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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 1679 By: Hamilton
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to general provisions; creating the
7 Preserving Oklahoma Values Act of 2026; providing
8 short title; providing legislative intent; defining
8 terms; declaring certain decision of courts void and
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10 provision; providing for noncodification; providing
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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 not to be
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15 codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
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16 A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Preserving
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17 Oklahoma Values Act of 2026".
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18 B. It is the intent of the Legislature that it shall be the
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19 policy of this state to protect its citizens from the application of
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20 laws that are contrary to the provisions of the Oklahoma
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21 Constitution, the United States Constitution, or the shared values
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22 of Judeo-Christian Western civilization.
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1 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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2 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2010 of Title 25, unless there
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3 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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4 A. As used in this section:
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5 1. "Court" means any court, board, tribunal, administrative
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6 agency, or other adjudicative or enforcement authority of this state
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7 or any of its political subdivisions;
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8 2. "Foreign law, legal code, or system" means any law, legal
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9 code, or system of a jurisdiction outside of any state or territory
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10 of the United States, inclusive of the laws, legal codes, and
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11 systems of international organizations or tribunals, applied by that
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12 jurisdiction's courts, administrative bodies, or other formal or
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13 informal tribunals that are contrary to Western values. This shall
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14 not be construed as applying to the laws of any Native American
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15 tribes within this state;
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16 3. "Religious organization" means a church, seminary,
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17 synagogue, temple, mosque, religious order, religious corporation,
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18 association, or society with an identity that is distinctive in
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19 terms of a common religious creed, beliefs, doctrines, practices, or
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20 rituals of any faith or denomination, including any organization
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21 qualifying as a church or religious organization under the
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22 provisions of 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) or 26 U.S.C., Section
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1 4. "Judeo-Christian Western rights and values" means a system
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2 of values which recognizes:
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3 a. the right to due process,
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4 b. the right to equal protection under the law,
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5 c. freedom of religion,
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6 d. freedom of speech,
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7 e. freedom of the press,
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8 f. the right to keep and bear arms,
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9 g. the right to privacy, and
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10 h. the right to marry, as "marriage" is defined by the
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11 Oklahoma Constitution, to the extent that such
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12 definition does not conflict with federal law or a
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13 holding by the United States Supreme Court.
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14 B. Any court ruling or decision, if such ruling or decision is
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15 based in whole or in part on any foreign law, legal code, or system,
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16 shall be void and unenforceable if such ruling violates any Judeo-
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17 Christian Western rights and values.
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18 C. Any contract or contractual provision, if such would allow
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19 for a foreign law, legal code, or system to govern all or some of
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20 the disputes arising between the parties adjudicated by a court or
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21 law or by an arbitration panel arising from the mutually agreed
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22 contract, shall be void and unenforceable if such foreign law, legal
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23 code, or system does not grant the parties any Judeo-Christian
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1 D. Any contract or contractual provision, if such provides for
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2 a jurisdiction for purposes of granting the courts or arbitration
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3 panels personal jurisdiction over the parties to adjudicate any
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4 disputes between parties arising from the mutually agreed contract,
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5 shall be void and unenforceable if such jurisdiction would apply any
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6 foreign law, legal code, or system to the dispute at issue that is
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7 contrary to any Judeo-Christian Western rights and values.
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8 E. This section shall not apply to a corporation, partnership,
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9 limited liability company, business association, or other legal
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10 entity that contracts to subject itself to a foreign law, legal
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12 F. 1. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to
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13 limit the right of any person in this state to the free exercise of
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14 religion as guaranteed by the provisions of the Oklahoma
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15 Constitution and the First Amendment to the United States
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16 Constitution.
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17 2. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to
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18 require or authorize a court to adjudicate or prohibit any religious
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19 organization from adjudicating ecclesiastical matters, including but
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20 not limited to the election, appointment, calling, discipline,
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21 dismissal, removal, or excommunication of a member, officer,
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22 official, priest, nun, monk, pastor, rabbi, imam, or member of the
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23 clergy of such organization, or the determination or interpretation
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1 violate the provisions of the Oklahoma Constitution and the First
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2 Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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3 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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4 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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5 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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6 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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