Req. No. 1576 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021) SENATE BILL 835 By: Stephens AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to discrimination; prohibit ing certain discrimination by public accommodation on basis of vaccination or immunity statu s; 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 1460 of Title 25, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: No person shall be discriminated against on the basis of their vaccination or immunity status by any public accommodation by: 1. Providing any disposition, service, financial aid or benefit to an individual which is different, or is provided in a different manner, from that provided to other members of the general public; 2. Subjecting any individual to segregation or separate treatment in any matter related to that individual ’s receipt of any disposition, service, financial aid or benefit provided to other members of the general public; Req. No. 1576 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 3. Restricting an individual in any way in the enjoyment of any advantage or privilege enjoyed by others receiving any disposition, service, financial aid or benefit provided to other members of the general public; 4. Treating an individual differently from others in determining whether that indi vidual satisfies any admission, enrollment, quota, eligibility, membership or other requirement or condition which individuals must meet in order to be provided any disposition, service, financial aid, function or benefit available to other members of the general public; or 5. Denying an individual an opportun ity to participate in a program through the provisi on of service or otherwise afford that individual an opportunity to do so which is different from that afforded to other members of the general publi c. SECTION 2. It being immediately nece ssary for the preservation of the public peace, hea lth or safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval. 58-1-1576 DC 1/21/2021 3:44:48 PM