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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 521 By: Gollihare
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to franchises; amending 59 O.S. 2021,
7 Section 6005, which relates to employer and employee
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8 statutory reference; and providing an effective date.
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11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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12 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 6005, is
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13 amended to read as follows:
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14 Section 6005. A. For purposes of this act section:
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15 1. "Franchisor" means any person who grants a franchise and
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16 participates in the franchise relationship. Unless otherwise
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17 stated, it includes subfranchisors. For purposes of this
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18 definition, a "subfranchisor" means a person who functions as a
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19 franchisor by engaging in both pre-sale activities and post-sale
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20 performance;
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21 2. "Franchisee" means any person who is granted a franchise;
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23 3. "Franchise" means any continuing commercial relationship or
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24 arrangement, whatever it may be called, in which the terms of the
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1 offer or contract specify, or the franchise seller promises or
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2 represents, orally or in writing, that:
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3 a. the franchisee will obtain the right to operate a
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4 business that is identified or associated with the
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5 franchisor's trademark, or to offer, sell or
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6 distribute goods, services or commodities that are
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7 identified or associated with the franchisor's
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8 trademark,
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9 b. the franchisor will exert or has authority to exert a
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10 significant degree of control over the franchisee's
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11 method of operation, or provide significant assistance
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12 in the franchisee's method of operation, and
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13 c. as a condition of obtaining or commencing operation of
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14 the franchise, the franchisee makes a required payment
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15 or commits to make a required payment to the
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16 franchisor or its affiliate.
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17 B. A franchisor shall not be considered the employer of a
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18 franchisee or a franchisee's employees.
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19 C. The employees of a franchisee shall not be considered
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20 employees of the franchisor; neither shall the employees of a
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21 franchisor be considered employees of a franchisee.
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22 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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