The legislation would add some much-needed updates to a “Second Amendment Sanctuary” law enacted in 2021 that – in practice – created a sanctuary for absolutely nothing.
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Under the proposed law, a retail establishment would be prohibited from requiring payment by credit card or a central bank digital currency during normal business hours. Retail establishments also could not legally prohibit the use of cash, nor penalize cash customers.
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The legislation would create a cause of action in state courts to sue a police officer who "under color of law, subjects or causes to be subjected, including failing to intervene, any other person to the deprivation of any individual rights that create binding obligations on government actors secured by the Bill of Rights, Article II of the Oklahoma Constitution."
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The legislation would simply repeal the entire Oklahoma civil asset forfeiture process.
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SB736 would amend that law to prohibit state and local government agencies and their employees from enforcing, assisting in the enforcement of, or otherwise cooperating in the enforcement of a "federal ban" on firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition. It would also prohibit state and local agencies from expending public funds for the enforcement of the same.
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The legislation would amend existing state law by allowing research facilities and universities to conduct clinical trials for psilocybin with patients over the age of 21 suffering a variety of ailments. The trials would be to determine its safety and potential therapeutic benefits. The bill also provides an affirmative defense for both researchers and patients participating in the trials in the event of arrest or prosecution. Any facilities conducting the trials would have to submit their findings to the state by December 2026.
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A bill filed in the Oklahoma Senate would establish a state bullion depository. This would not only create a safe place to store precious metals; it also has the potential to facilitate the everyday use of gold and silver in financial transactions in Oklahoma and set the stage to undermine the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money
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A bill filed in the Oklahoma Senate would ban the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones without a warrant in most situations. The passage of the bill would not only protect privacy in the Sooner State; it would also hinder one aspect of the federal surveillance state.
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A bill in the Oklahoma House would require a conviction before asset forfeiture, but the legislation leaves a loophole open that would allow police to continue using asset forfeiture by partnering with the feds.
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A resolution prefiled in the Oklahoma Senate would put a state constitutional amendment on the ballot to elevate the privacy of a person’s electronic communications and data to the same level as “persons, houses, papers and possessions.”
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