Req. No. 420 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 59th Legislature (2023) SENATE BILL 251 By: Dahm AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to definitions and genera l provisions; limiting permissible applications of specified term or definition; prohibiting publi c entity from using other appli cations; 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 24.1 of Title 25, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: The only permissible applications of the terms or definitions of “gender” or “sex” shall be male (XY), female (XX), and intersex for those born with a mutation causing such abnormality. No public entity in this state including but not limited to a state agency, political subdivision, or board of education may use any other application. SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby Req. No. 420 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 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval. 59-1-420 DC 1/10/2023 12:51:07 PM