Req. No. 9524 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 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024) HOUSE BILL 3571 By: Manger AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to alcoholic beverages; prohibiting the requirement for license holders to check identification cards; clarifying that selling or providing alcoholic beverages to persons under twenty one years of age is prohibited; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. 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 2-163 of Title 37A, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: Holders of a license issue d by the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission pursuant to Title 37A of the Oklahoma Statutes shall not be required by state law, administrative rule, or regulation from checking identification (ID) cards prior to selling or serving alcoholic beverages to a person. A license holder upon their discretion may still choose to check and verify a person's ID prior to selling or serving a person an alcoholic beverage. Req. No. 9524 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 Nothing in this section shall absolve the license hol der from the prohibition of selling or serving alcoholic beverages to a person under twenty-one (21)years of age. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024. 59-2-9524 JL 01/05/24