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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
HOUSE BILL 3245 By: Gann
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to vaccine discrimination;
prohibiting discrimination bas ed on vaccination
status; providing exemptions; defining terms;
providing for codification; and declaring an
emergency.
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 1461 of Title 25, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. It is an unlawful discriminatory practice for:
1. The state or any of its political subdivisions or any entity
receiving state funding in any form, including grants and property
tax exemptions, to refuse, withhold from, or deny to a person any
local, state, or federal funds, services, goods, facilities,
advantages, privileges, licensing, educational opportunities, health
care access, or employment opportunities based on a person's
vaccination status;
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2. An employer to refuse employment to a person, to bar a
person from employment, or to discriminate against a person in
compensation or in a term, condition, or privilege of employment
based on the person's vaccination status;
3. A public accommodation to exclude, limit, refuse to serve,
or otherwise discriminate against an individual based on th e
individual's vaccination status; or
4. An entity listed in this subsection to implement an immunity
passport system.
B. An entity governed by subsection A of this section shall not
unlawfully discriminate as long as any vaccination policy set forth
includes exemptions for individuals to decline t o be vaccinated
based on medical or religious grounds.
C. As used in this section:
1. "Immunity passport" means a document, digital record, or
software application indicating that a person is immune to a
disease, either through vaccination or infection and recovery ; and
2. "Vaccination status" means an indication of whether a person
has received one or more doses of a vaccine.
SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservati on
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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declared to exist, b y reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage an d approval.
58-2-9117 LRB 12/13/21