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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1560 By: Grellner
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5 AS INTRODUCED
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6 An Act relating to medical interventions; creating
6 the Oklahoma Medical Freedom Act; providing short
7 title; defining terms; prohibiting certain acts by
7 business entities related to medical interventions;
8 providing certain procedures and exemptions;
8 prohibiting certain acts by ticket issuers and
9 schools; prohibiting certain requirements by public
9 entities; prohibiting certain pay discrimination;
10 limiting effect of act; providing for enforcement and
10 relief; providing for codification; and declaring an
11 emergency.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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15 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2051 of Title 25, unless there
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16 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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17 This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma
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18 Medical Freedom Act".
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19 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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20 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2052 of Title 25, unless there
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21 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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22 As used in this act:
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23 1. "Business entity" means any person or group of persons
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24 performing or engaging in any activity, enterprise, profession, or
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1 occupation for gain, benefit, advantage, or livelihood, whether for
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2 profit or not-for-profit, except for any child care facility as
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3 defined in Section 402 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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4 Business entity shall include, but not be limited to:
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5 a. self-employed individuals, business entities filing
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6 articles of incorporation, partnerships, limited
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7 partnerships, limited liability companies, foreign
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8 corporations, foreign limited partnerships, foreign
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9 limited liability companies authorized to transact
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10 business in this state, business trusts, and any
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11 business entity that registers with the Secretary of
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12 State, and
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13 b. any business entity that possesses a business license,
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14 permit, certificate, approval, registration, charter,
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15 or similar form of authorization issued by the state;
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16 any business entity exempt by law from obtaining such
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17 a business license; and any business entity operating
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18 unlawfully without such a business license;
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19 2. "Foreign jurisdiction" means any state, commonwealth,
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20 country, or nation outside of this state;
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21 3. "Medical intervention" means a medical procedure, treatment,
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22 device, drug injection, medication, or medical action taken to
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23 diagnose, prevent, or cure a disease or alter the health or
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24 biological function of a person;
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1 4. "School" means any public, private, or parochial preschool;
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2 any kindergarten, elementary, or secondary school; any institution
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3 of higher education, including technology center schools, colleges,
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4 and universities; or any other institute of primary, secondary, or
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5 higher learning operating in this state; and
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6 5. "Ticket issuer" means an individual or entity providing
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7 tickets to an entertainment event, including any of the following:
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8 a. the operator of the venue where an entertainment event
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9 occurs,
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10 b. the sponsor or promoter of an entertainment event,
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11 c. a sports team participating in an entertainment event
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12 or a league whose teams are participating in an
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13 entertainment event,
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14 d. a theater company, musical group, or similar
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15 participant in an entertainment event, or
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16 e. an agent of any individual or entity described in this
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17 paragraph.
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18 SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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19 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2053 of Title 25, unless there
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20 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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21 A. A business entity doing business in this state shall not
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22 refuse to provide any service, product, admission to a venue, or
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23 transportation to a person because that person has or has not
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24 received or used a medical intervention.
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1 B. A business entity doing business in this state shall not
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2 require a medical intervention as a term of employment unless
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3 required by federal law or in such cases where the terms of
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4 employment include travel to foreign jurisdictions requiring a
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5 medical intervention as the only means of entry or where the terms
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6 of employment require entry into a place of business or facility in
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7 a foreign jurisdiction and such place of business or facility
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8 requires a medical intervention as the only means of entry. In any
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9 such instance where an employee is required to obtain or use a
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10 medical intervention due to travel to a foreign jurisdiction or
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11 entry into a place of business or facility in a foreign
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12 jurisdiction, this requirement shall either be included in a valid
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13 written employment contract between the employer and the employee
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14 or, when a written employment contract does not exist, advance
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15 written notice shall be provided to an impacted employee no less
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16 than fourteen (14) days prior to such employee being required to
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17 receive or use a medical intervention. Business entities that
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18 receive Medicare or Medicaid funding shall be exempt from the
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19 requirements of this subsection.
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20 C. A ticket issuer shall not penalize, discriminate against, or
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21 deny access to an entertainment event to a ticket holder because the
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22 ticket holder has or has not received or used a medical
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23 intervention.
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1 D. A school in this state shall not mandate a medical
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2 intervention for any person to attend school, enter campus or school
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3 buildings, or be employed by the school, subject to the requirements
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4 of the Parents' Bill of Rights and Title 70 of the Oklahoma
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5 Statutes.
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6 E. Unless required by federal law, no state or local government
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7 entity or official in this state shall require any person to receive
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8 a medical intervention for any reason, including as a condition for:
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9 1. Receipt of any government benefit;
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10 2. Receipt of any government services;
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11 3. Receipt of any government-issued license or permit;
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12 4. Entrance into any public building;
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13 5. Use of public transportation; or
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14 6. A term of employment, provided that such entities that
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15 receive Medicare or Medicaid funding shall be exempt from the
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16 requirements of this paragraph.
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17 F. No state or local government entity or official or business
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18 entity in this state shall provide or offer any different salary,
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19 hourly wage, or other ongoing compensation or benefits to an
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20 employee based on whether the employee has or has not received or
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21 used a medical intervention.
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22 G. The ability to require a medical intervention under this
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23 section is subject to other statutory or constitutional provisions
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1 regarding requests for medical interventions and requirements to
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2 provide reasonable accommodation.
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3 H. The prohibition on medical interventions shall not apply to
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4 any situation where personal protective equipment, items, or
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5 clothing are required by a business entity in the public or private
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6 sectors based on existing traditional and accepted industry
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7 standards or federal law. These exemptions to the prohibition on
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8 medical interventions shall not apply to or include any vaccines,
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9 mask requirements, or other medical interventions introduced during
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10 the COVID-19 pandemic.
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11 I. The provisions of this section may be enforced and
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12 injunctive relief may be pursued by either the Attorney General or
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13 the district attorney for the county where a violation occurs. If a
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14 state or local government entity or official or business entity in
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15 this state is found to have violated the provisions of this section,
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16 the Attorney General or district attorney, as applicable, shall be
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17 awarded costs and reasonable attorney fees incurred in pursuing the
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18 enforcement action.
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19 SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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20 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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21 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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22 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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