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Read. Follow. Verify.Oklahoma House Bill 1573 directs Department of Human Services to build and maintain secure information facility
Last action · February 5, 2025: Referred to Rules
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What This Bill Proposed
The Oklahoma Department of Human Services is required to build and maintain a , with the act taking effect on November 1, 2025.
Establishes a dedicated, physically and procedurally secured area for handling confidential state information under the direct management of the Department of Human Services.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Department of Human Services
The Department is tasked with directing, managing, and overseeing the construction and maintenance of the new facility.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
7 actions- Feb 5, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Rules
- Feb 5, 2025HouseCommitteeWithdrawn from Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
- Feb 5, 2025HouseCommitteeWithdrawn from Public Health Committee
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Public Health
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Health and Human Services Oversight
- Feb 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Lawson
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- Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst Reading
Version history
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Full breakdown
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Sources
www.oklegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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