Spending Database Achieved!

Bills and Sponsors

Taxpayer Transparency Act
SB 1, Sen. Randy Brogdon 
Requires the disclosure of a wide range of expenditures, including grants, contracts, subcontracts, and tax credits.


Status

The “Taxpayer Transparency Act” unanimously passed the Oklahoma State Legislature in late May and was signed into law by Governor Brad Henry on June 2, 2007. The new “Google-Government” website was up and running before the January 1, 2008 deadline.

The website can be accessed by clicking here!

Read the releases from Americans for Prosperity and National Taxpayers Union for more details on this success.


What We Did

Letter from NTU urging Governor Henry to sign SB 1

Letter of support for creation of grant and contract database in Oklahoma from National Taxpayers Union and the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste

Press Release on Senator Brogdon's bill from Americans for Tax Reform


News

Article about how the Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce opposed SB 1

Press Release from Sen. Tom Coburn about Taxpayer Transparency Act

Commentary by Sen. Tom Coburn and Brandon Dutcher, "State spending Web site needed"

Survey commissioned by Oklahoma Council for Public Affairs

Work Underway to Create an Open Government Web Site - - Cushing Daily Citizen

This survey was conducted January 21-23 by Cole Hardgrave Snodgrass & Associates asked 500 registered voters: “It has been proposed that the Oklahoma state government set up a searchable website which would allow citizens to go online and type in the name of any company or organization to find out exactly what (if any) grants and contracts they’ve been awarded. Would you favor or oppose this proposal?” A full 72 percent of Oklahomans favor the idea, while 19 percent are opposed. 

Article on the Oklahoma state legislature passing the Transparency Act