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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 1960 By: Guthrie
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to government workplace practices;
7 prohibiting municipalities from taking certain
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9 certain actions; providing for codification; and
9 declaring an emergency.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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14 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 22-165 of Title 11, unless there
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15 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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16 No municipality in this state shall:
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17 1. Give any differential treatment, including in hiring
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18 decisions, on any metrics that consider an applicant's race, color,
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19 religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or other immutable
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20 characteristics;
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21 2. Decide to hire a particular applicant in order to achieve
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22 any goals to increase diversity, equity, or inclusion in the
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23 workplace; or
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1 3. Establish any branch, office, or position pertaining to the
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2 promotion of diversity, equity, or inclusion in the workplace.
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3 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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4 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 452.2 of Title 19, unless there
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6 No county in this state shall:
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7 1. Give any differential treatment, including in hiring
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8 decisions, on any metrics that consider an applicant's race, color,
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9 religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or other immutable
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10 characteristics;
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11 2. Decide to hire a particular applicant in order to achieve
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12 any goals to increase diversity, equity, or inclusion in the
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13 workplace; or
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14 3. Establish any branch, office, or position pertaining to the
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15 promotion of diversity, equity, or inclusion in the workplace.
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16 SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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17 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 301 of Title 74, unless there is
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18 created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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19 No state agency or entity shall:
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20 1. Give any differential treatment, including in hiring
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1 2. Decide to hire a particular applicant in order to achieve
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4 3. Establish any branch, office, or position pertaining to the
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6 SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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7 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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8 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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9 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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