Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB3727: Lobbying regulation; political subdivisions; public funds; lobbyist; former members of the Legislature; effective date.
Status: In committee, February 3, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to lobbying regulation; prohibiting political subdivisions from spending public funds on hiring a lobbyist or paying a nonprofit state association or organization that hires lobbyists; clarifying activities not prohibited; creating right of action for taxpayers or residents to seek injunctive relief; directing award of attorney fees and costs for prevailing taxpayers or residents; prohibiting former members of Legislature from registering as lobbyists for certain period; prohibiting renewal of former members of Legislature as lobbyists for certain period…
From the introduced text, January 15, 2026:
An Act relating to lobbying regulation; prohibiting political subdivisions from spending public funds on hiring a lobbyist or paying a nonprofit state association or organization that hires lobbyists; clarifying activities not prohibited; creating right of action for taxpayers or residents to seek injunctive relief; directing award of attorney fees and costs for prevailing taxpayers or residents; prohibiting former members of Legislature from registering as lobbyists for certain period; prohibiting renewal of former members of Legislature as lobbyists for certain period; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4000 of Title 74, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. A political subdivision may not spend public funds: 1. To hire an individual required to register as a lobbyist for the purpose of lobbying a member of the Legislature; or 2. To pay a nonprofit state association or organization that: a. primarily represents political subdivisions, and Req. No. 14692 Page b. hires or contracts with an individual required to register as a lobbyist under Rule 5 of Appendix I of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. B. Subsection A of this section does not prohibit: 1. An …