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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
SENATE BILL 1644 By: Dahm
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to social credit scores; creating the
Prohibition on Social Credit Scores in the State of
Oklahoma Act; prohibiting use of social credit scores
by governmental entities, poli tical subdivisions,
businesses or persons; providing definition;
providing certain exemption s; prohibiting certai n
sharing; 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 12000 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. This act shall be known and cited as the “Prohibition on
Social Credit Scores in the State o f Oklahoma Act”.
B. The use of social credit sco res in this state shall be
prohibited. No governmental entity including but not limited to the
State of Oklahoma, any st ate agency, political subdivision, any
trust, committee or commission of any poli tical subdivision of this
state, and business operating in this state, or any citizen of this
state or individual within the boundaries of this sta te, shall use,
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enforce, provide data for use in, or otherwise participate in the
creation or use of a social credit score system
C. For the purposes of this section, “social credit score”
shall mean:
1. The assigning of a numeric, alphanumeric, alphabetic, or
other code or designat ion to an individual or business ba sed on
their behaviors or actions ;
2. The purpose for those designations would include but not be
limited to promptness of paying taxes, fines, debts, fees or other
financial obligations, compliance with government or bu reaucratic
guidance, compliance with regulatory standards, or the use of other
factors; and
3. The purpose of which is to limit access by the individual or
business to government, public or private service s including but not
limited to public transit, library systems, hotel accommodations,
travel options, food services, entertainment facilities, or
healthcare options.
D. This section shall not app ly those who are incarcerated
while awaiting trial or who ha ve been found guilty of violating the
laws of this state and therefore have been assigned a designation or
have had their access limited to services as listed in subsection C
of this section during their time of inca rceration or release as a
condition of their release or parole.
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E. Nothing in this sectio n shall prohibit the use of financial
credit scores by businesses or financial institutions for the
purpose of determining the financial credit worthiness of current or
potential customers.
F. Should any entity of the federal government institute a
social credit score or similar concept, the State of Oklahoma, all
political subdivisions of this state, all state agencies and any
other governmental entity shall be prohibited from sharing any dat a
pertaining to the citizens of Oklahoma fo r use in such a socia l
credit score either d irectly or indirectly and shall be prohibi ted
from participating in such a system in any other way.
SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency i s hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage an d approval.
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