Oklahoma 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB1975 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/18/2024

                             
 
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024) 
 
SENATE BILL 1975 	By: Jett 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to state government; creating the 
Citizen’s Bill of Rights; providing short title; 
defining terms; restricting certain entities from 
taking certain actions relating to currency; 
guaranteeing certain rights for the use of gold and 
silver; restricting certain entities from taking 
certain actions relating to digital identificatio n; 
prohibiting certain entities from implementing a 
social credit score; prohibiting certain entities 
from taking certain actions relating to medical 
procedures; prohibiting certain entities from taking 
certain actions relatin g to energy; prohibiting 
certain entities from taking certain actions relating 
to personal agriculture; prohibiting certain entities 
from taking certain actions relating to water 
collection; presenting legislative findings regarding 
artificial intelligence; prohibiting certain entities 
from taking certain action s regarding artificial 
intelligence; requiring publication of certain report 
regarding artificial intelligence; outlining 
procedures and punishments for violations of this 
act; providing for codifica tion; and declaring an 
emergency. 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF TH E STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 12007 of Title 74, unless there 
is created a duplicatio n in numbering, reads as follows:   
 
 
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This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Citizen’s Bill 
of Rights”. 
SECTION 2.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 12007.1 of Title 74, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
As used in this act: 
1.  “Citizen” and “citizenry” shall mean an individual who is a 
citizen of the United States of A merica and a resident of this 
state; and 
2.  “Government” or “governmental” shall mean, unless otherwise 
noted, any level of government at the state or federal level or an 
entity representing such. 
SECTION 3.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 12007.2 of Title 74, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as foll ows: 
A.  Government, business, or any agent representing such shall 
not: 
1.  Force, either through direct or indirect coercion, any 
digital monetary system on the citizenry without providing equally 
viable and useful alternative options for the citizenry t o obtain 
goods and services; 
2.  Either directly, or as a conse quence of, use a digital 
monetary system to monitor or control the habits of the citizenry or   
 
 
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ability of the citizenry to engage in, or restrict the citizenry 
from, purchasing goods and service s; 
3.  Deny legitimately earned funds or remove funds from per sonal 
or business accounts as a means to control the behavior of 
individual citizens or businesses; or 
4.  Maintain a database of the purchases or goods and ser vices 
of individual citizens. 
B.  As gold and silver are considered legal tender in the 
Constitution of the United States, citizens have a fundamental right 
to own and secure goods and se rvices using gold and silver in 
Oklahoma.  Government, business, or any agent representing such 
shall not, either through force or coercion, require an accounting 
of, or take or attempt to take gold or silver from any citizen 
without his or her prior written consent.  Citizens shall not be 
penalized in any way by government, business, or any agent 
representing such for adhering to any provision outlined within this 
section. 
C.  Any financial institution, either governmental or 
commercial, that practices in this state or has residents of this 
state as clients, shall not: 
1.  Deny, remove, res trict, or otherwise impede legitimately 
earned digital funds from being used for goods an d services based on 
race, ethnicity, sex, gender, age, political party, party 
affiliations, interests, or personal medical decisions;   
 
 
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2.  Deny, remove, restrict, or otherwise impede le gitimately 
earned digital funds from being used to support a particular 
political party or activity; or 
3.  Use digital funds to monitor or control the behavior of 
individual citizens. 
SECTION 4.     NEW LAW     A new section of law t o be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Secti on 12007.3 of Title 74, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
Government, business, or any agent representing such shall not 
use digital identification as a requirement to monitor or purchase 
goods and services, restrict travel or movement, or as a conditi on 
for employment. 
SECTION 5.     NEW LAW     A new section of l aw to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 12007.4 of Title 74, unless 
there is created a du plication in numbering, reads as follows: 
Government, business, or any agent representing such shall not 
institute or maintain any type of personal social credit score on 
citizens that tracks and grades their habits, activities, 
affiliations, or positions on political, social, and environmental 
issues. 
SECTION 6.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes a s Section 12007.5 of Title 74, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:   
 
 
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Government, business, or any agent representing such shall 
neither force any citizen to take a medical procedure including a 
vaccine, nor penalize citizens or deny their unalienable rights, or 
otherwise restrict their employment, movement, and associations, if 
they decide not to have a particular medical procedure performed. 
SECTION 7.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes a s Section 12007.6 of Title 74, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  Government, business, or any agent representing such shall 
not track carbon usage, or institute any type of carbon credit score 
or assign carbon credits on any business or the citizenry. 
B.  Government, business, or any agent repres enting such shall 
not track, restrict, penalize, or deny the personal freedom of any 
citizen to use the type of energy he or she prefers.  Types of 
energy include, but are not limited to, electricity, natural gas, 
propane, wind, solar, and geothermal. 
C.  Government, business, or any agent representing such shall 
not track, restrict, or penalize any citizen for using any appliance 
that uses a particular form of energy; for example, propane or 
natural gas as a fuel source. 
SECTION 8.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 12007.7 of Title 74, unless 
there is created a duplicati on in numbering, reads as follows:   
 
 
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A.  Government, business, or any agent representing such shall 
not: 
1.  Track, restrict, or penalize any citizen for having a 
personal garden to meet family needs; 
2.  Determine or track how food grown, processed, or preserved 
for personal needs will be utilized; or 
3.  Unless restricted by local ordinance, t rack, restrict, or 
penalize any citizen for maintaining a family animal farm to meet 
family needs. 
B.  Government, business, or any agent representing such shall 
not deny or in any way restrict citizens from collecting and 
securing rainwater fo r personal use. 
SECTION 9.    NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 12007.8 of Title 74, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A. The Legislature finds that artificial intelligence (AI) has 
the potential to be of much benefit to the citizenry.  Potential 
problems in the applicatio n of AI, however, do not stem around the 
concept of AI but rather the progra mming of any AI function, 
otherwise known as the human element. 
B.  The Legislature finds that the figh t over the control and 
use of AI and its direction will affect every aspect of citizen 
interaction within society.  It encapsulates more than just AI.  It   
 
 
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also encapsulates biote chnology and higher forms of AI that drive to 
the singularity. 
C.  The Legislature finds that, in order to protect the 
unalienable rights of all citizens, so me restrictions must be 
identified to ensure that their freedoms, privacy, and liberty are 
fully protected. 
D.  AI and other related biotechnology shall not be used to 
discriminate based on race, ethnicity, sex, gender, age, political 
party, party affiliations, or individual interests. 
E.  Government, business, or any agent representing such shall 
not use AI and biotechnology applications to: 
1.  Determine who sha ll live and who shall die in any life 
situation; 
2. Determine who shall or shall not receive medical care or the 
level of such care; 
3.  Determine who shal l or shall not receive insurance coverage 
and the amount of such coverage; 
4.  Replace a citizen worker unless a citizen worker of equal 
value is employed elsewhere within the state as an offset. Equal 
value shall be determined by calculating the worth of an employee ’s 
salary, full- or part-time status, and benefits .  Any worker 
replaced by AI shall receive six (6) months’ pay and a benefits 
package;   
 
 
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5.  Monitor the habits of or d etermine any decisions in a court 
of law; and 
6.  Determine outcomes in all forms of gambling within state 
boundaries. 
F.  Government, business, financial institutions, or any agent 
representing such shall not use citizen tax dollars, savings, or 
pension funds to fund any AI or biotechnology application without 
prior individual written approval or a majority vote of the 
citizenry. 
G.  Government, business, financial institutions, or any agent 
representing such shall notify the citizenry in writing w ithin 
ninety (90) days after the effective date of this act detailing if 
their tax dollars, savings, or pension funds are currently being 
used for any aspect of AI research or implementation. 
SECTION 10.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 12007.9 of Title 74, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
Should government, business, financial institutions, or any 
agent representing such violate any of the provisions of this act, 
such entity or individual shall be held liable for such violation by 
a court of competent jurisdiction. Such entity or individual 
violating the provisions of this act must show im mediate just cause 
for such violation to a court of competent jurisdiction.  Such 
entity or individual violating the provisions of this act shall pay   
 
 
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for any legal fees for citizens affected by such violation, even 
prior to final judgment.  Such entity or individual found guilty of 
violating the provisions of this act shall be responsible fo r the 
payment of restitution and any penalties as shall be determined by a 
court of competent jurisdiction. 
SECTION 11.  It being immediately necessary for the pr eservation 
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is here by 
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and 
be in full force from and after its passage and approval . 
 
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