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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
HOUSE BILL 3156 By: West (Kevin)
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to labor; prohibiting vaccination or
immunization mandates; prohibiting certain liability
for employers; prohibitin g certain actions of
employees; providing penalty; providing exceptions;
providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 191.1 of Title 40, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. A public or private employer shall not mandate the
requirement of an employee or contractor to participat e in
vaccination or immunizat ion as part of the employer 's policy,
whether written or verbal.
B. A public or private employer shall not be liable in a civil
action claiming an injury from exposure or potential exposure to any
virus, infection or disease.
C. No employee or contractor employed by a public or private
employer operating in this state shall:
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1. Be required to disclose his or her vaccination or
immunization status for any virus, infection or disease;
2. Receive incentives, bonuses or any othe r reward for
disclosing or achieving a particular vaccination or immunization
status for any virus, infection or disease;
3. Be discriminated against based on his or her vaccination or
immunization status for any virus, infection or disease including ,
but not limited to, harassment, different treatment, denial of
benefits or retaliation;
4. Be terminated, demoted, disciplined, denied employment or
otherwise penalized based on the employee 's vaccination or
immunization status for any virus, infection or di sease;
5. Be segregated from other employees based on vaccination or
immunization status for any virus, infection or disease; or
6. Be required to wear or display any insignia or mark, or
otherwise directly or indirectly disclose his or her vaccination or
immunization status for any virus, infection or disease.
D. Any public or private employer in violation of this section
shall be fined Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for each offense.
E. This section shall not apply to the employment of an
individual by his or her parents, spouse, or child or to employment
in the domestic service of the employer.
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SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
58-2-8453 LRB 12/16/21