Req. No. 1651 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 885 By: Jett AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to mask mandates; stating legislative intent; preempting the mandate and enforcement of masks; preventing cities and towns from enacting and enforcing local laws; 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 3106.5 of Title 74, unless there is created a duplication in n umbering, reads as follows: A. The Legislature, seeking to protect aga inst the overreach of governmental entities and to safeguard the individual freedoms of taxpayers and businesses, intends to preempt any other ordinance enacted or adopted to mandate the wearing of masks on public and private property. B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, cities and towns of this state may neither enact nor enforce any ordinanc e or other local law conflicting with subsection A of this section . Req. No. 1651 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 SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health 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 an d approval. 58-1-1651 MR 1/21/2021 4:10:35 PM