Committee lays over bill aimed at blocking state contracts with foreign adversaries
A state House committee heard House Bill 4193, which would bar state agencies from contracting with entities deemed foreign adversaries; lawmakers raised enforcement and operational concerns — including effects on drones used by public safety — and agreed to lay the bill over for revisions with OMES.
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A House committee on Thursday heard House Bill 4193, a measure the bill's author said is meant "to be certain that Oklahoma taxpayer dollars do not flow to countries or entities that do not have our best interest at heart or are adversarial to the United States or to Oklahoma." Representative Chapman, the bill's presenter, asked the panel to allow more time to refine the language with the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES).
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