On March 20, 2026, Oklahoma Governor Stitt signed the first new comprehensive state privacy law of 2026. The “Act relating to data privacy” is in force on January 1, 2027. In this post, we compare the new Oklahoma privacy law to the other 20 state consumer privacy laws already in force below.
HOW THE OKLAHOMA PRIVACY LAW COMPARES
The Oklahoma privacy law includes similar obligations to other state consumer privacy laws but generally does not set any new “high water mark.”
1. WHO IS A CONSUMER AND WHAT DATA IS PROTECTED?
Like the other non-California state consumer privacy laws, the Oklahoma privacy law protects a traditional “consumer,” which means an individual who is a resident of this state acting only in an individual or household context. The definition of consumer excludes individuals acting in an employment or commercial (B2B) context (Section 1(8)).
