While most privacy activists have their attention on the FBI-Apple standoff, a number of states are considering important bills to help stop mass surveillance – no matter what the outcome. In Oklahoma last week, the Senate passed a bill that would strictly limit the use of Automated license plate readers and help block a nationwide…
OKLAHOMA CITY (Mar. 14, 2016) – Last week, the Oklahoma Senate passed a bill that would prohibit the state from “developing or adopting a State Implementation Plan” under the EPA’s Clean Power Plan rules. If the bill becomes law, it would set the foundation to nullify such regulations in practice. Sen. Greg Treat (R-Oklahoma City) introduced Senate…
OKLAHOMA CITY (March 11, 2016) – Yesterday, the Oklahoma Senate unanimously passed a bill that would put limitations on the storage and sharing of information collected by Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) by law enforcement in the state, and place significant roadblocks in the way of a federal program using states to help track the location…
OKLAHOMA CITY (March 10, 2016) – An Oklahoma bill that would significantly limit drone surveillance in the state, and also serve to thwart one aspect of the federal surveillance state, passed the House on Tuesday. Rep. Paul Wesselhoft introduced House Bill 2337 (HB2337), titled the Oklahoma Unmanned Aerial Surveillance Act. The bill requires law enforcement to…
OKLAHOMA CITY (March 1, 2016) – An Oklahoma bill that would significantly limit drone surveillance in the state, and also serve to thwart one aspect of the federal surveillance state, passed out of an important committee last week. Rep. Paul Wesselhoft introduced House Bill 2337 (HB2337), titled the Oklahoma Unmanned Aerial Surveillance Act. The bill requires…
OKLAHOMA CITY (Mar. 1, 2016) – An Oklahoma bill that would prohibit the state from complying with some EPA regulations unanimously passed out of an important Senate committee last week. If the bill becomes law, it would likely nullifying such regulations in effect. Sen. Greg Treat (R-Oklahoma City) introduced Senate Bill 1379 (SB1379) on Feb.…
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (Feb. 26, 2016) – An Oklahoma bill that would create a state bullion depository, an important first step toward establishing gold and silver as commonly used money in the state, passed out of an important Senate committee Wednesday. Sen. Nathan Dahm filed Senate Bill 1296 (SB1296) earlier this year. The legislation would create the Oklahoma Bullion Depository. The…
OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 19, 2016) – Yesterday, an Oklahoma Senate Committee passed a bill that would put limitations on the storage and sharing of information collected by Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) by law enforcement in the state, and place significant roadblocks in the way of a federal program using states to help track the location of…
OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 18, 2016) – An Oklahoma bill that would require legislative approval before a state agency could adopt or enforce any new federal rule or regulation passed out of an important Senate committee Monday. If the bill ultimately passes into law, it will set the stage to nullify such rules and regulations in practice.…
OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 12, 2016) – A bill that would expand legal raw milk sales in Oklahoma passed an important committee Wednesday. The legislation represents an important step toward effectively nullifying a federal prohibition scheme in practice. Rep. Jeff Coody (R – 63) introduced House Bill 3099 (HB3099) on Feb. 1. The legislation would allow…