person who engages directly or indirectly in the publication or dissemination of oral, visual, graphic, written, or pictorial information or matter of any kind, including publication by means of advertising, books, periodicals, newspapers, lectures, broadcasts, motion pictures, or otherwise;
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“Registration statement” shall mean the registration statement and any supplements required to be filed with the Attorney General under Section 3 or 4 of this act and shall include all documents and papers required to be filed with the statement or supplements, or amendatory of the statement or supplements, whether attached or incorporated by reference;
and 14.
“United States”, when used in a geographical sense, means the fifty States, the District of Columbia, and the territories, the insular possessions, and all other places now or hereafter subject to the civil or military jurisdiction of the United States.
SECTION 3.
NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 13002 of Title 74, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A.
No person shall act as an agent of a foreign principal from a country of particular concern unless he or she has filed with the Attorney General a true and complete registration statement and supplements as required by this subsection and subsection B of this section, or unless he or she is exempt from registration under the provisions of this act.
Except as provided in this act, every person who becomes an agent of a foreign principal from a country of particular concern shall, within ten (10) days thereafter, file with the Attorney General, in duplicate, a registration statement, under oath on a form prescribed by the Attorney General.
The obligation of an agent of a foreign principal from a country of particular SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB660 SFLR Page 8 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) concern to file a registration statement shall, after the tenth day of his or her becoming such agent, continue from day to day, and termination of such status shall not relieve such agent from his or her obligation to file a registration statement for the period during which he or she was an agent of a foreign principal from a country of particular concern.
The registration statement shall include the following, which shall be regarded as material for the purposes of this subsection:
Name and address of the registrant;
The registrant’s name, principal business address, and all other business addresses in the United States or elsewhere, and all residence addresses, if any;
Identity of the foreign principal;
The status of the registrant;
3.
if an individual, nationality;
The nature of the relationship, including contracts or agreements;
if a partnership, name, residence addresses, and nationality of each partner and a true and complete copy of its articles of partnership;
if an association, corporation, organization, or any other combination of individuals, the name, residence addresses, and nationality of each director and officer and of each person performing the functions of a director or officer and a true and complete copy of its charter, articles of incorporation, association, constitution, and bylaws, and amendments thereto;
a copy of every other instrument or document and a statement of the terms and conditions of every oral agreement relating to its organization, powers, and purposes;
and a statement of its ownership and control;
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A comprehensive statement of the nature of the registrant’s business;
a complete list of the registrant’s employees and a statement of the nature of the work of each;
the name and address of every foreign principal from a country of particular concern for whom the registrant is acting, assuming or purporting to act, or has agreed to act;
the character of the business or other activities of every such foreign principal from a country of particular concern, and, if any such foreign principal from a country of particular concern be other than a natural person, a statement of the ownership and control of each;
and the extent, if any, to which each such foreign principal from a country of particular concern is supervised, directed, owned, controlled, financed, or subsidized, in whole or in part, by any government of a foreign country or foreign political party, or by any other foreign principal from a country of particular concern;
A summary of activities undertaken or planned;
Copies of each written agreement and the terms and conditions of each oral agreement, including all modifications of such agreements, or, where no contract exists, a full statement of all the circumstances, by reason of which the registrant is an agent of a foreign principal from a country of particular concern;
a comprehensive statement of the nature and method of performance of each such contract, and of the existing and proposed activity or activities engaged in or to be engaged in by the registrant as an agent of a foreign principal from a country of particular concern SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB660 SFLR Page 10 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) for each such foreign principal from a country of particular concern, including a detailed statement of any such activity which is a political activity;
The amount and source of compensation;
The nature and number of contributions, income, money, or thing of value, if any, that the registrant has received within the preceding one hundred eighty (180) days from each such foreign principal from a country of particular concern, either as compensation or for disbursement or otherwise, and the form and time of each such payment and from whom such payment was received;
A statement of ownership and control of the foreign principal, if an entity;
A detailed statement of every activity which the registrant is performing or is assuming or purporting or has agreed to perform for himself or herself or any other person other than a foreign principal from a country of particular concern and which requires his or her registration under this act, including a detailed statement of any such activity which is a political activity;
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The name, business, and residence addresses, and if an individual, the nationality, of any person other than a foreign principal from a country of particular concern for whom the registrant is acting, assuming or purporting to act, or has agreed to act under such circumstances as required by his or her registration under this act;
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the extent to which each such person is supervised, directed, owned, controlled, financed, or subsidized, in whole or in part, by any government of a foreign country or foreign political party or by any other foreign principal from a country of SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB660 SFLR Page 11 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) particular concern;
Disclosure of political contributions made by the registrant during the preceding twelve (12) months.
and the nature and amount of contributions, income, money, or thing of value, if any, that the registrant has received during the preceding one hundred eighty (180) days from each such person in connection with any of the activities referred to in paragraph 6 of this subsection, either as compensation or for disbursement or otherwise, and the form and time of each such payment and from whom received;
The Ethics Commission shall prescribe registration forms and maintain a public registry.
8.
A detailed statement of the money and other things of value spent or disposed of by the registrant during the preceding one hundred eighty (180) days in furtherance of or in connection with activities which require his or her registration under this act and which have been undertaken by him or her either as an agent of a foreign principal from a country of particular concern or for himself or herself or any other person or in connection with any activities relating to his or her becoming an agent of such principal from a country of particular concern, and a detailed statement of any contributions of money or other things of value made by him or her during the preceding one hundred eighty (180) days other than contributions prohibited under federal law in connection with an election to any political office or in connection with any primary election, convention, or caucus held to select candidates for any political office;
9.
Copies of each written agreement and the terms and conditions of each oral agreement, including all modifications of SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB660 SFLR Page 12 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) such agreements, or, where no contract exists, a full statement of all the circumstances, by reason of which the registrant is performing or assuming or purporting or has agreed to perform for himself or herself or for a foreign principal from a country of particular concern or for any person other than a foreign principal from a country of particular concern any activities which require his or her registration under this act;
10.
Such other statements, information, or documents pertinent to the purposes of this subsection as the Attorney General, having due regard for the national security and the public interest, may require;
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Any further statements and copies of documents necessary to make the statements made in the registration statement and supplements, and the copies of accompanying documents, not misleading.
B.
Every agent of a foreign principal from a country of particular concern who has filed a registration statement required by subsection A of this section shall, within thirty (30) days after the expiration of each period of six (6) months succeeding such filing, file with the Attorney General a supplement to the statement under oath, on a form prescribed by the Attorney General, which shall set forth with respect to the preceding six (6) months’ period such facts as the Attorney General, having due regard for the national security and the public interest, may deem necessary to SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB660 SFLR Page 13 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) make the information required under this section accurate, complete, and current with respect to such period.
In connection with the information furnished under paragraphs 3, 4, 6, and 9 of subsection A of this section, the registrant shall give notice to the Attorney General of any changes within ten (10) days after such changes occur.
If the Attorney General, having due regard for the national security and the public interest, determines that it is necessary to carry out the purposes of this act, he or she may, in any particular case, require supplements to the registration statement to be filed at more frequent intervals in respect to all or particular items of information to be furnished.
The Ethics Commission shall have civil enforcement authority to enforce the provisions of this act in accordance with the penalties prescribed within the Rules of the Ethics Commission.
The registration statement and supplements shall be executed under oath as follows:
If the registrant is an individual, by him or her;
if the registrant is a partnership, by the majority of the members thereof;
if the registrant is a person other than an individual or a partnership, by a majority of the officers thereof or persons performing the functions of officers or by a majority of the board of directors thereof or persons performing the functions of directors, if any.
Any person acting as an agent of a foreign principal from a country of concern on the effective date of this act shall, within sixty (60) days, register with the Ethics Commission and disclose any activities undertaken on behalf of or compensation received from the foreign principal during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding such registration.
The fact that a registration statement or supplement has been filed shall not be deemed a full compliance with this act and any regulations under this act on the part of the registrant, nor shall it indicate that the Attorney General has in any way passed upon the merits of such registration statement or supplement.
Any person who becomes an agent of a foreign principal from a country of concern after the effective date of this act shall be subject to the registration procedures provided for in subsection B of this section.
Such SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB660 SFLR Page 14 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) filing shall not preclude prosecution for willful failure to file a registration statement or supplement when due, for a willful false statement of a material fact or the willful omission of a material fact required to be stated, or the willful omission of a material fact or copy of a material document necessary to make the statements made in a registration statement and supplements, and the copies of accompanying documents, not misleading.
If an agent of a foreign principal from a country of particular concern required to register under the provisions of this act has previously registered, the Attorney General, in order to eliminate inappropriate duplication, may permit incorporation by reference in the registration statement or supplements filed under this act of any information or documents previously filed by such agent of a foreign principal from a country of particular concern under the provisions of this section.
SECTION 4.
NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 13003 of Title 74, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
Any person who acted as an agent of a foreign principal from a country of particular concern at any time after January 1, 2014, and until the effective date of this act shall file with the Attorney General a true and complete retroactive registration statement and supplements as required under Section 3 of this act.
SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB660 SFLR Page 15 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) SECTION 5.
NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 13004 of Title 74, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The requirements of Sections 3 and 4 of this act shall not apply to the following agents of foreign principals:
Any informational materials distributed in this state by agents on behalf of a foreign principal from a country of concern shall clearly state that such materials are:
A duly accredited diplomatic or consular officer of a foreign government who is so recognized by the United States Department of State, while the officer is engaged exclusively in activities that are recognized by the United States Department of State as being within the scope of the functions of the officer;
“Distributed by [Name] on behalf of a foreign principal from a country of concern.
Registered with the Ethics Commission”.
Agents shall retain a copy of such materials for four (4) years after the distribution of such, and make such available for inspection.
Any official of a foreign government, if such government is recognized by the United States, who is not a public relations counsel, publicity agent, information service employee, or a citizen of the United States, whose name and status and the character of whose duties as such official are of public record with the United States Department of State, while the official is engaged exclusively in activities that are recognized by the Department of State as being within the scope of the functions of such official;
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Agents shall regularly report to the Ethics Commission in a similar manner as other campaign finance reporting with a list of all informational materials disseminated, identifying the date, medium, and general subject matter of such.
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Agents shall maintain a record of all activities and payments related to the foreign principal from a country of concern for at least four (4) years and make such records available to the Office of the Attorney General upon request.
It shall be unlawful to willfully conceal, destroy, falsify, or obliterate any records required under the provisions of this act.
G.
1.
The Attorney General shall have exclusive authority to investigate and enforce criminal violations of this act.
2.
The Ethics Commission shall refer suspected criminal violations to the Office of the Attorney General.
Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent the Attorney General from initiating an investigation of a suspected violation independently.
The Attorney General may pursue criminal penalties for willful violations of the provisions of this section, punishable upon conviction by a fine not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Any member of the staff of, or any person employed by, a duly accredited diplomatic or consular officer of a foreign government who is so recognized by the United States Department of State, other than a public relations counsel, publicity agent, or information service employee, whose name and status and the character of whose duties as such member or employee are of public SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB660 SFLR Page 16 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) record in the United States Department of State, while the member or employee is engaged exclusively in the performance of activities that are recognized by the United States Department of State as being within the scope of the functions of such member or employee;
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or 4.
It shall be unlawful for any contract for compensation between a foreign principal and an agent to provide for compensation contingent upon the success of political activities.
Any person qualified to practice law in this state, if he or she engages or agrees to engage in the legal representation of a disclosed foreign principal from a country of particular concern before any state court or any agency of this state or an entity of a political subdivision of this state;
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provided, for purposes of this act, legal representation does not include attempts to influence or persuade agency personnel or officials other than in the course of judicial proceedings, criminal or civil law enforcement inquiries, investigations, or proceedings, or agency proceedings required by statute or regulation to be conducted on the record.
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SECTION 6.
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NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 13005 of Title 74, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A.
Any person within this state who is an agent of a foreign principal from a country of particular concern and who is required to register under the provisions of this act, who transmits or causes to be transmitted in the United States mail or by any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce any informational materials for or in the interests of the foreign SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB660 SFLR Page 17 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) principal from a country of particular concern (i) in the form of prints, or (ii) in any other form which is reasonably adapted to being, or which he or she believes will be or intends to be, disseminated or circulated among two or more persons shall, no later than forty-eight (48) hours after the beginning of the transmittal, file two copies of the materials with the Attorney General.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person within the United States who is an agent of a foreign principal from a country of particular concern and required to register under the provisions of this act to transmit or cause to be transmitted in the United States mail or by any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce any informational materials for or in the interests of such foreign principal without placing in the informational materials a conspicuous statement that the materials are distributed by the agent on behalf of the foreign principal and that additional information is on file with the Attorney General.
The Attorney General shall determine what constitutes a conspicuous statement for the purposes of this section.
C.
The copies of informational materials required by this section to be filed with the Attorney General shall be available for public inspection under such regulations as the Attorney General may prescribe.
D.
Under the provisions of this act, it shall be unlawful for any person who is an agent of a foreign principal from a country of SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB660 SFLR Page 18 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) particular concern within this state to transmit, convey, or otherwise furnish to any government agency or official of this state, including any member or committee of the Legislature or governing body of a political subdivision, any political propaganda, or to request from any such agency or official any information or advice with respect to any matter pertaining to the political or public interests, policies, relations, or political party that is in the interests of the foreign principal from a country of particular concern or pertaining to the foreign or domestic policies of the United States or this state, unless the propaganda or the request is prefaced or accompanied by a true and accurate statement to the effect that such person is registered as an agent of a foreign principal from a country of particular concern.
E.
Whenever any agent of a foreign principal from a country of particular concern required to register under this act appears before a committee of the Legislature or a governing body of a political subdivision to testify for or in the interests of the foreign principal, he or she shall, at the time of such appearance, furnish the committee with a copy of his or her most recent registration statement filed with the Attorney General as an agent of the foreign principal from a country of particular concern for inclusion in the records of the committee as part of the testimony.
SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB660 SFLR Page 19 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) SECTION 7.
NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 13006 of Title 74, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
Any agent of a foreign principal from a country of particular concern registered under this act shall keep and preserve while an agent of a foreign principal the books of account and other records with respect to all of his or her activities, the disclosure of which is required under the provisions of this act, in accordance with such business and accounting practices, and shall preserve the same for a period of three (3) years following the termination of such status.
Until regulations are in effect under this section, any agent of a foreign principal from a country of particular concern shall keep books of account and shall preserve all written records with respect to his or her activities.
Such books and records shall be open at all reasonable times to the inspection of any official charged with the enforcement of this act.
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully conceal, destroy, obliterate, mutilate, or falsify, or to attempt to conceal, destroy, obliterate, mutilate, or falsify, or to cause to be concealed, destroyed, obliterated, mutilated, or falsified, any books or records required to be kept under the provisions of this act.
SECTION 8.
NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 13007 of Title 74, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB660 SFLR Page 20 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) A.
The Attorney General shall retain one copy of all registration statements furnished under this act, and such statements shall be public records and open to public examination and inspection at such reasonable hours as the Attorney General may prescribe.
Copies of such statements shall be furnished to every applicant at a reasonable fee prescribed by the Attorney General.
B.
Upon receipt, the Attorney General shall promptly transmit one copy of any registration statement, amendment, or supplement filed under this act to the United States Secretary of State for comment and use as the Secretary of State determines to be appropriate for the foreign relations of the United States.
Failure of the Attorney General to transmit such copy shall not be a bar to prosecution under this act.
C.
The Attorney General may furnish to departments and agencies in the executive branch and committees of the Legislature any information obtained in the administration of this act, including the names of registrants, copies of registration statements or parts of such statements, or other documents or information filed under this act as may be appropriate.
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Every six (6) months, the Attorney General shall report to the Legislature information concerning administration of this act including registrations filed, and the nature, sources, and content of political propaganda disseminated and distributed.
Such SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB660 SFLR Page 21 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) information shall be made available monthly on the website of the Attorney General.
SECTION 9.
NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 13008 of Title 74, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
Each officer or director, or person performing the functions of an officer or director, of an agent of a foreign principal from a country of particular concern which is not an individual shall cause such agent to execute and file a registration statement and supplements when such filing is required under subsections A and B of Section 3 or under Section 4 of this act and shall cause the agent to comply with all other requirements of this act.
Dissolution of an organization acting as an agent of a foreign principal from a country of particular concern shall not relieve any officer or director, or person performing the functions of an officer or director, from complying with the provisions of this section.
In case of failure of any agent of a foreign principal from a country of particular concern to comply with the requirements of this act, each of its officers or directors, or persons performing the functions of officers or directors, shall be subject to prosecution for such failure to comply.
SECTION 10.
NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 13009 of Title 74, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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Any person who willfully:
The Ethics Commission shall promulgate rules as necessary to effectuate the provisions of subsections B, C, D, and E of this section.
Violates any provision of this act or any regulation promulgated pursuant to this act;
The Ethics Commission shall not be construed to have the criminal enforcement authority provided for in subsections F and G of this section.
or 2.
2.
In any registration statement, supplement, or other document filed with or furnished to the Attorney General under this act:
The Attorney General shall promulgate rules necessary to effectuate the provisions of subsections F and G of this section.
a.
The Attorney General shall not be construed to have authority to implement the registration, disclosure, and civil enforcement provisions provided for in subsections B, C, D, and E of this section.
makes a false statement of a material fact, b.
I.
omits any material fact required to be stated therein, or c.
The requirements of this act shall not be construed as applying to:
omits a material fact or a copy of a material document necessary to make such statements or the copy of documents furnished not misleading, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) or by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to exceed five (5) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
1.
In the case of a violation of Section 6 of this act or of subsection G of this section, the punishment shall be a fine not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) or a term of imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one (1) year, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Accredited diplomatic or consular officers recognized by the United States Department of State;
B.
2.
Any person who is a student, faculty member, researcher, adjunct, or otherwise employed or associated with an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education who willfully:
Officials or employees of a foreign government whose duties are public and nonpolitical;
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or 3.
Violates any provision of this act or any regulation promulgated under such provision;
Attorneys engaged solely in legal representation in judicial or administrative proceedings.
or 2.
SECTION 3.
In any registration statement or supplement or in any other document filed with or furnished to the Attorney General under the provisions of this subsection:
This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
a.
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makes a false statement of a material fact, b.
No.
omits any material fact required to be stated therein, or c.
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omits a material fact or a copy of a material document necessary to make such statements or the copy of documents furnished not misleading, shall, upon conviction, be expelled or dismissed from any role with an institution of higher education in this state and shall be prohibited from entering any campus in this state.
C.
In any proceeding under this act in which it is charged that a person is an agent of a foreign principal from a country of particular concern with respect to a foreign principal outside of the United States, proof of the specific identity of the foreign principal from a country of particular concern shall be permissible but not necessary.
D.
Any alien who shall be convicted of a violation of, or a conspiracy to violate, any provision of this act or any regulation thereunder shall be subject to referral to the United States Department of Justice for removal pursuant to Chapter 4 of Title II SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB660 SFLR Page 24 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C.A., Section 1221 et seq.
E.
Failure to file any such registration statement or supplements as is required by either subsection A or B of Section 3 of this act shall be considered a continuing offense for as long as such failure exists, notwithstanding any statute of limitation or other statute to the contrary.
F.
Whenever in the judgment of the Attorney General, any person who is engaged in or about to engage in any acts which constitute or will constitute a violation of, or fails to comply with, any provision of this act, the Attorney General may make application to the appropriate state court for an order enjoining such acts or enjoining such person from continuing to act as an agent of such foreign principal from a country of particular concern, or for an order requiring compliance with any appropriate provision of the act.
The state court shall have jurisdiction and authority to issue a temporary or permanent injunction, restraining order, or such other order, which it may deem proper.
G.
If the Attorney General determines that a registration statement does not comply with the requirements of this act, he or she shall so notify the registrant in writing, specifying in what respects the statement is deficient.
It shall be unlawful for any person to act as an agent of a foreign principal from a country of particular concern at any time ten (10) days or more after receipt SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB660 SFLR Page 25 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) of such notification without filing an amended registration statement in full compliance with the requirements of this act.
H.
It shall be unlawful for any agent of a foreign principal from a country of particular concern required to register under this act to be a party to any contract, agreement, or understanding, either express or implied, with such foreign principal from a country of particular concern pursuant to which the amount or payment of the compensation, fee, or other remuneration of such agent is contingent in whole or in part upon the success of any political activities carried on by such agent.
SECTION 11.
NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 13010 of Title 74, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The Attorney General shall promulgate rules necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act, and may at any time make, prescribe, amend, and rescind any forms as he or she may deem necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act.
SECTION 12.
This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY:
COMMITTEE ON RETIREMENT AND GOVERNMENT RESOURCES February 11, 2025 - DO PASS SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB660 SFLR Page 26 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments)
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  1. Coauthored by Senator Bergstrom

  2. Remove as author Senator Bergstrom; authored by Senator Guthrie

  3. Coauthored by Representative Lepak

  4. Remove as principal author Representative Lepak and substitute with Representative Harris

  5. Coauthored by Representative Lepak (principal House author)

  6. Placed on General Order

  7. Reported Do Pass Retirement and Government Resources committee; CR filed

  8. Second Reading referred to Retirement and Government Resources

  9. Authored by Senator Bergstrom

  10. First Reading

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