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354 BILL NO. 1449 By: Hasenbeck, Conley, Stark,
455 Crosswhite Hader, Townley,
5-Roe, Baker, McDugle, and
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10- Garvin, Jett, Bullard,
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1765 An Act relating to discrimination; enacting the
66+Women's Bill of Rights; declaring purpose; clarifying
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68+O.S. 2021, Sections 16, 1101, and 1201, which relate
69+to definitions and general provisions; defining
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72+identification in collection of data for certain
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79+AUTHOR: Add the following Senate Coauthors: Jett, Bullard,
80+Pederson, Woods, and Stephens
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82+AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 1, strike the title, enacting clause and
83+entire bill and insert
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85+“An Act relating to discrimination; enacting the
1886 Women’s Bill of Rights; declaring purpose; clarifying
1987 application and interpretation of act; amending 25
2088 O.S. 2021, Sections 16, 1101, and 1201, which relate
2189 to definitions and general provisions; defining
2290 terms; construing provisions; authorizing
2391 distinctions for certain purposes; requiring certain
2492 identification in collection of data for certain
2593 purposes; providing for n oncodification; providing
2694 for codification; and providing an effective date.
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33147 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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35148 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
36149 codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follo ws:
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38150 A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Women’s
39151 Bill of Rights”.
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41152 B. The purpose of the Women ’s Bill of Rights is to bring
42153 clarity, certainty, and uniformity under the laws of this state with
43154 respect to natural persons of both biological s exes and the manner
44155 in which they are treated as such under the laws of this state. All
45156 laws where the application thereof is contingent upon the
46-classification of a person as being female or male, woman or man, ENR. H. B. NO. 1449 Page 2
157+classification of a person as being female or male, woman or man,
47158 girl or boy, are hereby superseded and inte rpreted to the extent
48159 necessary by this act, including, but not limited to, any
49160 educational benefits, corrections housing, employment protections,
50161 and civil rights laws codified in the statutes of this state.
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52162 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, Section 16, is
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55164 Section 16. The word “person,” As used in the Oklahoma
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58166 1. “Father” means the male parent of a child or children as
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61168 2. “Female” means an individual who naturally has, had, will
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63219 historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point
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67222 have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or
68223 historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point
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86234 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, Section 1101, is
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89236 Section 1101. A. This act provides for exclusive remedies
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238+discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, national
92239 origin, sex, religion, creed, age, disability or genetic
93240 information.
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95290 B. This act shall be construed according to the fair import of
96291 its terms to further the general purposes stated in this section and
97292 the special purposes of the particular provision involved.
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99293 C. Any policy, program, or statute that prohibits sex
100294 discrimination shall be construed to forbid unfair treatment of
101295 females or males in relation to similarly situated members of the
102296 opposite sex. The state or its political subdivisions shall not be
103297 prohibited from establishing distinctions between sexes when such
104298 distinctions are substantially related to an important government
105299 objective, including, but not limited to, biology, privacy, safety,
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108301 SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, Section 1201, is
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111303 Section 1201. In Section 1101 et seq. of this title, unless the
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114305 1. “Discriminatory practice” means a practice designated as
115306 discriminatory under the terms of this act ;
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117307 2. “Equal”, with reference to sex as defined in Section 16 of
118308 this title, shall not be construed to mean same or identical, and to
119309 differentiate between the sexes shall not necessarily be construed
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125362 3. 4. “Person” includes an individual, association,
126363 corporation, joint apprenticeship committee, joint -stock company,
127364 labor union, legal representative, mutual company, partnership,
128365 receiver, trust, trus tee, trustee in bankruptcy, unincorporated
129366 organization, any other legal or commercial entity, the state, or
130367 any governmental entity or agency.
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132368 SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
133369 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Secti on 1202 of Title 25, unless there
134370 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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136371 The state, any political subdivision, or any state agency or
137372 department, including, but not limited to, public school districts,
138373 that collects vital statistics for t he purpose of gathering accurate
139374 public health, crime, economic, or other data shall include, but not
140375 be limited to, the identification of any natural person who is part
141376 of the collected data as either male or female as defined in Section
142377 16 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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144-SECTION 6. This act shall become effecti ve November 1, 2024.
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146-Passed the House of Representatives the 29th day of May, 2024.
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162-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO R
163-Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
164-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
165-By: _________________________________
166-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
167-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
435+Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
436+2024.
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171- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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173-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
174-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
175-day of ___________________, 20___ ____, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
176-By: _________________________________
440+ Presiding Officer of the House
441+ of Representatives
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492+BILL NO. 1449 By: Hasenbeck, Conley, Stark,
493+Crosswhite Hader, Townley,
494+and Roe of the House
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498+ Garvin of the Senate
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503+An Act relating to discrimination; enacting the
504+Women's Bill of Rights; declaring purpose; clarifying
505+application and interpretation of act; amending 25
506+O.S. 2021, Sections 16 , 1101, and 1201, which relate
507+to definitions and general provisions; defining
508+terms; construing provisions; authorizing
509+distinctions for certain purposes; requiring certain
510+identification in collection of data for certain
511+purposes; providing for noncodification; providing
512+for codification; and providing an effective date.
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517+BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STAT E OF OKLAHOMA:
518+SECTION 7. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
519+codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
520+A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Women's
521+Bill of Rights".
522+B. The purpose of the Women's Bill of Rights is to bring
523+clarity, certainty, and uniformity under the laws of this state with
524+respect to natural persons of both biological sexes and the manner
525+in which they are treated as such under the la ws of this state. All
526+laws where the application thereof is contingent u pon the
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577+girl or boy, are hereby superseded and interpreted to the extent
578+necessary by this act , including, but not limited to, any
579+educational benefits, corrections housing, employment protections,
580+and civil rights laws codified in the statutes of this state.
581+SECTION 8. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, Section 16, is
582+amended to read as follows:
583+Section 16. The word "person," As used in the Oklahoma
584+Statutes:
585+1. "Father" means the male parent o f a child or children as
586+defined in Section 7 of this title;
587+2. "Female" means a natural person whose biological
588+reproductive system is developed to produce ova;
589+3. "Male" means a natural person whose biological repr oductive
590+system is developed to fertil ize the ova of a female;
591+4. "Man" or "boy" means a natural person who is male;
592+5. "Mother" means the female parent of a child or children as
593+defined in Section 7 of this title;
594+6. "Natural person" means a person as defined in paragraph 7 of
595+this section, except for bodies politic or corporate;
596+7. "Person", except when used by way of contrast, includes not
597+only human beings, but bodies politic or corporate ;
598+8. "Sex" means a natural person's biological sex at birth; and
599+9. "Woman" or "girl" means a natural person who is female.
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649+SECTION 9. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, Section 1101, is
650+amended to read as follows:
651+Section 1101. A. This act provides for exc lusive remedies
652+within the state of the p olicies for individuals alleging
653+discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, national
654+origin, sex, religion, creed, age, disability or genetic
655+information.
656+B. This act shall be construed according to the fair import of
657+its terms to further t he general purposes stated in this sec tion and
658+the special purposes of the particular provision involved.
659+C. Any policy, program, or statute that prohibits sex
660+discrimination shall be construed to forbid unfair tre atment of
661+females or males in relation to similarly situated members of the
662+opposite sex. The state or its political subdivisions shall not be
663+prohibited from establishing distinctions between sexes when such
664+distinctions are substantially related to a n important government
665+objective, including, but not limited to, biology, privacy, safety,
666+or fairness in locations and circumstances such as prisons or other
667+detention facilities, domestic violence shelters, rape crisis
668+centers, athletics and locker rooms, a nd restrooms.
669+SECTION 10. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, Section 1201, is
670+amended to read as follows:
671+Section 1201. In Section 1101 et seq. of this title, unless the
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722+1. "Discriminatory practice " means a practice designated as
723+discriminatory under the terms of this act;
724+2. "Equal", with reference to sex as defined in Section 16 of
725+this title, shall not be construed to mean same or identical, and to
726+differentiate between the sexes shall not necessarily be cons trued
727+to be treating the sexes unequally;
728+3. "National origin" includes the national origin of an
729+ancestor; and
730+3. 4. "Person" includes an individual, association,
731+corporation, joint apprenticeship committee, joint -stock company,
732+labor union, legal repre sentative, mutual company, partnership,
733+receiver, trust, trustee, trustee in ba nkruptcy, unincorporated
734+organization, any other legal or commercial entity, the state, or
735+any governmental entity or agency.
736+SECTION 11. NEW LAW A new se ction of law to be codified
737+in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1202 of Title 25, unless there
738+is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
739+The state, any political subdivision , or any state agency or
740+department, including, but not limited to, public school districts,
741+that collects vital sta tistics for the purpose of gath ering accurate
742+public health, crime, economic, or other data shall identify any
743+natural person who is part of the collected data as either male or
744+female as defined in Section 16 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma
745+Statutes.
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795+SECTION 12. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
796+Passed the House of Representatives the 23rd day of March, 2023.
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