SB 1554

1STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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22nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1554  By: Grellner
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6AS INTRODUCED
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7An Act relating to immigration; defining terms;
7prohibiting nongovernmental organizations from
8providing material support to asylum seekers and
8illegal immigrants; providing for penalties;
9permitting certain parties to bring a civil action;
9providing for exceptions; providing for codification;
10and declaring an emergency.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14     SECTION 1.       NEW LAW       A new section of law to be codified
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15 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 20j-1A of Title 74, unless there
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16 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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17     A.   As used in this section:
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18     1.   “Asylum seeker” means any alien who has applied for asylum
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19 under 8 U.S.C., Section 1158 or withholding of removal, regardless
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20 of the pendency or outcome of such application;
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21     2.   “Illegal immigrant” means any alien who is present in the
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22 United States without lawful immigration status including, but not
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23 limited to, those who entered without inspection or who have
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24 overstayed a visa;
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1    3.    “Material support” means food, shelter, housing,
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2 transportation, legal services, medical care, financial assistance,
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3 or any other tangible aid or resource, directly or indirectly, that
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4 facilitates the presence, resettlement, or integration of
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5 individuals described in paragraph 2 of this subsection within this
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6 state;
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7    4.    “Nongovernmental organization” or “NGO” means any nonprofit
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8 corporation, association, or organization organized under the laws
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9 of this state or any other state including, but not limited to,
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10 charitable organizations, faith-based organizations, and advocacy
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11 groups; and
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12    5.    “State or local funding” means any grant, contract, subsidy,
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13 loan, or other financial assistance provided by this state, any
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14 state agency, or any political subdivision including counties,
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15 municipalities, or school districts.
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16    B.    No NGO shall knowingly or recklessly provide material
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17 support for the benefit of any illegal immigrant or asylum seeker
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18 within this state.   Any NGO that violates this subsection shall be
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19 permanently ineligible to receive any state or local funding.
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20    C.    In addition to the penalty provided in subsection B of this
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22    1.    Any officer, director, employee, or agent of an NGO who
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23 knowingly participates in or directs a violation of subsection B of
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24 this section shall be guilty of a felony, punishable upon conviction
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1 by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for
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2 not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years, by a fine
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3 not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or by both such
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4 imprisonment and fine; and
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5     2.   The Attorney General, any district attorney, or any affected
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6 state agency may bring a civil action to enjoin violations of this
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7 section and to recover any state or local funds previously disbursed
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8 to the violating NGO.
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9     D.   This section shall not apply to law enforcement activities
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10 or criminal investigations.
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11     SECTION 2.   It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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12 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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13 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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14 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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