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	31	+	BILL NO. 4327 By: Stearman, Roberts (Sean)
4	32		and McDugle of the House
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8		-	Daniels, Dahm, Bullard,
9		-	Bergstrom, Rogers, David,
10		-	Garvin, Hall, Jech, Kidd,
11		-	Leewright, Murdock,
12		-	Pemberton, Rader, Rosino,
13		-	Simpson, Standridge,
14		-	Stanley, Stephens, Taylor,
15		-	Weaver, and Pederson of the
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	40	+	An Act relating to abortion; defining terms;
	41	+	prohibiting abortion; *** providing for civil
	42	+	actions; designating persons or entities authorized
	43	+	to file civil action; providing for authori zed
	44	+	judicial remedies; *** authorizing filing of amicus
	45	+	brief; prohibiting award of costs or att orney fees in
	46	+	certain actions; providing for inapplicability o f
	47	+	certain statutory provisions; *** prescribing venue
	48	+	for civil actions; prohibiting transfer of cases;
	49	+	providing for sovereign immunity; prohibiting waiver
	50	+	or abrogation of sovereign immunity; *** providing
	51	+	for effect of certain federal judicial determinations
	52	+	*** the Oklahoma Religious Freedom Act; modifying
	53	+	scope of act; providing for codification; and
	54	+	declaring an emergency.
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	58	+	AUTHORS: Remove as principal Senate author Dahm and substitute as
	59	+	principal Senate author Daniels. Retain Dahm as coauthor.
	60	+	Add the following Sen ate Coauthors: Bullard, Bergstrom,
	61	+	Rogers, David, Garvin, Hall, Jech, Kidd, Leewright,
	62	+	Murdock, Pemberton, Rader, Rosino, Simpson, Standridge,
	63	+	Stanley, Stephens, Taylor, and Weaver
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	66	+	AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 13, line 14, delete, after the word "relief"
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	68	+	this" and insert the words "against the "
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	70	+	AMENDMENT NO. 2. Page 13, line 15, insert, after the comma and
	71	+	before the word "any", the wo rd "or"
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	107	+	"Notwithstanding any other law, no court of this state shall
	108	+	have jurisdiction to consider any action, claim, or counterclaim
	109	+	that seeks declaratory or injunctive relief to prevent a private
	110	+	individual from enforcing any provision or application of this act,
	111	+	or from filing a civil action under this act."
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	113	+	and reletter the subsequent section
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	116	+	AMENDMENT NO. 5 Page 17, line 4, insert a new Section 10 to read
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	118	+	"SECTION 10. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
	119	+	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1 -745.40 of Title 63, unless
	120	+	there is created a duplication in numbering, read s as follows:
	121	+	This act shall not affect any provision of state law that
	122	+	regulates or prohibits abortion including but not limited to any
	123	+	provision that restricts or regulates an abortion by a particular
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	126	+	and renumber the subsequent section
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	128	+	and amend the title to conform
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	158	+	Passed the Senate the 28th day of April, 2022.
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	199	+	BILL NO. 4327 By: Stearman, Roberts (Sean)
	200	+	and McDugle of the House
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23	210		An Act relating to abortion; defining terms;
24	211		prohibiting abortion; providing exceptions; providing
25	212		for exceptions based upon per formance of duties
26	213		pursuant to federal law; providing for ci vil actions
27	214		as exclusive method of enforcement; providing
28	215		exceptions; prohibiting governmental entities from
29	216		enforcement activity; providing an ex ception;
30	217		prohibiting violations of act to be used in
31	218		designated manner; providing except ions; providing
32	219		for civil actions; designating persons or entities
33	220		authorized to file civi l action; providing for
34	221		authorized judicial remedies; authorizing damage s;
35	222		authorizing injunctive relief; authorizing court
36	223		costs; authorizing attorney fees; providing
37	224		exceptions for award of damages; prescribing statute
38	225		of limitations; excluding certain defenses;
39	226		specifying affirmative defense; providing for
40	227		statutory construction; prohibiting actions by
41	228		governmental entities; authorizing filing of amicus
42	229		brief; prohibiting award of costs or att orney fees in
43	230		certain actions; providing for inapplicability o f
44	231		certain statutory provisions; prohibiting civil
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	233	+	for affirmative defenses; pre scribing standard of
47	234		proof; disallowing affirmative defense based upon
48	235		certain judicial action; providing for assertion of
49	236		constitutionally based rights ; prescribing venue for
50	237		civil actions; prohibiting transfer of cases;
51	238		providing for sovereign immunity; prohibiting waiver
52	239		or abrogation of sovereign immunity; pres cribing
53	240		limit on subject matter jurisdiction; a uthorizing
54	241		assertion of invalidity or unconstitutionality;
55	242		stating legislative intent; providing for
56	243		severability; making declarations; prohibiting
57	244		certain judicial action with respect to seve rability;
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58	271		providing for effect of certain federal judicial
59	272		determinations; amen ding 12 O.S. 2021, Section 1439,
60	273		which relates to the Oklahoma Citizens Participation
61	274		Act; modifying scope of act; amending 51 O.S. 20 21,
62	275		Section 255, which relates to the Oklahoma Religio us
63	276		Freedom Act; modifying scope of act; providing for
64	277		codification; and declaring an emergency.
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69		-	SUBJECT: Abortion
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71	283		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STA TE OF OKLAHOMA:
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73	284		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
74	285		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-745.31 of Title 63, unless
75	286		there is created a duplication in numbering, re ads as follows:
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77	287		As used in this act:
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79	288		1. "Abortion" means the act of using, prescribing,
80	289		administering, procuring, or selling of any instrument, medicine,
81	290		drug, or any other substance, device, or means with the purpose to
82	291		terminate the pregnancy of a woman , with knowledge that the
83	292		termination by any of t hose means will with reasonable likelihood
84	293		cause the death of an unborn child. It does not include the use,
85	294		prescription, administration, procuring, or selling of Plan B,
86	295		morning-after pills, or any other ty pe of contraception or emerg ency
87	296		contraception. An act is not an abortion if the act is performed
88	297		with the purpose to:
	298	+	a. save the life or preserve the health of the unborn
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93	326		b. remove a dead unborn child caused by spontaneous
94	327		abortion, or
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96	328		c. remove an ectopic pregnancy;
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98	329		2. "Fertilization" means the fusion of a human spermatozoon
99	330		with a human ovum;
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101	331		3. "Medical emergency" means a condition in which an abortion
102	332		is necessary to preserve the life of a pregnant woman whose life is
103	333		endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical
104	334		injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or
105	335		arising from the pregnancy itself;
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107	336		4. "Unborn child" means a human fetus or embryo in any stage of
108	337		gestation from fertilizatio n until birth; and
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110	338		5. "Woman" and "women" include any person whose biological sex
111	339		is female, including any person with XX chromosomes and any person
112	340		with a uterus, regardless of any gender ident ity that the person
113	341		attempts to assert or claim.
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115	342		SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
116	343		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-745.32 of Title 63, unless
117	344		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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119	345		Except as provided by Section 3 of this act, a person shall not
120	346		knowingly perform or attempt to perform an abortion unless:
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122	347		1. The abortion is necessary to save the life of a pregnant
123	348		woman in a medical emergency ; or
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125	375		2. The pregnancy is the result of rape, sexu al assault, or
126	376		incest that has been reported to law enforcement.
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128	377		SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
129	378		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-745.33 of Title 63, unless
130	379		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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132	380		The prohibition in Section 2 of this act does not apply to an
133	381		abortion performed at the behest of federal agencie s, contractors,
134	382		or employees that are carrying out duties under federal law, if a
135	383		prohibition on that abortion would violate the doctrin es of
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138	385		SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
139	386		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-745.34 of Title 63, unless
140	387		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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142	388		Notwithstanding any other law, the requirements of this act
143	389		shall be enforced exclusively through the private civil actions
144	390		described in Section 5 of this act. No direct or indirect
145	391		enforcement of this act may be taken or threatened by the state, a
146	392		political subdivision, a district attorney, or an executive or
147	393		administrative officer or employee of this state or a political
148	394		subdivision against any person or entity, in any manner whatsoever,
149	395		except as provided in Section 5 of this act, and no violation of
150	396		this act may be used to justify or trigger the enforcement of any
151	397		other law or any type of adverse consequence under any other law,
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154	426		regulation against conduct th at is independently prohibited by such
155	427		other law or regulation , and that would remain prohibit ed by such
156	428		other law or regulation in the absence of this act.
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158	429		SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
159	430		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-745.35 of Title 63, unless
160	431		there is created a duplication in numbering, rea ds as follows:
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162	432		A. Any person, other than the state, its political
163	433		subdivisions, and any officer or employee of a state or local
164	434		governmental entity in this state , may bring a civil action against
165	435		any person who:
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167	436		1. Performs or induces an abortion in viol ation of this act;
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169	437		2. Knowingly engages in conduct that aids or abets the
170	438		performance or inducement of an abortion , including paying for or
171	439		reimbursing the costs of an abortion through insurance or otherwise,
172	440		if the abortion is performed or induced in vio lation of this act,
173	441		regardless of whether the person knew or should have known that the
174	442		abortion would be perfo rmed or induced in violat ion of this act; or
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176	443		3. Intends to engage in the conduct described by paragraph 1 or
177	444		2 of this subsection .
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179	445		B. If a claimant prevails in an action brought under this
180	446		section, the court shall award:
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183	474		violating this act or engaging in acts that aid or abet violations
184	475		of this act;
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187	477		Dollars ($10,000.00) for each abortion that the defendant performed
188	478		or induced in violation of this act, and for each abortion performed
189	479		or induced in violation of this act that the defendant aided or
190	480		abetted;
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192	481		3. Nominal and compensatory damages if the plaintiff has
193	482		suffered harm from the defendant's conduct, including but not
194	483		limited to loss of consortium a nd emotional distress; and
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198	485		C. Notwithstanding subsection B of this section, a court shall
199	486		not award relief under paragraph 2 or 4 of subsection B of this
200	487		section in response to a violation of paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection
201	488		A of this section if the defendant demonstrates that a court has
202	489		already ordered the defendant to pay not less than Ten Thousand
203	490		Dollars ($10,000.00) of statutory damages as provided in paragraph 2
204	491		of subsection B of this section in a previous action for that
205	492		particular abortion performed or induced in violatio n of this act,
206	493		or for the particular conduct that aided or a betted an abortion
207	494		performed or induced in violation of this act.
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210	522		under this section not later than six (6) years after the date the
211	523		cause of action accrues.
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214	525		defense to an action brought under this section:
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219	528		unconstitutional or were uncons titutional;
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221	529		3. A defendant's reliance on any court decision that has been
222	530		overruled on appeal or by a subsequent court, even if that court
223	531		decision had not been overruled when the defendant engaged in
224	532		conduct that violates this act;
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226	533		4. A defendant's reliance on any state or federal court
227	534		decision that is not binding on the court in which the action has
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232	537		6. The consent of the unborn child's mother to the abortion; or
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235	539		of civil liability against the defendant will violate the
236	540		constitutional rights of th ird parties, except as provide d by
237	541		Section 6 of this act.
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240	543		paragraph 2 or 3 of subsection A of this section reasonably
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243	572		facilitating the abortion would comply with this act.
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246	574		defense under paragraph 1 of this subsection by a preponderance of
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249	576		G. This section shall not be construed to impos e liability on
250	577		any speech or conduct protected by the First Amendment of the United
251	578		States Constitution, as made applicable to the states through the
252	579		United States Supreme Court's interpretation of the Fourteenth
253	580		Amendment of the United States Constitution , or by Section 3 or 22
254	581		of Article II of the Oklahoma Constitution.
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257	583		any of its political subdivisions, nor any district attorney, nor
258	584		any executive or adminis trative officer or employee of this state or
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265	589		or fiduciary relationship with a plaintiff who brings
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274	621		2. This subsection shall not prohibit a person or entity
275	622		described by this subsection from filing an amicus curiae brief in
276	623		the action, so long as that person or en tity does not act in concert
277	624		or participation with the plaintiff or plaintiffs who sue under this
278	625		section or violate any provision of paragraph 1 of this sub section.
279		-
280	626		I. Notwithstanding any other law, a court shall not award court
281	627		costs or attorney fees to a defendant in an action brought under
282	628		this section.
283		-
284	629		J. Notwithstanding any other law, a civil action under this
285	630		section shall not be subject to any provis ion of the Oklahoma
286	631		Citizens Participation Act, Section 1430 et seq. of Title 12 of the
287	632		Oklahoma Statutes, and shall not be subject to any provision of the
288	633		Oklahoma Religious Freedom Act, Section 251 et seq. of Title 51 of
289	634		the Oklahoma Statutes .
290		-
291	635		K. Notwithstanding any other law, a civil action under this
292	636		section may not be brought:
293		-
294	637		1. Against the woman upon whom an abortion was performed or
295	638		induced or attempted to be performed or induced in violation of this
296	639		act, or against a pregnant woman who intends or seeks to abort her
297	640		unborn child in violation of this act;
298		-
299	641		2. Against any person or entity that performs, aids or abets,
300	642		or attempts to perform or aid or abet an abortion at the behest of
301	643		federal agencies, contractors, or employees that are carrying out
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302	670		duties under federal law, if a prohibition on that abortion would
303	671		violate the doctrines of preemption or intergover nmental immunity;
304		-
305	672		3. Against any common carrier that transports a pregnant woman
306	673		to an abortion provider, if the common carrier is unaware that the
307	674		woman intends to abor t her unborn child; or
308		-
309	675		4. By a person who impregnated a woman seeking an abortion
310	676		through an act of rape, sexual assault, incest, or any other act
311	677		prohibited by state law.
312		-
313	678		SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
314	679		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-745.36 of Title 63, unless
315		-	there is created a duplication in numberin g, reads as follows: ENR. H. B. NO. 4327 Page 8
316		-
	680	+	there is created a duplication in numberin g, reads as follows:
317	681		A. 1. A defendant against whom an action is brought und er
318	682		Section 5 of this act may assert an affirmative de fense to liability
319	683		under this section if:
320		-
321	684		a. the defendant has standing to assert t he rights of
322	685		women seeking an abortion un der the tests for third-
323	686		party standing established by the United States
324	687		Supreme Court, and
325		-
326	688		b. the imposition of civ il liability on the defendant
327	689		will result in an undue burden on a woman or group of
328	690		women seeking an abortion.
329		-
330	691		2. The defendant shall bear t he burden of proving the
331	692		affirmative defense in this subsection by a preponderance of the
332	693		evidence.
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334	720		B. The affirmative defense und er subsection A of this section
335	721		shall not be available if the United States Supreme Court overrules
336	722		Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973) or Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 505
337	723		U.S. 833 (1992), regardless of whether the conduct on which the
338	724		cause of action is base d under Section 5 of this act occurred before
339	725		the Supreme Court overruled eithe r of those decisions.
340		-
341	726		C. Nothing in this section or this act shall in any way limit
342	727		or preclude a defendant from asserting the defendant's personal
343	728		constitutional rights as a d efense to liability under Section 5 of
344	729		this act, and a court shall not award relief und er Section 5 of this
345	730		act if the conduct for which the defendant has been sued was an
346	731		exercise of state or federal consti tutional rights that personally
347	732		belong to the defendant.
348		-
349	733		D. Nothing in this section or this act shall limit or preclude
350	734		a defendant from asserting the unconstitutionality of any provision
351	735		of this act as a defense to liability under Section 5 of this act.
352		-
353	736		SECTION 7. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
354	737		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-745.37 of Title 63, unless
355	738		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
356		-
357	739		A. Notwithstanding any other law, a civil action brought under
358	740		Section 5 of this act shall be brought in:
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360	741		1. The county in which all or a substantial part of the events
361	742		or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred;
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364	770		defendants at the time t he cause of action accrued;
365		-
366	771		3. The county of the principal office in this state of any one
367	772		of the defendants that is not a n atural person; or
368		-
369	773		4. The county of residence for the claimant, if the claimant is
370	774		a natural person residing in this state.
371		-
372	775		B. If a civil action is brought under Section 5 of this act in
373	776		any one of the venues described by subsection A of this section, the
374	777		action shall not be transferred to a different venue without the
375	778		written consent of all parties.
376		-
377	779		SECTION 8. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
378	780		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-745.38 of Title 63, unless
379	781		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
380		-
381	782		A. Notwithstanding any other law, this state has sovereign
382	783		immunity, a political subdivision has governmental immunity, and
383	784		each officer and employee of this state or a political subdivision
384	785		has official immunity in any action, claim, counterclaim, or any
385	786		type of legal or equitable action that challenges the validity of
386	787		any provision or application of this act, on constitutional groun ds
387	788		or otherwise, or that seeks to prevent or enjoin the state, its
388	789		political subdivisions, or any officer or employee of thi s state or
389	790		a political subdivision from enforcing any provision or application
390	791		of this act, unless that immunity has been abrogated or preempted by
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391	818		federal law in a manner consistent with the Constitution of the
392	819		United States.
393		-
394	820		B. Notwithstanding any ot her law, no provision of state law may
395	821		be construed to waive or abrogate an immunity described by
396	822		subsection A of this section unless it expressly waives immunity
397	823		with specific reference to this section.
398		-
399	824		C. Notwithstanding any other law, n o attorney representing this
400	825		state, a political subdivision, or any officer or employee of this
401	826		state or a political subdivision is authorized or perm itted to waive
402	827		an immunity described in subsection A of this section or take any
403	828		action that would result in a waiver of that immunity.
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405	829		D. Notwithstanding any other law, no court of this state shall
406	830		have jurisdiction to consider any action, claim, or coun terclaim
407		-	that seeks declaratory or injunctive relief against the state, a
408		-	political subdivision , or any officer or employee of this state or a
409		-	political subdivision in relation to this act.
410		-
411		-	E. Notwithstanding any other law, no court of this state shall
412		-	have jurisdiction to consider any action, claim, or counterclaim
413		-	that seeks declaratory or injunctive relief to prevent a private
414		-	individual from enforcing a ny provision or application of this act,
415		-	or from filing a civil action under this act.
416		-
417		-	F. Nothing in this section or act shall be construed to prevent
	831	+	that seeks declaratory or injunctive relief to prevent this state, a
	832	+	political subdivision , any officer or employee of this state or a
	833	+	political subdivision, or any person from enforcing any provision or
	834	+	application of this act, or from filing a civil action under thi s
	835	+	act.
	836	+	E. Nothing in this section or act shall be construed to prevent
418	837		a litigant from asserting the in validity or unconstitu tionality of
419	838		any provision or application of this act as a defense to any action,
420	839		claim, or counterclaim bro ught against that liti gant.
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422	866		SECTION 9. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
423	867		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-745.39 of Title 63, unless
424	868		there is created a duplication in n umbering, reads as follows:
425		-
426	869		A. Mindful of Leavitt v. Jane L., 518 U.S. 137 (1996), in which
427	870		in the context of determining the severability of a state statute
428	871		regulating abortion, the Supreme Court of the United States held
429	872		that an explicit statement of legislative intent is controlling. It
430	873		is the intent of the Legislature that every provision, section,
431	874		subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in this act, and every
432	875		application of the provisio ns in this act to every person, group of
433	876		persons, or circumstances, are severable from each other.
434		-
435	877		B. If any application of any pro vision in this act to any
436	878		person, group of persons, or circumstances is found by a court to be
437		-	invalid, ~~preempted~~, ~~unconstitutional~~, or to impose an undue burden
	879	+	invalid, preeempted, unconsti tutional, or to impose an undue burden
438	880		on any woman or group of women seeking an abortion, then the
439	881		remaining applications of that p rovision to all other persons and
440	882		circumstances shall be severed and preserved, and shall remain in
441	883		effect. All constitutionally valid applications of the provisions
442	884		in this act, and every application of those provisions that c an be
443	885		enforced without impos ing an undue burden on women seeking
444	886		abortions, shall be severed from any applications that a court fi nds
445		-	to be invalid, ~~preempted~~, unconstitutional, or to impose an undue
	887	+	to be invalid, preeempted, unconstitutional, or to impose an undue
446	888		burden on women seeking abortions, and the valid applic ations shall
447	889		remain in force, because it is the Legislature's intent and priority
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448	916		that every valid application be allowed to stand alone. Even if a
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	917	+	reviewing court finds a provision of this act to impose an undue
450	918		burden in a large or substantial fraction of relevant cases, the
451	919		applications that do not present an undue burden shall be severed
452	920		from the remaining applications and shall remain in force, and shall
453	921		be treated as if the Legislature had enacted a statute l imited to
454	922		the persons, group of persons, o r circumstances for which th e
455	923		statute's application does not impose an undue burden.
456		-
457	924		C. The Legislature further declares that it would have enacted
458	925		this act, and each provision, section, subsection, sentence, claus e,
459	926		phrase, or word, and all constitutional applications of the
460	927		provisions of this act, irrespective of the fact that any provision,
461	928		section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word, or
462	929		applications of this act were to be declared invalid, preempted,
463	930		unconstitutional, or to impose an undue b urden.
464		-
465	931		D. If any provision of this act is found by any court to be
466	932		unconstitutionally vague, then the applications of that provis ion
467	933		that do not present constitutional vagueness problems shall be
468	934		severed and remain in force, consistent with the severabilit y
469	935		requirements of subsections A, B, and C of this section.
470		-
471	936		E. No court may decline to enforce the severability
472	937		requirements of subsections A, B, C, and D of this section on the
473	938		ground that severance would "rewrite" the statute or involve the
474	939		court in legislative or lawmaking activity. A court that declines
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475	966		to enforce or enjoins a state official from enforcing a statutory
476	967		provision does not rewrite a statut e, as the statute continues to
477	968		contain the same words as before the court's decision. A ju dicial
478	969		injunction or declaration of uncons titutionality:
479		-
480	970		1. Is nothing more than an edict prohibiting enforcement that
481	971		may subsequently be vacated by a later court if that court has a
482	972		different understanding of the requirements of the Oklahoma
483	973		Constitution or United States Constitution;
484		-
485	974		2. Is not a formal amendment of the language in a statute; and
486		-
487	975		3. Does no more rewrites of a statute than a decision by the
488	976		executive not to enforce a duly enacted statute in a limited and
489	977		defined set of circumstances.
490		-
491	978		F. If any state or federal court disregards the severab ility
492	979		requirements of subsections A, B, C, D, and E of this section, and
493	980		declares or finds any provision of thi s act facially
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	981	+	unconstitutional, when there are discrete applications of that
495	982		provision that can be enforced against a perso n, group of persons,
496	983		or circumstances with out violating federal law, the federal or state
497	984		constitutions, or imposing an undue burden on women seeking
498	985		abortions, then that provision shall be interpreted, as a matter of
499	986		state law, as if the Legislature had enacted a provision limited to
500	987		the persons, group of persons, or circumstances for which the
501	988		provision's application will not violate federal law, the federal or
502	989		state constitutions, or impose an undue burden on women seeking
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503	1016		abortions, and every court shal l adopt this saving construction of
504	1017		that provision until the court ruling that pronounced the provision
505	1018		facially unconstitutional is vacated or overruled.
506		-
507		-	SECTION 10. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
508		-	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1 -745.40 of Title 63, unless
509		-	there is created a duplication in numbering, read s as follows:
510		-
511		-	This act shall not affect any provision of state law that
512		-	regulates or prohibits abortion including , but not limited to, any
513		-	provision that restricts or regulates an abortion by a particular
514		-	method or during a particular stage of pregnancy.
515		-
516		-	SECTION 11. AMENDATORY 12 O.S. 2021, Section 1439, is
	1019	+	SECTION 10. AMENDATORY 12 O.S. 2021, Section 1439, is
517	1020		amended to read as follows:
518		-
519	1021		Section 1439. The Oklahoma Citizens Participa tion Act shall not
520	1022		apply to:
521		-
522	1023		1. An enforcement action that is brought in the name of this
523	1024		state or a political subdivision of this state by the Attorney
524	1025		General or a district attorney;
525		-
526	1026		2. A legal action brought against a person primarily engaged in
527	1027		the business of selling or leasing goods or services, if the
528	1028		statement or conduct the acti on is based upon arise s out of the sale
529	1029		or lease of goods, services, or an insurance product, insurance
530	1030		services, or a comme rcial transaction in which the intended audienc e
531	1031		is an actual or potential buyer or customer;
532		-
533	1032		3. A legal action seeking rec overy for bodily injury, wrong ful
534	1033		death or survival or to statements made regarding that legal action;
535	1034		or
536		-
537	1035		4. A legal action brought under the Oklahoma Insurance Code or
538	1036		arising out of an insurance contract; or
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540	1037		5. A civil action brought under Section 5 of this act.
541		-
542		-	SECTION 12. AMENDATORY 51 O.S. 2021, Section 255, is
	1038	+	SECTION 11. AMENDATORY 51 O.S. 2021, Section 255, is
543	1039		amended to read as follows:
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545	1066		Section 255. A. No thing in this act shall be construed to:
546		-
547	1067		1. Authorize any government entity to substantially burden any
548	1068		religious belief;
549		-
550	1069		2. Authorize same-sex marriages, unions, or the equivalent
551	1070		thereof; or
552		-
553	1071		3. Affect, interpret, or in any way address those portions o f
554	1072		Article 1 I, Section 2, and Article 2 II, Section 5, of the
555	1073		Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Religious
556	1074		Freedom Act, or the First Amendment to the Constitution of the
557	1075		United States that prohibit laws respecting the establishment of
558	1076		religion.
559		-
560	1077		B. Granting governmental funds, be nefits, or exemptions to the
561	1078		extent permissible under paragraph 3 of subsection A of this s ection
562	1079		shall not constitute a violation of this section. As used in this
563	1080		subsection, "granting government funds, benefits, or ex emptions"
564	1081		shall not include the den ial of government funding, benefits, or
565	1082		exemptions. This provision does not in and of itsel f require
566	1083		vouchers.
567		-
568	1084		C. A civil action brought under Section 5 of this act shall not
569	1085		be subject to any provision of the Oklahoma Religious Freedom Act.
570		-
571		-	SECTION 13. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
	1086	+	SECTION 12. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
572	1087		of the public peace, hea lth or safety, an emer gency is hereby
573	1088		declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
574	1089		be in full force from a nd after its passage and approval.
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576		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 19th day of May, 2022.
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581	1121		Presiding Officer of the House
582	1122		of Representatives
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585		-	Passed the Senate the ~~28th~~ day of ~~April~~, 2022.
	1125	+	Passed the Senate the __ _ day of __________, 2022.
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590	1130		Presiding Officer of the Senate
591	1131
592		-
593		-
594		-	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
595		-	Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
596		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
597		-	By: _________________________________
598		-	Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
599		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
600		-
601		-
602		-	_________________________________
603		-	Governor of the State of Oklahoma
604		-
605		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
606		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary o f State this __________
607		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
608		-	By: _________________________________
609		-