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5353 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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5555 1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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5757 SENATE BILL 495 By: Hamilton
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6363 AS INTRODUCED
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6565 An Act relating to abortion; stating purpose of act;
6666 providing short title; amending 12 O.S. 2011, Section
6767 1053, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 149, O.S.L.
6868 2020 (12 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 1053) , which
6969 relates to wrongful death; modifying statutory
7070 reference; modifying applicability of section;
7171 requiring Attorney General and district attorney to
7272 ensure enforcement of ce rtain laws; amending 21 O.S.
7373 2011, Section 152, as amended by Section 16, Chapter
7474 475, O.S.L. 2019 (21 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 152),
7575 which relates to crimes and punishments; amend ing 21
7676 O.S. 2011, Sections 155, 156 and 1 72, which relate to
7777 crimes and punishments ; clarifying language; amending
7878 21 O.S. 2011, Section 652, which relates to attempts
7979 to kill; modifying statutory references; modifying
8080 applicability of section; removing ce rtain protection
8181 from prosecution; construing section; amending 21
8282 O.S. 2011, Section 691, w hich relates to the
8383 definition of homicide; modifying and adding
8484 definitions; modifying certain protection from
8585 prosecution; providing certain testimonial and
8686 evidentiary procedures; amending Section 4, C hapter
8787 238, O.S.L. 2014, as last amended by Section 1,
8888 Chapter 329, O.S.L. 2019 (25 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section
8989 2004), which relates to medic al consent for treatment
9090 of minors; modifying applicability of section;
9191 amending 56 O.S. 2011, Section 1005, which rela tes to
9292 unlawful acts; modifying construction; amend ing 59
9393 O.S. 2011, Section 519.11, as last amended by Section
9494 5, Chapter 154, O.S.L. 2020 (59 O.S. Supp. 2020,
9595 Section 519.11), which relates to construction of the
9696 Physician Assistant Act; removing authori ty of
9797 physicians to perform certain acts; amending 63 O.S.
9898 2011, Section 1-568, which relates to counseling
9999 concerning abortion; removing cert ain cause of
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151151 action; amending 63 O.S. 2011, Section 1 -701, as
152152 amended by Section 1, Chapter 150, O.S.L. 2020 (63
153153 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 1-701), which relates to
154154 definitions; modifying certain definition; amending
155155 63 O.S. 2011, Section 1 -728c, which relates to
156156 employer discrimination; removing certain
157157 circumstance under which discri mination is
158158 prohibited; amending 63 O.S. 2011, Section 2601,
159159 which relates to definiti ons; modifying certain
160160 definition; amending 74 O.S. 2011, Section 5054,
161161 which relates to limits on use of funds; modifying
162162 statutory references; repealing 21 O.S. 2011,
163163 Sections 684, 714, 861 and 862, which relate to
164164 crimes and punishments; repealing 63 O.S. 2011,
165165 Sections 1-729a, as amended by Section 1, Chapter
166166 121, O.S.L. 2014 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 1-
167167 729a), 1-731, 1-731.2 through 1-737, 1-737.4, as
168168 amended by Section 1, Chapter 123, O.S.L. 2017 ( 63
169169 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 1-737.4), 1-737.5, 1-737.6,
170170 1-738i, 1-738j, 1-738k, as amended by Section 1,
171171 Chapter 303, O.S.L. 2013 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section
172172 1-738k), 1-738l, 1-738m, as amended by Section 6,
173173 Chapter 255, O.S.L. 2015 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section
174174 1-738m), 1-738n, as amended by Section 3, Cha pter
175175 303, O.S.L. 2013 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 1-
176176 738n), 1-738o, 1-738p, 1-738.1A, 1-738.2 through 1-
177177 738.3a, as amended by Sections 1 through 3, Chapter
178178 255, O.S.L. 2015 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Sections 1-
179179 738.2 through 1-738.3a), 1-738.3d, 1-738.3e, 1-734
180180 and 1-738.5, 1-738.6, 1-738.7, 1-738.8, as amended by
181181 Section 4, Chapter 255, O.S.L. 2015 (63 O.S. Supp.
182182 2020, Section 1-738.8), 1-738.9 through 1-738.12, 1-
183183 738.13, as amended by S ection 5, Chapter 255, O .S.L.
184184 2015 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 1-738.13), 1-738.14
185185 through 1-740.1, 1-740.2, 1-740.3 and 1-740.4, as
186186 amended by Sections 2, 3 and 4, Chapter 320, O.S.L.
187187 2013 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Sections 1-740.2, 1-740.3
188188 and 1-740.4), 1-740.4a, 1-740.4b, as amended by
189189 Section 1, Chapter 387, O.S.L. 2015 (63 O.S. S upp.
190190 2020, Section 1-740.4b), 1-740.5 through 1-740.11, 1-
191191 740.12, as amended by Section 485, Chapter 304,
192192 O.S.L. 2012 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 740.12), 1 -
193193 741 through 1-743, and 1-745.1 through 1-745.11,
194194 which relate to abortion; repealing Sections 1
195195 through 7, Chapter 170, O.S.L. 2012 (63 O.S. Supp.
196196 2020, Sections 1-729.1 through 1-729.7), which relate
197197 to the Freedom of Conscience Act; repealing Sections
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249249 1 through 9, Chapter 159 , O.S.L. 2012 (63 O.S. S upp.
250250 2020, Sections 1-745.12 through 1-745.19), which
251251 relate to the Heartbeat Informed Consent Act;
252252 repealing Section 4, Chapter 303, O.S.L. 2013 (63
253253 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 1-738q), which relates to
254254 the Statistical Reporting of Ab ortion Act; repealing
255255 Sections 1 through 6, Chapter 198, O.S.L. 2012 (63
256256 O.S. Supp. 2020, Sections 1-738.3f through 1-738.3k),
257257 which relate to voluntary and informed consent;
258258 repealing Sections 2, 4 and 5, Chapter 268, O.S.L.
259259 2013 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Sections 1-740.2A, 1-740.13
260260 and 1-740.14), which relate to abortion performed
261261 upon minors; repealing Sections 1 and 5 through 10 ,
262262 Chapter 320, O.S.L. 2013 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020,
263263 Sections 1-744 and 1-744.1 through 1-744.6), which
264264 relate to the Parental Notification for Abort ion Act;
265265 repealing Sections 1, 3 through 5 and 7 through 10,
266266 Chapter 175, O.S.L. 2014 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020,
267267 Sections 1-746.1, 1-746.3 through 1-746.5 and 1-746.7
268268 through 1-746.10), which relate to abortions;
269269 repealing Sections 2 and 6, Chapter 175, O.S.L. 2 014,
270270 as amended by Sections 7 and 8, Chapter 255, O.S.L.
271271 2015 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Sections 1-746.2 and 1-
272272 746.6), which relate to abortions; repealing Section
273273 1, Chapter 370, O.S.L. 2014 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020,
274274 Section 1-748), which relates to abortion facili ties;
275275 repealing Sections 1 through 10, Chapter 59, O.S.L.
276276 2015 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Sections 1-737.7 through 1-
277277 737.16), which relate to the Oklahoma Unborn Child
278278 Protection from Dismemberment Act; repealing Section
279279 9, Chapter 255, O.S.L. 2015 (63 O.S. Supp . 2020,
280280 Section 1-738.5a), which relates to performing or
281281 attempting an abortion in violation of act; repealing
282282 Sections 2 through 4, Chapter 38 7, O.S.L. 2015 (63
283283 O.S. Supp. 2020, Sections 1-749 through 1-750), which
284284 relate to abortion procedure compliance requirements;
285285 repealing Sections 1 and 3 through 5, Chapter 353 ,
286286 O.S.L. 2016 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Sections 1-751 and
287287 1-753 through 1-755), which relate to the Humanity of
288288 the Unborn Child Act; repealing Section 2, Chapter
289289 353, O.S.L. 2016, as amended by S ection 2, Chapter
290290 123, O.S.L. 2017 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 1-752),
291291 which relates to the Humanity of the Unborn Child
292292 Act; repealing Sections 1 through 5, Chapter 308,
293293 O.S.L. 2017 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Sections 1-740.15
294294 through 1-740.19), which relate t o the Choosing
295295 Childbirth Act; stating that act is prospective;
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347347 defining term; voiding conflicting provisions of law;
348348 allowing the state and political subdivisions to
349349 nullify certain court decisions; construing act;
350350 declaring act inseverable; providing for
351351 codification; providing for noncodification; and
352352 declaring an emergency.
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357357 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
358358 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
359359 codified in the Okla homa Statutes reads as follows:
360360 This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Equal
361361 Protection and Equal Justice Act ”.
362362 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
363363 codified in the Okla homa Statutes reads as follows:
364364 A. Acting upon the Section 1 of Article I of the Oklahoma
365365 Constitution, which provides that the Constitution of the United
366366 States is the supreme law of the land ; and acknowledging the
367367 sanctity of innocent human life, created in the image of God, which
368368 should be equally protected from fertilization to natural death; the
369369 purpose of this act is:
370370 1. To ensure the right to life and equal protection of the laws
371371 to all unborn children from the moment of fertilization;
372372 2. To establish that a living human unborn child, from the
373373 moment of fertilization and at every stage of development, is
374374 entitled to the same rights, powers and privileges as are secured or
375375 granted by the laws of this state to any other human person;
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427427 3. To rescind all licenses to kill unborn children by repealing
428428 discriminatory provisions and making all alleged offenders equally
429429 subject to the law, including its defenses and justifications such
430430 as duress, necessity and mistake of fact and immunities;
431431 4. To recognize that the Constitution of the United States and
432432 the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance
433433 thereof, are the supreme law of the land; and to fulfill our oaths
434434 to such Constitution, so help us God, by refusing to assent to the
435435 legal fiction that such Constitution prohibits this state from
436436 exercising its reserved police powers to outlaw homicide and from
437437 exercising its constitutional and God-given duties to provide equal
438438 protection to all persons wi thin its jurisdiction . As Supreme Court
439439 Justice Clarence Thomas recently stated, “The Constitution does not
440440 constrain the States’ ability to regulate or even prohibit
441441 abortion.” June Med. Servs. L.L.C. v. Russo , 140 S. Ct. 2103, 2149
442442 (2020) (Thomas, J., di ssenting); and
443443 5. To treat as void and of no effect any and all federal
444444 statutes, regulations, treaties, orders and court rulings which
445445 would deprive an unborn child of the right to life or prohibit the
446446 equal protection of such right .
447447 B. Nothing in this act shall be construed as an intent by this
448448 state to withdraw from the United States o f America. To the
449449 contrary, this act is in accordance with and in furtherance o f the
450450 Constitution of the United States and the principles which made
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502502 America great. This state urges the federal government to honor the
503503 same by supporting this act which equ ally secures the right to lif e
504504 to all preborn people within this state.
505505 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 12 O.S. 2011, Section 1053, as
506506 amended by Section 2, Chapter 149, O.S.L. 2020 (12 O.S. Supp. 2020,
507507 Section 1053), is amended to read as follows:
508508 Section 1053. A. When the death of one is caused by the
509509 wrongful act or omission of another, the personal representative of
510510 the former may maintain an action therefor against the latte r, or
511511 his or her personal representative if he or she is also deceased, if
512512 the former might have maintained an action, had he or she lived,
513513 against the latter, or his or her representative, for an injury for
514514 the same act or omission. The action must be co mmenced within two
515515 (2) years.
516516 B. The damages recoverable in actions for wrongful death as
517517 provided in this section shall include the followi ng:
518518 1. Medical and burial expenses, which shall be distributed to
519519 the person or governmental agency as defined in Section 5051.1 of
520520 Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes who paid these expenses, or to the
521521 decedent’s estate if paid by the estate. The provisio ns of this
522522 paragraph shall not apply to the cost of an abortion in actions
523523 maintained pursuant to subsection F of t his section;
524524 2. The loss of consortium and the grief of the surviving
525525 spouse, which shall be distributed to the surviving spouse;
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577577 3. The mental pain and anguish suffered by the decedent, which
578578 shall be distributed to the surviving spouse and children, if any,
579579 or next of kin in the same proportion as personal property of the
580580 decedent. For the purposes of actions maintained pursuant to
581581 subsection F of this section, “next of kin” as used in this
582582 paragraph shall mean the parent or grandparent who maintained the
583583 action as provided for in paragraph 3 of subsection F of this
584584 section;
585585 4. The pecuniary loss to the survivors based upon properly
586586 admissible evidence with regard thereto including, but not limited
587587 to, the age, occupation, earning capacity, health habi ts, and
588588 probable duration of the decedent’s life, which must inure to the
589589 exclusive benefit of the surviving spouse and children, if any, or
590590 next of kin, and shall be distributed to them according to their
591591 pecuniary loss. For the purposes of actions maint ained pursuant to
592592 subsection F of this section, “next of kin” as used in this
593593 paragraph shall mean the parent or grandparent who maintained t he
594594 action as provided for in paragraph 3 of subsection F of this
595595 section; and
596596 5. The grief and loss of companionsh ip of the children and
597597 parents of the decedent, which shall be distributed to them
598598 according to their grief and loss of companionship.
599599 C. In proper cases, as provided by Section 9.1 of Title 23 of
600600 the Oklahoma Statutes, punitive or exemplary damages may a lso be
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652652 recovered against the person proximately causing the wrongful death
653653 or the person’s representative if such person is deceased. Such
654654 damages, if recovered, shall be distributed to the surviving spouse
655655 and children, if any, or next of kin in the same proportion as
656656 personal property of the decedent. For the purposes of actions
657657 maintained pursuant to subsection F of this section, “next of kin”
658658 as used in this paragraph shall mean the parent or grandparent who
659659 maintained the action as provided for in pa ragraph 3 of subsection F
660660 of this section.
661661 D. Where the recovery is to be distributed according to a
662662 person’s pecuniary loss or loss of comp anionship, the judge shall
663663 determine the proper division.
664664 E. The above-mentioned distributions shall be made after the
665665 payment of legal expenses and costs of the action.
666666 F. 1. The provisions of this section shall also be available
667667 for the death of an un born person as defined in Section 1-730 691 of
668668 Title 63 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
669669 2. The provisions of this subsec tion shall apply to acts wh ich
670670 cause the death of an unborn person in utero if:
671671 a. the physician who performed the abortion or the
672672 referring physician fails to obtain and document the
673673 voluntary and informed consent of the pregnant woman
674674 pursuant to Section 1-738.2 of Title 63 of the
675675 Oklahoma Statutes,
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727727 b. the pregnant woman withdraws her cons ent to the
728728 abortion prior to performance of the abo rtion,
729729 c. the pregnant woman undergoes the abortion due to
730730 coercion from a third party,
731731 d. the physician fails to obta in and document proof of
732732 age demonstrating that the pregnant woman is not a
733733 minor, or, in the case of a minor, fails to obtain:
734734 (1) parental consent to the abortion pursuant to
735735 Section 1-740.2 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma
736736 Statutes,
737737 (2) proof that the pregna nt woman, although a minor,
738738 is emancipated, or
739739 (3) judicial authorization of the aborti on without
740740 parental notification pursuant to Sectio n 1-740.3
741741 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
742742 e. the physician who performed the abortion causes the
743743 woman physical or psychological harm, the possibility
744744 of which she did not foresee or was not informed of at
745745 the time of her consent,
746746 f. the physician who performed the abortion fails to
747747 screen the pregnant woman and document such screening
748748 for risk factors associated wi th a heightened risk of
749749 adverse consequences from abortion which a reasonably
750750 prudent physician would screen for,
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802802 g. the physician fails t o screen the pregnant woman and
803803 document such screening for physical or psychological
804804 impairment of judgment due to fa ctors including, but
805805 not limited to, drugs, alcohol, illness or fatigue,
806806 h. the physician fraudulently induces the pregnant woman
807807 to obtain the abortion or gives misleading or false
808808 information in response to a pregnant woman ’s inquiry,
809809 or
810810 i. there exist any other circumstances whic h violate
811811 state law.
812812 The provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply
813813 to cases in which a physi cian licensed to practice medicine in this
814814 state attempts, in a reasonably prudent manner, to prevent the death
815815 of an unborn person or a pregnant woman.
816816 3. A parent or grandparent of the deceased unborn p erson is
817817 entitled to maintain an action against the physician who caused the
818818 death of an unborn person under the conditions provided by
819819 subparagraphs a through i of para graph 2 of this subsection;
820820 provided, however, the parent or grandparent may not mainta in such
821821 action if the parent or grandparent coerced the mother of the unborn
822822 person to abort the unborn person.
823823 4. Liability for wrongful death by the physician under t his
824824 section shall not be wa ived by the pregnant woman prior to
825825 performance of the abort ion. A physician shall not request, orally,
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877877 on a written form or in any other manner, that the pregnant woman
878878 waive the liability of the physician for wrongful death re lated to
879879 the abortion as a condition of performing an abortion.
880880 5. Under no circumstan ces shall the mother of the unborn person
881881 be found liable for causing the death of the unborn person unless
882882 the mother has committed a crime that caused the death of the unborn
883883 person.
884884 SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be c odified
885885 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 18h of Title 74, unless there is
886886 created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
887887 The Attorney General shall monitor thi s state’s enforcement of
888888 Chapter 24 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes in relation to
889889 abortion. The Attorney General shall direct state agencies to
890890 enforce those laws regardless of any contrary or conflicting federal
891891 statute, regulation, treaty, executive order or court ruling.
892892 SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
893893 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 215.41 of Title 19, unless there
894894 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
895895 The district attorney shall ensure the enforcemen t of Chapter 24
896896 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes in relation to abortion
897897 regardless of any contrary or conflicting federal statute,
898898 regulation, treaty, executive order or court rulings.
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950950 SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2011, Section 152, as
951951 amended by Section 16, Chapter 475, O.S. L. 2019 (21 O.S. Supp. 2020,
952952 Section 152), is amended to read as follows:
953953 Section 152. All persons are capable of committing crimes,
954954 except those persons belonging to the following classes:
955955 1. Children under the age of seven (7) years;
956956 2. Children over the age of seve n (7) years, but under the age
957957 of fourteen (14) yea rs, in the absence of proof that at the time of
958958 committing the act or neglect charged against them, they knew its
959959 wrongfulness;
960960 3. Persons who are impaired by reason of an intellec tual
961961 disability upon proo f that at the time of committing the act charged
962962 against them they were incapable of knowing its wrongfulness;
963963 4. Mentally ill persons, and all persons of unsound mind,
964964 including persons temporarily or partially deprived of reason, upon
965965 proof that at the time of committing the act charged against them
966966 they were incapable of knowing its wrongfulness;
967967 5. Persons who committ ed the act, or made the omission charged,
968968 under an ignorance or mistake of fact which disproves any criminal
969969 intent. But ignorance of the law does not excuse from punishment
970970 for its violation;
971971 6. Persons who committed the act charged without being consciou s
972972 thereof; and
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10241024 7. Persons who committed the act, or make the omission charged,
10251025 while under involuntary subjectio n to the power of superio rs.
10261026 SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 2 1 O.S. 2011, Section 155, is
10271027 amended to read as follows:
10281028 Section 155. The involuntary subjection to the power of a
10291029 superior which exonerates a person charged with a criminal act or
10301030 omission from punishment therefor, arises from the defense of
10311031 duress.
10321032 SECTION 8. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2011, Section 156, is
10331033 amended to read as follows:
10341034 Section 156. A person is entitled to assert duress as a defense
10351035 if that person committed a prohibited ac t or omission because of a
10361036 reasonable belief that t here was imminent danger of death or gr eat
10371037 bodily harm from another upon oneself, ones one’s spouse, or ones
10381038 one’s child.
10391039 SECTION 9. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2011, Section 172, is
10401040 amended to read as follows:
10411041 Section 172. All persons concerned in the commission of crime,
10421042 whether it be felony or misdemeanor, and whether they the persons
10431043 directly commit the act constituting the offense, or aid and abet in
10441044 its commission, though not present, are principals.
10451045 SECTION 10. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2011, Section 652, is
10461046 amended to read as follows:
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10981098 Section 652. A. Every person who intentionally and wrongfully
10991099 shoots another with or discharges any kind of firearm, with intent
11001100 to kill any person, including an unborn child as defined in Section
11011101 1-730 691 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title, shall
11021102 upon conviction be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in
11031103 the State Penitentiary not exceeding life.
11041104 B. Every person who uses any vehicle to facilitate the
11051105 intentional discharge of any kind of firearm, crossbow or other
11061106 weapon in conscious disregard for the safety of any other person or
11071107 persons, including an unborn child as defined in Section 1-730 691
11081108 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title, shall upon
11091109 conviction be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the
11101110 custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not less than
11111111 two (2) years nor exceeding life.
11121112 C. Any person who commits any assault and battery upon another,
11131113 including an unborn child as defi ned in Section 1-730 691 of Title
11141114 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title, by means of any deadly
11151115 weapon, or by such other means or force as is likely to produce
11161116 death, or in any manner att empts to kill another, including an
11171117 unborn child as defined in Section 1-730 691 of Title 63 of the
11181118 Oklahoma Statutes this title, or in resisting the execution of any
11191119 legal process, shall upon conviction be guilty of a felony
11201120 punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary Department of
11211121 Corrections not exceeding life.
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11731173 D. The provisions of this sectio n shall not apply to:
11741174 1. Acts which cause th e death of an unborn child if those acts
11751175 were committed during a legal abortion to which the pregnant woman
11761176 consented; or
11771177 2. Acts which are committed pursuant to usual and customary
11781178 standards of medical practic e during diagnostic testing or
11791179 therapeutic treatment.
11801180 E. Under no circumstances shall the mother of the unborn child
11811181 be prosecuted for causing the death of the unborn child unless the
11821182 mother has committed a crime that caused the death of the unborn
11831183 child.
11841184 The provisions of this section shall not be construed to apply
11851185 to cases in which a physician licensed to practice medicine in this
11861186 state attempts, in a reasonably pru dent manner, to prevent the death
11871187 of an unborn person or a pregnant woman.
11881188 SECTION 11. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2011, Section 691, is
11891189 amended to read as follows:
11901190 Section 691. A. Homicide is the killing of one human being by
11911191 another.
11921192 B. As used in this section, “human being”:
11931193 1. “Human being” includes an unborn child, as defined in
11941194 Section 1-730 of Title 63 of the Okl ahoma Statutes this section;
11951195 2. “Abortion” means the act of using or prescribing an
11961196 instrument, a drug, a medicine or any other substance, device or
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12481248 means with the intent to cause the death of an unborn child , which
12491249 shall not include instances in which a n unborn child dies by natural
12501250 causes.
12511251 3. “Unborn child” or “unborn person” means the unborn offspring
12521252 of human beings from th e moment of fertilization, through pregnanc y
12531253 and until live birth including the developmental stages of human
12541254 conceptus, zygote, morula, blastocyst, embryo and fetus.
12551255 4. “Fertilization” means the fusion of a human spermatozoon
12561256 with a human ovum.
12571257 C. Homicide shall not include:
12581258 1. Acts, but not be limited to, acts which cause the deat h of
12591259 an unborn child if those acts were committed during a legal an
12601260 abortion to which the pregnant woman consented; or
12611261 2. Acts which are committed pursuant to the usual and c ustomary
12621262 standards of medical practice during diagnostic testing or
12631263 therapeutic treatment.
12641264 D. Under no circumstances shall the mother of the unborn child
12651265 be prosecuted for causing the death of the unborn child unless t he
12661266 mother has committed a crime that caused the death of the unborn
12671267 child.
12681268 SECTION 12. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
12691269 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 696 of Title 21, unless there is
12701270 created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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13221322 No person shall be excused from giving any testimony or evidence
13231323 upon any investigation or prosec ution for violation of this chapter,
13241324 upon the ground that such testimony would tend to convict the person
13251325 of a crime, but such testimony or evidence shall not be received
13261326 against the person upon any criminal investigation or prosecution,
13271327 except in a prosecution against the person for perjury committed in
13281328 giving such testimony.
13291329 SECTION 13. AMENDATORY Section 4, Chapter 238 , O.S.L.
13301330 2014, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 329, O.S.L. 2019 (25
13311331 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 2004) is amended to read as follows:
13321332 Section 2004. A. Except as otherwise provided by law, no
13331333 person, corporation, association, organization, state -supported
13341334 institution, or individual employed by any of these entities may
13351335 procure, solicit to perform, arrange for the performance of, perform
13361336 surgical procedures, or perform a physical examination upon a minor
13371337 or prescribe any prescription drugs to a minor without first
13381338 obtaining a written cons ent of a parent or legal guardian of the
13391339 minor. Provided, however, that if written consen t is provided to a
13401340 school district for assessm ent or treatment, such consent shall be
13411341 effective for the school year for which it is granted and shall be
13421342 renewed each subsequent school year. If an assessment or trea tment
13431343 is performed through telemedicine a t a school site and if consent
13441344 has been provided by the parent and is currently effective, t he
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13961396 health professional shall not be required to verify that the parent
13971397 is at the site.
13981398 B. Except as otherwise provided by law, no hospital as defined
13991399 in Section 1-701 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes may p ermit
14001400 surgical procedures to be performed upon a minor in its facilities
14011401 without first having received a written consent from a parent or
14021402 legal guardian of the minor.
14031403 C. The provisions of this section shall no t apply when it has
14041404 been determined by a physi cian that an emergency exists and that it
14051405 is necessary to perform such surgical procedures for the treatment
14061406 of an injury, illness or drug abuse, or to save the life of the
14071407 patient, or when such parent or other adult authorized by law to
14081408 consent on behalf of a minor cannot be located or contacted afte r a
14091409 reasonably diligent effort.
14101410 D. The provisions of this section shall n ot apply to an
14111411 abortion, which shall be governed by the provisions of Sections 1 -
14121412 740 through 1-740.6 and Sections 1 -744 through 1-744.6 of Title 63
14131413 of the Oklahoma Statutes or any su ccessor statute.
14141414 E. A person who violates a provision of this section is guilty
14151415 of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand
14161416 Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment of not more than one (1) year in
14171417 the county jail, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
14181418 SECTION 14. AMENDATORY 56 O.S. 2011, Section 1005, is
14191419 amended to read as follows:
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14711471 Section 1005. A. It shall be unlawful for any person to
14721472 willfully and knowingly:
14731473 1. Make or cause to be made a claim, knowing the claim to be
14741474 false, in whole or in part, by commission or omission;
14751475 2. Make or cause to be made a statement or representat ion for
14761476 use in obtaining or seeking to ob tain authorization to provide a
14771477 good or a service knowing the statement or representation to be
14781478 false, in whole or in part, by commission or omission;
14791479 3. Make or cause to be made a statement or representation for
14801480 use by another in obtaining a good or a se rvice under the Oklahoma
14811481 Medicaid Program, kno wing the statement or representation to be
14821482 false, in whole or in part, by commission or omission;
14831483 4. Make or cause to b e made a statement or representation for
14841484 use in qualifying as a provider of a good or a se rvice under the
14851485 Oklahoma Medicaid Program, kno wing the statement or representation
14861486 to be false, in whole or in part, by commission or omission;
14871487 5. Charge any recipie nt or person acting on behalf of a
14881488 recipient, money or other consideration in addition to or in excess
14891489 of rates of remuneration establis hed under the Oklahoma Medicaid
14901490 Program;
14911491 6. Solicit or accept a benefit, pecuniary benefit , or kickback
14921492 in connection with goods or services paid or claimed by a provid er
14931493 to be payable by the Oklahoma Medicaid Program; or
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15451545 7. Having submitted a claim for or received payment for a good
15461546 or a service under the Oklahoma Me dicaid Program, fail to maintain
15471547 or destroy such record s as required by law or the rules of the
15481548 Oklahoma Health Care Authority for a period of at least six (6)
15491549 years following the date on whi ch payment was received.
15501550 B. For the purposes of this section, a person shall be deemed
15511551 to have made or caused to be mad e a claim, statement, or
15521552 representation if the pe rson:
15531553 1. Had the authority or responsibi lity to make the claim,
15541554 statement, or representation, to supervise those who made the claim,
15551555 statement, or representation, or to authorize the making of the
15561556 claim, statement, or representation, whether by operation of law,
15571557 business or professional practice , or office procedure; and
15581558 2. Exercised such authority or responsibility or failed to
15591559 exercise such authority or responsibility and as a direct or
15601560 indirect result, the false statement was made.
15611561 C. The provisions o f this section shall not be construed to
15621562 prohibit any payment, business arrangement or payment practice not
15631563 prohibited by 42 U.S.C., Section 1320a -7b(b) or any regulations
15641564 promulgated pursuant thereto or to prohibit any payment, business
15651565 arrangement or payment practice not prohibited by Section 1 -742 of
15661566 Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes .
15671567 D. For the purposes of this section, a person shall be deemed
15681568 to have known that a claim, statement , or representation was false
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16211621 or responsibility, had reason to know, of the falsity of the claim,
16221622 statement or representation.
16231623 E. Any employee of the St ate Department of Health, the
16241624 Department of Human Service s or the Oklahoma Health Care Authority
16251625 who knowingly or willfully fails to promptly repor t a violation of
16261626 the Oklahoma Medicaid Program , subject to the provisions of this
16271627 section, to the chief admin istrative officer of such agency or the
16281628 State Attorney General shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty o f
16291629 a misdemeanor.
16301630 SECTION 15. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2011, Section 519.11, as
16311631 last amended by Section 5, Chapter 154, O.S.L. 2020 (59 O.S. Supp.
16321632 2020, Section 519.11), is amended to read as follows:
16331633 Section 519.11. A. Nothing in the Physician Assistant Act
16341634 shall be construed t o prevent or restrict the practice, services o r
16351635 activities of any persons of other licensed professions or personnel
16361636 supervised by licensed professions in this state from performing
16371637 work incidental to the practice of their profession or occupation,
16381638 if that person does not represent himself as a physic ian assistant.
16391639 B. Nothing stated in the Physician Assistant Act shall prevent
16401640 any hospital from requiring the physician assistant or the
16411641 delegating physician to meet and maintain certain staff appointment
16421642 and credentialing qualifications for the privilege of practicing as,
16431643 or utilizing, a physician assistant in the hospital.
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16951695 C. Nothing in the Physician Assistant Act shall b e construed to
16961696 permit a physician assistant to practice medicine or prescribe drugs
16971697 and medical supplies in this state except when such actions are
16981698 performed under the supervision and at the direction of a physician
16991699 or physicians approved by the State Boar d of Medical Licensure and
17001700 Supervision.
17011701 D. Nothing herein shall be construed to require li censure under
17021702 the Physician Assistant Act of a physician assistant student
17031703 enrolled in a physician assistant educational program accredited by
17041704 the Accreditation Revie w Commission on Education for the Physician
17051705 Assistant.
17061706 E. Notwithstanding any other provi sion of law, no one who is
17071707 not a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state may
17081708 perform acts restricted to such physicians pursuant to the
17091709 provisions of Section 1-731 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
17101710 This paragraph is inseverable.
17111711 SECTION 16. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2011, Section 1-568, is
17121712 amended to read as follows:
17131713 Section 1-568. A. Nothing in the Genetic Counseling Licensure
17141714 Act may be construed to require any genetic counselor or other
17151715 person to mention, discuss, sugg est, propose, recommend, or refer
17161716 for, abortion, or to agree or indicate a willingness to do so, nor
17171717 shall licensing of any genetic counselor be contingent upon
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17691769 acceptance of abortion as a treatment option for any genetic or
17701770 other prenatal disease, anomaly , or disability.
17711771 B. If the State Board of Hea lth determines that accreditation
17721772 of genetic counseling training programs by the American Board of
17731773 Genetic Counseling or of medical genetics training programs by the
17741774 American Board of Medical Genetics is depend ent on criteria, or
17751775 applied in a manner, incom patible with the provisions of subsection
17761776 A of this section, it shall establish or recognize and apply
17771777 criteria for accreditation of alternative genetic counseling
17781778 training programs or medical genetics training programs compatible
17791779 with the provisions of su bsection A of this section and any genetic
17801780 counseling training programs or medical genetics training programs
17811781 accredited thereunder shall be deemed accredited for the purposes of
17821782 paragraph 3 of subsection A of Section 4 1-564 of this act title.
17831783 C. If the State Board of Health determines that the examination
17841784 required for certification as a genetic counselor by the American
17851785 Board of Genetic Counseling or the American Board of Medical
17861786 Genetics or as a medical geneticist by th e American Board of Medical
17871787 Genetics is incompatible with the provisions of subsection A of this
17881788 section, it shall establish or recognize an alternative e xamination
17891789 compatible with the provisions o f that subsection and an individual
17901790 who passes such an exam ination shall be deemed to meet the relevant
17911791 requirements of paragraph 4 of subsection A of Section 4 1-564 of
17921792 this act title.
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18441844 D. The State Board of Heal th shall by rule waive such other
18451845 provisions of the Genetic Counseling Licensure Act and provide for
18461846 appropriate substitute requirements as it determines necess ary to
18471847 ensure compliance with subsection A of this section.
18481848 E. There shall be no cause of actio n against any person for
18491849 failure to mention, discus s, suggest, propose, recommend, or refer
18501850 for, abortion, unless the abortion is necessary to prevent the death
18511851 of the mother.
18521852 F. This section shall not be severable from the Genetic
18531853 Counseling Licensure Ac t.
18541854 SECTION 17. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2011, Section 1-701, as
18551855 amended by Section 1, Chapter 1 50, O.S.L. 2020 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020,
18561856 Section 1-701), is amended to read as follows:
18571857 Section 1-701. For the purposes of Section 1 -701 et seq. of
18581858 this title:
18591859 1. “Hospital” means any institution, place, building or agency,
18601860 public or private, whether organiz ed for profit or not, primarily
18611861 engaged in the maintenance and operation o f facilities for the
18621862 diagnosis, treatment or care of patients admitt ed for overnight stay
18631863 or longer in order to obta in medical care, surgical care,
18641864 obstetrical care, or nursing care for illness, disease, injury,
18651865 infirmity, or deformity. Except as otherwis e provided by paragraph
18661866 5 of this subsection, places where pregnant females are admitted and
18671867 receive care incident t o pregnancy, abortion or delivery shall be
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19191919 considered to be a “hospital” within the meaning of this article,
19201920 regardless of the number of pat ients received or the duration of
19211921 their stay. The term “hospital” includes general medical surgical
19221922 hospitals, specialized hospitals, critical access and emergency
19231923 hospitals, and birthing centers;
19241924 2. “General medical surgical hospital ” means a hospital
19251925 maintained for the purpose of providing hospital care in a broad
19261926 category of illness and injury;
19271927 3. “Specialized hospital” means a hospital maintained for the
19281928 purpose of providing ho spital care in a certain category, or
19291929 categories, of illness and injury;
19301930 4. “Critical access hospital ” means a hospital determined by
19311931 the State Department of Health to be a necessary provid er of health
19321932 care services to residents of a rural community;
19331933 5. “Emergency hospital” means a hospital that provides
19341934 emergency treatment an d stabilization services on a twenty -four-hour
19351935 basis that has the ab ility to admit and treat patients for short
19361936 periods of time;
19371937 6. “Birthing center” means any facility, place or in stitution,
19381938 which is maintained or established primarily for the purpose of
19391939 providing services of a certified midwife or licensed medical docto r
19401940 to assist or attend a woman in delivery and bi rth, and where a woman
19411941 is scheduled in advance to give birth follo wing a normal,
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19931993 uncomplicated, low-risk pregnancy. Provided, however, lice nsure for
19941994 a birthing center shall not be compulsory;
19951995 7. “Day treatment program” means nonresidential, partial
19961996 hospitalization programs, day treatment programs , and day hospital
19971997 programs as defined by subsection A of Section 175.20 of Title 10 of
19981998 the Oklahoma Statutes; and
19991999 8. a. “Primarily engaged” means a hospital shall b e
20002000 primarily engaged, defined by this section and as
20012001 determined by the State Department of Health, in
20022002 providing to inpatients the following care by or under
20032003 the supervision of physicians:
20042004 (1) diagnostic services and therapeutic services for
20052005 medical diagnosis, treatment and care of injured,
20062006 disabled or sick persons, or
20072007 (2) rehabilitation services for the rehabilitation of
20082008 injured, disabled or sick persons.
20092009 b. In reaching a determination as to whether an entity is
20102010 primarily engaged in providing inpatient hospi tal
20112011 services to inpatients of a hospital, the De partment
20122012 shall evaluate the total facility operations and
20132013 consider multiple factors as provided in subparagraphs
20142014 c and d of this subsection.
20152015 c. In evaluating the total facility operations, the
20162016 Department shall review the actual provision of care
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20682068 and services to two or more inpatients, and the
20692069 effects of that care, to ass ess whether the care
20702070 provided meets the needs of individual patients by wa y
20712071 of patient outcomes.
20722072 d. The factors that the Department shall cons ider for
20732073 determination of whether an entity meet s the
20742074 definition of primarily engaged include, but are not
20752075 limited to:
20762076 (1) a minimum of four inpatient beds,
20772077 (2) the entity’s average daily census (ADC),
20782078 (3) the average length of stay (ALOS),
20792079 (4) the number of off-site campus outpatient
20802080 locations,
20812081 (5) the number of provider-based emergency
20822082 departments for the entity,
20832083 (6) the number of inpatient beds related to the size
20842084 of the entity and the s cope of the services
20852085 offered,
20862086 (7) the volume of outpatient surgical procedures
20872087 compared to the inpatient surgical pr ocedures, if
20882088 surgical services are provided,
20892089 (8) staffing patterns, and
20902090 (9) patterns of ADC by day of the week.
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21422142 e. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
21432143 an entity shall be considered primarily engaged in
21442144 providing inpatient hospital services to inpatients if
21452145 the hospital has had an ADC of at least two (2) and an
21462146 ALOS of at least two (2) midnights over the past
21472147 twelve (12) months. A critical access hospital shall
21482148 be exempt from the ADC and ALOS determination. ADC
21492149 shall be calculated by addin g the midnight daily
21502150 census for each day of the twelve -month period and
21512151 then dividing the total number by days in the year. A
21522152 facility that has been operating for less than (12)
21532153 months at the time of the sur vey shall calculate its
21542154 ADC based on the number of months the facility has
21552155 been operational, but not less than thr ee (3) months.
21562156 If a first survey finds noncompliance with the ADC and
21572157 ALOS, a second survey may be required by the
21582158 Department to demonstrate compliance with state
21592159 licensure.
21602160 SECTION 18. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2011, Section 1-728c, is
21612161 amended to read as follows:
21622162 Section 1-728c. An employer shall not discriminate against an
21632163 employee or prospective employee by refusing to reaso nably
21642164 accommodate the religious observance or pract ice of the employee or
21652165 prospective employee, unless the employer can demonstrate that the
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22172217 accommodation would pose an undue hardship on the program,
22182218 enterprise, or business of the employer, in the following
22192219 circumstances:
22202220 1. An abortion as defined in Sect ion 1-730 of Title 63 of the
22212221 Oklahoma Statutes. The provisions of this section shall not apply if
22222222 the pregnant woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical
22232223 injury, or physical illness which, as certifi ed by a physician,
22242224 causes the woman to be in immine nt danger of death unless an
22252225 abortion is immediately performed or induced and there are no other
22262226 competent personnel available to attend to the woman. As used in
22272227 this act, the term “abortion” shall not include the prescription of
22282228 contraceptives;
22292229 2. An experiment or medical procedure that des troys an in vitro
22302230 human embryo or uses cells or tissue derived from t he destruction of
22312231 an in vitro human embryo;
22322232 3. 2. An experiment or medical procedure on an in vitr o human
22332233 embryo that is not related to the beneficia l treatment of the in
22342234 vitro human embryo;
22352235 4. 3. An experiment or medical procedure on a developing child
22362236 in an artificial womb, at any stage of development, that is not
22372237 related to the beneficial treatment of the developing child;
22382238 5. 4. A procedure, including a transplant procedure, that use s
22392239 fetal tissue or organs t hat come from a source other than a
22402240 stillbirth or miscarriage; or
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22922292 6. 5. An act that intentionally causes or assists in causing
22932293 the death of an individual by assisted suicide, euthanasia , or mercy
22942294 killing.
22952295 SECTION 19. AMENDATORY 63 O .S. 2011, Section 2601, is
22962296 amended to read as follows:
22972297 Section 2601. For the purposes of this act Section 2601 et seq.
22982298 of this title, the following words and phrases mean:
22992299 (a) 1. “Minor” means any person under the age of eighteen (18)
23002300 years of age, except such perso n who is on active duty wi th or has
23012301 served in any branch of the Armed Services of the United States
23022302 shall be considered an adult .;
23032303 (b) 2. “Health professional” means for the purposes of this act
23042304 any licensed physician, psychologist, dentist, osteopathic
23052305 physician, podiatrist, chiropra ctor, registered or licensed
23062306 practical nurse or physician’s assistant.; and
23072307 (c) 3. “Health services” means services delivered by any health
23082308 professional including examination, preventive and curative
23092309 treatment, surgical, hospitalization , and psychological service s,
23102310 except abortion or sterilization. Should the health services
23112311 include counseling concerni ng abortion, all alternatives will be
23122312 fully presented to the minor. Services in this act Section 2601 et
23132313 seq. of this title shall not include research or experimentation
23142314 with minors except where use d in an attempt to preserve the life of
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23662366 that minor, or research as approved by an appropriate review board
23672367 involved in the management of report able diseases.
23682368 SECTION 20. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2011, Section 5054 , is
23692369 amended to read as fo llows:
23702370 Section 5054. A. None of the fu nds provided in the Oklahoma
23712371 Health Research Act shall be used to co nduct or support any research
23722372 or experimentation on a human subject unless the research or
23732373 experimentation has been review ed and approved by an inst itutional
23742374 review board.
23752375 B. None of the funds provided in the Oklahoma Health Research
23762376 Act shall be used to undertake any research which has ab ortion, as
23772377 defined by Section 1-730 691 of Title 63 21 of the Oklahoma
23782378 Statutes, as its purpose.
23792379 SECTION 21. REPEALER 21 O.S. 2011, Sections 684, 714,
23802380 861 and 862, are hereby repealed.
23812381 SECTION 22. REPEALER 63 O.S. 2011, Sections 1-729a, as
23822382 amended by Section 1, Chapter 121, O.S.L. 2014, 1 -731, 1-731.2
23832383 through 1-737, 1-737.4, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 12 3, O.S.L.
23842384 2017, 1-737.5 and 1-737.6, 1-738i and 1-738j, 1-738k, as amended by
23852385 Section 1, Chapter 303, O.S.L. 201 3, 1-738l, 1-738m, as amended by
23862386 Section 6, Chapter 255, O.S.L. 2015, 1 -738n, as amended by Section
23872387 3, Chapter 303, O.S.L. 2013, 1-738o and 1-738p, 1-738.1A, 1-738.2
23882388 through 1-738.3a, as amended by Sections 1 thro ugh 3, Chapter 255,
23892389 O.S.L. 2015, 1-738.3d, 1-738.3e, 1-738.4, 1-738.5, 1-738.6 and 1-
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24422442 1-738.9 through 1-738.12, 1-738.13, as amended by Section 5, Chapter
24432443 255, O.S.L. 2015, 1-738.14 through 1-740.1, 1-740.2, 1-740.3 and 1-
24442444 740.4, as amended by Sections 2, 3 and 4, Chapter 320, O .S.L. 2013,
24452445 1-740.4a, 1-740.4b, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 387, O.S.L.
24462446 2015, 1-740.5 through 1-740.11, 1-740.12, as amended by Section 485,
24472447 Chapter 304, O.S.L. 20 12, 1-741 through 1-743 and 1-745.1 through 1-
24482448 745.11 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Sections 1-729a, 1-737.4, 1-738k, 1-
24492449 738m, 1-738n, 1-738.2 through 1-738.3a, 1-738.8, 1-738.13, 1-740.2,
24502450 1-740.3, 1-740.4, 1-740b and 1-740.12), are hereby repealed.
24512451 SECTION 23. REPEALER Sections 1 through 7, Chapter 170,
24522452 O.S.L. 2012 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Sections 1-729.1 through 1-729.7),
24532453 are hereby repealed.
24542454 SECTION 24. REPEALER Sections 1 through 9, Chapter 159,
24552455 O.S.L. 2012 (63 O.S. Su pp. 2020, Sections 1-745.12 through 1-
24562456 745.19), are hereby repealed.
24572457 SECTION 25. REPEALER Section 4, Chapter 303, O.S.L. 2013
24582458 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 1-738q), is hereby repealed.
24592459 SECTION 26. REPEALER Sections 2, 4, and 5, Chapter 268,
24602460 O.S.L. 2013 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Sections 1-740.2A, 1-740.13 and 1-
24612461 740.14), are hereby repealed.
24622462 SECTION 27. REPEALER Sections 1 and 5 through 10,
24632463 Chapter 320, O.S.L. 2013 (63 O.S. Supp. 20 20, Sections 1-744 and 1-
24642464 744.1 through 1-744.6), are hereby repealed.
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25162516 SECTION 28. REPEALER Sections 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, and
25172517 10, Chapter 175, O.S.L. 2014 (63 O.S. Supp. 20 20, Sections 1-746.1,
25182518 1-746.3, 1-746.4, 1-746.5, 1-746.7, 1-746.8, 1-746.9 and 1-746.10),
25192519 are hereby repealed.
25202520 SECTION 29. REPEALER Section 2, Chapter 175, O.S.L.
25212521 2014, as amended by Section 7, Chapt er 255, O.S.L. 2015 (63 O.S.
25222522 Supp. 2020, Section 1-746.2), is hereby repealed.
25232523 SECTION 30. REPEALER Section 6, Chapter 175, O.S.L.
25242524 2014, as amended by Section 8, Chapter 255, O.S.L. 2015 (63 O.S.
25252525 Supp. 2020, Section 1-746.6), is hereby repealed.
25262526 SECTION 31. REPEALER Section 1, Chapter 370, O.S.L. 20 14
25272527 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 1-748), is hereby repealed.
25282528 SECTION 32. REPEALER Sections 1 through 10, Chapte r 59,
25292529 O.S.L. 2015 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Sections 1-737.7 through 1-737.16),
25302530 are hereby repealed.
25312531 SECTION 33. REPEALER Section 9, Chapter 255, O.S.L. 2015
25322532 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 1-738.5a), is hereby repealed.
25332533 SECTION 34. REPEALER Sections 2 through 4 , Chapter 387,
25342534 O.S.L. 2015 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Sections 1-749 through 1-750), are
25352535 hereby repealed.
25362536 SECTION 35. REPEALER Sections 1 and 3 through 5, Chapter
25372537 353, O.S.L. 2016 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Sections 1-751 and 1-753
25382538 through 1-755), are hereby repealed.
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25902590 SECTION 36. REPEALER Section 2, Chapter 353, O.S.L. 2016
25912591 as amended by Section 2, Chapter 123, O.S.L. 2017, (63 O.S. Supp.
25922592 2020, Section 1-752), is hereby repealed.
25932593 SECTION 37. REPEALER Sections 1 through 5, Chapter 308,
25942594 O.S.L. 2017 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Sections 1-740.15 through 1-
25952595 740.19), are hereby repealed.
25962596 SECTION 38. REPEALER Section s 1 through 6, Chapter 198,
25972597 O.S.L. 2012 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Sections 1 -738.3f through 1-
25982598 738.3k), is hereby repealed.
25992599 SECTION 39. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
26002600 codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
26012601 This act is prospective only and shall not apply to crimes
26022602 committed prior to the effective date of this act. For purposes of
26032603 this section, a crime is committed before the effective date of thi s
26042604 act if any element of the crime occurs before the effective date.
26052605 SECTION 40. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
26062606 codified in the Okla homa Statutes reads as fo llows:
26072607 A. Any federal statute, regulation, treaty, executive order or
26082608 court ruling which purports to supersede, stay or overrule this act
26092609 is in violation of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma and the
26102610 Constitution of the United States of America and is therefore void.
26112611 B. This state, a political subdivision of this s tate and any
26122612 agents of this state or a political subdivision of this state may
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26642664 disregard any part or the whole of any court decision which purports
26652665 to enjoin or void any provision of this act.
26662666 SECTION 41. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
26672667 codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
26682668 The provisions, words, phrases and clauses of this act are
26692669 declared to be inseverable.
26702670 SECTION 42. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
26712671 of the public peace, healt h, and safety, an emergency is hereby
26722672 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take e ffect and
26732673 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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