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As of 2026-08-12, AI Laws USA tracks 19 AI rules in Oklahoma: 13 state-level rules and 6 county or city rules. Federal AI protections apply statewide on top of these — see the federal page. Each entry links to its official source.
Oklahoma state-level AI rules (13)
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In effect
Cherokee Nation (OK) hyperscale data center ban
Cherokee Nation (OK) · Effective 2026-08-05 · Cherokee Nation Principal Chief's Policy Announcement — Hyperscale Data Center Ban on Tribally Owned and Trust Lands (August 5, 2026); backstory: EO 2026-02-CTH (Feb. 24, 2026)
On August 5, 2026, Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. announced that the Cherokee Nation will ban hyperscale data centers on all tribally owned and trust lands. The policy follows a task force report citing significant concerns about energy and water consumption, air quality, noise and light pollution, infrastructure strain, and the protection of cultural resources. Community surveys found a large majority of Cherokee citizens do not support hyperscale data center construction within the reservation. For land within the reservation that is not tribally owned or in trust, the Nation will not support data center development unless developers engage in robust early consultation. The task force — established by Executive Order 2026-02-CTH (Feb. 24, 2026) — recommended creating a permanent advisory committee to evaluate future proposals. The Cherokee Nation is the largest tribe in the United States by citizenship.
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In effect
Seminole Nation (OK) Data Center / GenAI Moratorium
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma · Effective 2026-03-07 · Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Tribal Council Resolution (Mar. 7, 2026)
First tribal council in the United States to fully bar inquiries, discussions, and development of any data center or generative AI hyperscale infrastructure within Seminole Nation territory. Unanimous (24-0) vote citing water-contamination and sovereignty concerns.
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In effect
Cherokee Nation AI Policy
Cherokee Nation (OK) · Effective 2025-08-21 · Cherokee Nation IT AI Policy (Aug. 21, 2025); companion to Cherokee Nation EO 2024-07-CTH
Cherokee Nation's first AI policy. Governs responsible and ethical AI use across tribal government, protects Cherokee language and cultural content, and requires AI vendor questionnaires before deployment in tribal systems. Signed by Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr.
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In effect
Cherokee Nation EO 2024-07-CTH
Cherokee Nation (OK) · Effective 2024-07-01 · Cherokee Nation Executive Order 2024-07-CTH
Executive order from Principal Chief Hoskin establishing the Data Sovereignty and Governance Task Force. Charged with anticipating emerging technologies, safeguarding citizens' sensitive personal data, and defining Cherokee Nation data sovereignty. Produced the AI/data sovereignty/cybersecurity report that led to the 2025 AI policy.
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Enacted (not yet in effect)
Oklahoma SB 546 (opt out of profiling for significant decisions)
Oklahoma · Effective 2027-01-01 · Oklahoma Consumer Data Privacy Act, SB 546 (2026), eff. Jan. 1, 2027
Oklahoma's comprehensive consumer privacy law gives residents the right to tell a business to stop using their personal data for profiling that drives decisions carrying legal or similarly significant effects, such as those affecting credit, employment, or housing. Businesses must also run and document data protection assessments before high-risk processing, including risky profiling. The law is enforced only by the Attorney General; there is no consumer lawsuit right.
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In effect
Muscogee (Creek) Nation digital infrastructure task force
Muscogee (Creek) Nation · Effective 2026-07-25 · Muscogee (Creek) Nation National Council — Tribal Digital Infrastructure and Data Sovereignty Task Force (enacted 12-3, July 25, 2026)
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation National Council voted 12-3 on July 25, 2026 to establish the Tribal Digital Infrastructure and Data Sovereignty Task Force. The task force is charged with studying the potential environmental impact, effects on cultural resources and cybersecurity, and data sovereignty implications of AI systems and data center development on reservation lands. Principal Chief David Hill supported the legislation, citing community feedback about data center and AI infrastructure concerns. The task force — which includes the Principal Chief, National Council representatives, the attorney general's office, and the tribal utility authority — has 60 days to report its findings to the National Council (deadline approximately September 23, 2026). This is a study body, not a moratorium; no ban on data centers has been enacted.
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In effect
Cherokee Nation EO 2026-02-CTH (Data Center Task Force)
Cherokee Nation (OK) · Effective 2026-02-24 · Cherokee Nation Executive Order 2026-02-CTH (Feb. 24, 2026)
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed Executive Order 2026-02-CTH on February 24, 2026, establishing a nine-member task force to study the environmental and economic impacts of data center development on the Cherokee Nation Reservation. The task force — formally titled the 'Principal Chief's Task Force to Study the Impact of Data Centers on the Economy and Natural Environment of the Cherokee Nation Reservation' — is led by Secretary of Natural Resources Christina Justice, with Chief of Staff Dr. Corey Bunch serving as co-chair and CIO Paula Starr as a member. The task force was charged with assessing the current and projected scope of data center construction on the 7,000-square-mile reservation, environmental concerns (including water and energy impacts), economic opportunities and detriments for citizens, and tribal and state/federal policy advocacy options. The report was due to Principal Chief Hoskin by June 30, 2026; its public release has not been confirmed as of July 11, 2026.
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In effect
OK AI Revenge Porn Law
Oklahoma · Effective 2025-11-01 · Okla. HB 1364, 60th Leg., 1st Sess. (2025), eff. Nov. 1, 2025
Oklahoma makes it a crime to knowingly or recklessly share AI-generated sexually explicit images of another person without their consent and with intent to cause harm. Violations can be charged as a misdemeanor or felony depending on circumstances. Exceptions exist for journalism, law enforcement, and platform liability is limited.
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In effect
OK DOI AI Bulletin
OK · Effective 2024-11-14 · Oklahoma ID Bulletin 2024-11 (2024-11-14)
The OK Department of Insurance adopted the NAIC Model Bulletin on Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems by Insurers. Insurers licensed in OK must maintain a written AI program with governance, risk-management, testing, third-party-AI oversight, and documentation controls. The bulletin operationalizes existing unfair-trade-practice and unfair-discrimination law as applied to insurers' AI use cases — underwriting, pricing, claims, fraud detection, and marketing.
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In effect
Oklahoma HB 3642 (AI-generated CSAM is a crime)
Oklahoma · Effective 2024-11-01 · 2024 Okla. Sess. Laws, HB 3642 (amending 21 O.S. on obscenity and child pornography)
Oklahoma broadened its child pornography offenses so that they cover sexually explicit images of minors that were generated or altered by a computer, including with artificial intelligence. A depiction can be illegal even if no real child was photographed, as long as it appears to show a minor. The same criminal penalties that apply to traditional child sexual abuse material apply to these synthetic depictions.
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In effect
Use of AI in Oklahoma State Government Standard
Oklahoma · Effective 2024-01-01 · Use of AI in Oklahoma State Government Standard
Oklahoma's Office of Management and Enterprise Services, under the state CIO, sets a mandatory standard requiring agencies to use only CIO-approved AI tools, complete AI awareness training, verify AI output, and never input sensitive data.
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In effect
OK EO 2023-24
OK · Effective 2023-09-19 · Okla. Exec. Order No. 2023-24 (Sept. 19, 2023)
Governor Stitt's EO 2023-24 creates a Task Force on Emerging Technologies to study and recommend policy for state use of artificial intelligence and generative AI.
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Expired
OK HB 3577 (died)
OK · Okla. HB 3577 (2024 Reg. Sess.) — died on Senate floor
Oklahoma HB 3577 was a red-state AI rights framework with consumer disclosure requirements. Passed the House in 2024 but never received a Senate floor vote.
County and city AI rules in Oklahoma (6)
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In effect
Edmond Data Center Moratorium
Edmond, OK · Effective 2026-06-08 · Edmond, Okla., data center moratorium ordinance (adopted June 8, 2026; through Dec. 31, 2026)
Edmond, Oklahoma's City Council voted 5-0 on June 8, 2026 to freeze new data center permit applications through December 31, 2026. The city has no pending applications but wants time to study data centers' effects on local water and electricity systems, update zoning code, and understand infrastructure cost-recovery before accepting any. An emergency clause made the moratorium effective immediately; a research and draft-regulation timeline spans the following five months.
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In effect
OKC emergency data-center moratorium through end of 2026
Oklahoma City · Effective 2026-04-22 · Oklahoma City data-center emergency moratorium (April 22, 2026)
Emergency moratorium on new zoning and development applications for data centers in Oklahoma City through the end of 2026. Specifically prohibits rezoning requests for data centers and creates an appeals process for projects seeking exemption. Two proposed data centers already in the permitting pipeline are exempt.
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In effect
Oklahoma City Council approves police facial-recognition con
Oklahoma City, OK · Effective 2025-07-15 · Oklahoma City Council approves police facial-recognition contract
The Oklahoma City Council voted 7-2 on July 15, 2025 to approve integrating facial-recognition technology into the police department despite privacy objections.
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In effect
OKC GenAI Policy
Oklahoma City, OK · Effective 2024-09-01 · City of OKC IT Dept., GenAI Acceptable Use Policy (2024)
City of Oklahoma City administrative policy on employee use of generative AI with disclosure, prohibited-data, and human-review rules.
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In effect
Tulsa GenAI Policy
Tulsa, OK · Effective 2024-08-01 · City of Tulsa IT Dept., AI Policy No. 1300-COP-AI-POLICY (eff. Feb. 25, 2026)
City of Tulsa administrative policy on employee use of generative AI tools, with disclosure, prohibited-data, and human-review rules.
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Proposed / pending
Oklahoma City Council to vote on renewing Flock Safety ALPR
Oklahoma City, OK · Oklahoma City Council to vote on renewing Flock Safety ALPR contract
The Oklahoma City Council is set to vote around July 7, 2026 on a third renewal of its Flock Safety automated license-plate-reader contract amid criticism that the department lacks a published ALPR policy.
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