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30	30	1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 2192 By: Lowe (Jason)
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to public health; creating the COVID-
41	41	19 Save Lives Response Act; providing for effective
42	42	period and termination con ditions; defining terms;
43	43	requiring certain people to wear masks or face
44	44	coverings under certain circumstances; requiring
45	45	businesses to provide face coverings; requiring
46	46	certain entities to compel compliance or r emoval;
47	47	prohibiting certain non essential gatherings;
48	48	requiring compliance with certain guidelines;
49	49	requiring the reduction of in -person workforce of
50	50	certain entities; providing exceptions; providing for
51	51	penalties; providing for codification; and declaring
52	52	an emergency.
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60	60	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
61	61	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
62	62	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 7320 of Title 63, unless there
63	63	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
64	64	This act shall be known and may be cited as the "COVID-19 Save
65	65	Lives Response Act". It shall remain in force and effect until the
66	66	State Department of Health confirms that no mo re than three hundred
67	67	(300) persons have been hospitalized statewide for COVID-19 on any
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94	94	given day for at least thirty (30) consecutive days , at which point
95	95	it shall cease to have the force and effect of law .
96	96	SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
97	97	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 7321 of Title 63, unless there
98	98	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
99	99	For purposes of this a ct:
100	100	A. "Essential businesses " shall include, but not be limited to ,
101	101	the following:
102	102	1. Health care operations, including research or laboratory
103	103	services;
104	104	2. Infrastructure entities, including utilities,
105	105	telecommunications, airports and transportation;
106	106	3. Hotels and places of accommodation;
107	107	4. Manufacturing, including food processing and
108	108	pharmaceuticals;
109	109	5. Grocery stores and pharmacies;
110	110	6. Services, including trash coll ection, mail and shipping;
111	111	7. News media;
112	112	8. Banks and financial institutions;
113	113	9. Providers of basic necessities to economi cally disadvantaged
114	114	populations;
115	115	10. Construction;
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142	142	11. Vendors of essential services necessary to maintain the
143	143	safety, sanitation and essential operations of residences or other
144	144	essential businesses;
145	145	12. Vendors that provide essential services or products,
146	146	including logistics and technology support;
147	147	13. Child care providers;
148	148	14. Support services needed to ensure the continuing o peration
149	149	of government agencies and to provide for the health, sa fety and
150	150	welfare of the public; and
151	151	15. Places of worship that are eligible for the religious
152	152	exemption found in Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United
153	153	States Code.
154	154	B. "Face-coverings" shall include, but not be limited to, clot h
155	155	masks, whether homemade, sewn or quick-cut, bandanas, surgi cal masks
156	156	and N95 respirators.
157	157	C. "Social distance" shall mean a distance of at least six (6)
158	158	feet between any persons not of the same household.
159	159	SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
160	160	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 7322 of Title 63, unless there
161	161	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
162	162	A. Any person who is five (5) years of age or older and w ho is
163	163	medically able to tolerate a face covering shall be required to
164	164	cover his or her nos e and mouth with a mask or face covering when in
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191	191	a public place and unable to maintain, or when not maintain ing,
192	192	social distance.
193	193	B. Any passenger of a public or pri vate transportation ca rrier
194	194	or other for-hire vehicle who is five (5) years of age or older and
195	195	who is medically able to tolerate a face -covering shall wear a mask
196	196	or face-covering over the nose and mouth during any such trip. A ny
197	197	employee of such public or private transportation carrier who is
198	198	operating such public or private transport shall likewise wear a
199	199	mask or face-covering which covers the nose and mouth while there
200	200	are any passengers in the vehicle.
201	201	C. Any employee who is present in the workplace shall be
202	202	provided and shall wear a mask or face -covering when in direct
203	203	contact with customers or members of the public or when unable to
204	204	maintain social distance. Employees of food service establishments
205	205	must wear a mask or face -covering at all times whi le at their places
206	206	of work. Businesses must provide, at their expense, such face
207	207	coverings for their employees.
208	208	D. Business operators, building owners, and those authorized on
209	209	their behalf or otherwise authorized to use the building shall deny
210	210	admittance to any person who fails to c omply with this section and
211	211	shall require or compel such persons ' removal. Provided, however,
212	212	this subsection shall be applied in a manner consistent the
213	213	Americans with Disabilities Act.
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240	240	SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
241	241	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 7323 of Title 63, unless there
242	242	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
243	243	A. There shall be no non essential gatherings of greater than
244	244	ten individuals for any reason at any location in the state,
245	245	including, but not limited to, parties, celebrations or other social
246	246	events.
247	247	B. No person, business or other entity shall encourage or
248	248	promote any nonessential gathering, including those on public
249	249	property such as streets, s idewalks, parking lots, par ks or
250	250	playgrounds, that would violate subsection A of this section.
251	251	C. There shall be no non essential gatherings on sidewalks,
252	252	streets or other public property within one hundred (100) feet of
253	253	any food service establishment or a ny business holding a liquor
254	254	license from the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE)
255	255	Commission.
256	256	D. All nonessential gatherings that are permitted pursuant to
257	257	this section shall comply with social distancing, cleaning and
258	258	safety guidelines issued by the State Department of Health.
259	259	SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
260	260	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 7324 of Title 63, unless there
261	261	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
262	262	All business and not -for-profit entities in the state shall
263	263	utilize, to the maximum extent safely possible, any telecommuting or
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290	290	work-from-home procedures. Each employer shall attempt to reduce
291	291	the in-person workforce at any work location by one hundred percent
292	292	(100%), provided that essential businesses shall not be subject to
293	293	such in-person restrictions. An entity providing essential services
294	294	or functions to an essential business or nonessential business shall
295	295	not be subject to the in -person work restriction but may operate a t
296	296	the level necessary to provide such service s or functions.
297	297	SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
298	298	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 7325 of Title 63, unless there
299	299	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as f ollows:
300	300	Individuals or entities that violate this a ct shall be subject
301	301	to a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each
302	302	violation; provided that individuals or entities who violate
303	303	subsection A or B of Section 4 of this a ct shall be subject to a
304	304	maximum fine of Fifteen T housand Dollars ($15,000.00) for each
305	305	violation. Each day that there is a nonessential gathering or that
306	306	an entity operates in a manner inconsistent with this a ct shall
307	307	constitute a separate violation.
308	308	SECTION 7. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
309	309	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
310	310	declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
311	311	be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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313	313	58-1-6286 AB 01/20/21

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