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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 14 By: Bullard
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to vaccinations and immunizations;
7 providing short title; amending 25 O.S. 2021, Section
8 1101, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 365, O.S.L.
8 2024 (25 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 1101), which
9 relates to discrimination in employment; modifying
9 language to include disclosure of medical status;
10 requiring exemption; requiring a certification of
10 disclosure exemption be provided; providing for
11 certain requirements; providing for submittal time
11 frame; requiring certain acceptance; providing for
12 vaccination disclosure exemption; providing for
12 policy or regulation inclusions; providing form;
13 amending 40 O.S. 2021, Section 192, which relates to
13 violation of act; adding jurisdiction for enforcement
14 of violations; updating statutory references;
14 providing for noncodification; providing for
15 codification; and declaring an emergency.
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18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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19 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
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20 codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
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21 This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Privacy and
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22 Conscience Protection Act".
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1 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, Section 1101, as
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2 amended by Section 3, Chapter 365, O.S.L. 2024 (25 O.S. Supp. 2024,
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3 Section 1101), is amended to read as follows:
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4 Section 1101. A. This act Section 1101 et seq. of this title
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5 provides for exclusive remedies within the state of the policies for
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6 individuals alleging discrimination in employment on the basis of
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7 race, color, national origin, sex, religion, creed, age, disability
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8 or, genetic information, or disclosure of medical privacy.
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9 B. This act Section 1101 et seq. of this title shall be
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10 construed according to the fair import of its terms to further the
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11 general purposes stated in this section and the special purposes of
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12 the particular provision involved.
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13 C. Any policy, program, or statute that prohibits sex
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14 discrimination shall be construed to forbid unfair treatment of
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15 females or males in relation to similarly situated members of the
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16 opposite sex. The state or its political subdivisions shall not be
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17 prohibited from establishing distinctions between sexes when such
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18 distinctions are substantially related to an important government
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19 objective, including, but not limited to, biology, privacy, safety,
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20 or fairness.
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21 SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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22 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 191.1 of Title 40, unless there
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23 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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1 A. Any public or private employer operating in this state who
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2 requires an employee or contractor to participate in vaccination or
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3 immunization for COVID-19, as defined in Section 111 of Title 76 of
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4 the Oklahoma Statutes, any variant, or future variants thereof as
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5 part of an employer's policy, whether written or verbal, shall allow
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6 for a privacy exemption for an employee or contractor to refuse
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7 disclosure of his or her vaccination or immunization status. The
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8 requirement of this subsection shall not be required of an employee
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9 who can provide proof of natural immunity by presenting a positive
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10 antibody test to his or her employer.
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11 B. Every employee or contractor employed by a public or private
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12 employer operating in this state shall be provided a certification
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13 of disclosure exemption, which shall release the employee or
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14 contractor from disclosing his or her vaccination or immunization
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15 status due to an employer-mandated policy or regulation, whether
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16 written or verbal, that involves or governs the vaccination or
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17 immunization status for COVID-19, any variant, or future variants
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18 thereof for employees or contractors. The certification of
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19 disclosure exemption provided to an employee or contractor by the
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20 employer, as required by this section, shall meet the following
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21 requirements:
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22 1. Upon adoption of any policy or regulation by a public or
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23 private employer operating in this state, the employer shall provide
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24 immediate notice to all employees or contractors of the policy
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1 adopted by the employer. Such notice shall include a certification
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2 of disclosure exemption for the employee or contractor. An employee
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3 seeking to refuse disclosure shall complete the employer-provided
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4 certification of disclosure exemption;
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5 2. Upon receipt of the certification of disclosure exemption,
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6 the employee or contractor shall be given thirty (30) calendar days
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7 to complete and submit the certification to the employer;
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8 3. Upon submission of the completed certification of disclosure
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9 exemption by the employee or contractor, the employer shall accept,
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10 without question, the certification of exemption and shall sign the
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11 document acknowledging receipt;
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12 4. Upon submission of the completed certification of disclosure
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13 exemption, the employer shall not disclose employees or contractors
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14 who refused to disclose their vaccination or immunization statuses
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15 for COVID-19, any variant, or future variants thereof; and
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16 5. All public or private employers operating in this state
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17 shall maintain a signed copy of an employee's or contractor's
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18 completed certification of disclosure exemption in the employee's or
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19 contractor's employment file and shall provide a signed copy to the
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20 employee or contractor upon request.
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21 C. Any policy or regulation adopted by an employer to implement
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22 the provisions of this section shall not:
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1 1. Disclose an employee's or contractor's vaccination or
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2 immunization status for COVID-19, any variant, or future variants
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3 thereof;
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4 2. Provide incentives, bonuses, or any other reward for
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5 disclosing an employee's or contractor's vaccination or immunization
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6 status for COVID-19, any variant, or future variants thereof;
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7 3. Discriminate against an employee or contactor due to his or
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8 her refusal to disclose his or her vaccination or immunization
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9 status for COVID-19, any variant, or future variants thereof.
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10 Discrimination includes, but is not limited to, harassment,
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11 different treatment, denial of benefits, or retaliation against an
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12 employee or contractor;
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13 4. Terminate, discipline, deny employment benefits to, or
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14 otherwise penalize an employee or contractor by a reduction in pay
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15 or benefits based on the employee's refusal to disclose vaccination
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16 or immunization status for COVID-19, any variant, or future variants
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17 thereof;
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18 5. Segregate employees or contractors based on vaccination or
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19 immunization status for COVID-19, any variant, or future variants
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20 thereof; or
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21 6. Require an employee or contractor to wear or display any
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22 insignia or mark, or otherwise directly or indirectly disclose his
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23 or her refusal to disclose vaccination or immunization status for
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1 An employer may offer reasonable accommodations for those who
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2 refuse to disclose and provide an exemption from disclosure of
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3 vaccination status. For the purposes of this section, "reasonable
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4 accommodations" shall mean requiring the wearing of a mask when
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5 interacting with or in close proximity to others or requiring
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6 periodic testing not to exceed more than once weekly. Any costs
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7 incurred by the implementation of these accommodations shall be paid
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8 for by the employer.
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9 D. An employee or contractor seeking an exemption from
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10 disclosure of his or her vaccination or immunization status shall
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11 complete the certification of exemption form included in this
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12 subsection and deliver it to his or her employer.
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13 CERTIFICATION OF DISCLOSURE EXEMPTION FOR VACCINATION STATUS
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14 Please read and complete to request an employer exemption for
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15 disclosing immunization or vaccination status.
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16 All entries must be legible or form will be returned. Please print
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17 unless signature is required.
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19 Name (Last, Birth Name of Employer
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20 First, MI) Date
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21 Phone Number
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22 County __________________ _____
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2 1. PERSONAL OBJECTION:
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3 I hereby certify that the employer with whom I am affiliated as
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4 an employee or contractor has implemented policies governing
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5 immunization or vaccination requirements that are contrary to my
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6 beliefs, my conscience, and/or my privacy rights. I request an
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7 exemption from disclosing my immunization or vaccination status
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8 pursuant to my relationship with the above-stated employer. [CITE
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9 NEW LAW]
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10 Printed name Signature Date
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11 2. EMPLOYER RECEIPT:
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12 I hereby certify that I have received and documented the
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13 employee's or contractor's certification of disclosure exemption
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14 involving the employee's or contractor's immunization or vaccination
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15 status. As an agent of the employer, I hereby approve the
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16 employee's or contractor's request to be exempt from disclosing his
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17 or her immunization or vaccination status, pursuant to [CITE NEW
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20 Printed name Signature Date
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21 ATTENTION: � This form is to be submitted to the employer,
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22 owner, or human resources department.
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23 The employer, owner, or human resources department shall keep a
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1 SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 40 O.S. 2021, Section 192, is
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3 Section 192. A. Each and every violation of any provision of
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4 Section 1 of this act 191 of this title shall constitute a
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5 misdemeanor, punishable by a fine in any amount not exceeding One
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6 Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
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7 B. Each and every violation by the employer as provided in
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8 Section 3 of this act shall be under the jurisdiction of the Office
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10 SECTION 5. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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11 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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12 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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