An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1449 By: Hasenbeck, Conley, Stark,
Crosswhite Hader, Townley,
Roe, Baker, McDugle, and
Hill of the House
and
Garvin, Jett, Bullard,
Pederson, Woods, and
Stephens of the Senate
An Act relating to discrimination; enacting t he
Women’s Bill of Rights; declaring purpose; clarifying
application and interpretation of act; amending 25
O.S. 2021, Sections 16, 1101, and 1201, which relate
to definitions and general provisions; defining
terms; construing provisions; authorizing
distinctions for certain p urposes; requiring certain
identification in collection of data for certain
purposes; providing for n oncodification; providing
for codification; and providing an effective date.
SUBJECT: Discrimination
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAH OMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follo ws:
A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Women’s
Bill of Rights”.
B. The purpose of the Women’s Bill of Rights is to bring
clarity, certainty, and uniformity under the laws of this state with
respect to natural persons of both biological s exes and the manner
in which they are treated as such under the laws of this state. All
laws where the application thereof is contingent upon the
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girl or boy, are hereby superseded and inte rpreted to the extent
necessary by this act, including, but not limited to, any
educational benefits, cor rections housing, emp loyment protections,
and civil rights laws codified in the statutes of this state.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, Section 16, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 16. The word “person,” As used in the Oklahoma
Statutes:
1. “Father” means the male parent of a child or children as
defined in Section 7 of this title;
2. “Female” means an individual who naturally has, had, will
have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or
historical accident, the rep roductive system that at some point
produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization ;
3. “Male” means an individual who natu rally has, had, will
have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or
historical accident, the reproduc tive system that at some point
produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization ;
4. “Man” or “boy” means a natural person wh o is male;
5. “Mother” means the female parent of a child or children as
defined in Section 7 of this title;
6. “Natural person” means a person as defined in paragraph 7 of
this section, except for bodies politic or corporate;
7. “Person”, except when used by way of contrast, includes not
only human beings, but bodies politic or corporate ;
8. “Sex” means a natural p erson’s biological sex at birth; and
9. “Woman” or “girl” means a natural person who is female .
SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, Section 1101, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1101. A. This act provides for exclusiv e remedies
within the state of the policies for individuals alleging
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origin, sex, religion, creed, age, disability or genetic
information.
B. This act shall be constr ued according to the fair import of
its terms to further the general purposes stated in this section and
the special purposes of the particular provision involved.
C. Any policy, program, or statute that prohibits sex
discrimination shall be construed to forbid unfair treatm ent of
females or males in relation to similarly situated members of the
opposite sex. The state or its political subdivisions shall not be
prohibited from establishing distinctions between sexes when such
distinctions are substantial ly related to an impo rtant government
objective, including, but not limited to, biology, privacy, safety,
or fairness.
SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, Section 1201, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1201. In Section 11 01 et seq. of this ti tle, unless the
context otherwise requires:
1. “Discriminatory practice” means a practice designated as
discriminatory under the terms of this act ;
2. “Equal”, with reference to sex as defined in Section 16 of
this title, shall not be construed to mean same or identical, and to
differentiate between the sexes shall not necessarily be construed
to be treating the sexes unequally;
3. “National origin” includes the national origin of an
ancestor; and
3. 4. “Person” includes an indi vidual, association,
corporation, joint apprenticeship committee, joint -stock company,
labor union, legal representative, mutual company, partnership,
receiver, trust, trus tee, trustee in bankruptcy, unincorporated
organization, any other legal or commerci al entity, the state, or
any governmental entity or agency.
SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Secti on 1202 of Title 25, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as f ollows:
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The state, any political subdivision, or any state agency or
department, including, but not limited to, public school districts,
that collects vital statistics for t he purpose of gathering accurate
public health, crime, economic, or other data sha ll include, but not
be limited to, the identification of any natural person who is part
of the collected data as either male or female as defined in Section
16 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
SECTION 6. This act shall become effecti ve November 1, 2024.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 29th day of May, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 23rd day of April, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO R
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20___ ____, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________