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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 1977 By: Grellner
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to public health; prohibiting public
7 entities and contractors from requiring COVID-19
8 vaccinations or discriminating due to vaccination
8 status; defining term; providing for codification;
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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 1-502.5 of Title 63, unless
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15 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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16 A. It shall be unlawful for any federal or state agency, any
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17 political subdivision, or any business under contract with a federal
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18 or state agency or political subdivision to require any resident of
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19 this state to submit to or receive a COVID-19 vaccination or any
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20 variant thereof. Additionally, no federal or state agency,
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21 political subdivision, or business under contract with a federal or
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23 resident of this state due to vaccination status.
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24 B. As used in this section, "political subdivision" means:
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1 1. A municipality or county;
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2 2. A school district board of education;
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3 3. The board of regents or board of trustees of a state
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4 educational institution which is a member of The Oklahoma State
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5 System of Higher Education; or
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8 SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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9 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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