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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 1218 By: West (Kevin) and Hilbert
of the House
and
Frix of the Senate
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to discrimination; adopting certain
definition of anti-Semitism; stating purposes for use
of certain definition; construing provisions;
providing for codification; providing an effective
date; and declaring an emergency .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE O F OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1911 of Title 25, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The State of Oklahoma hereby adopts t he non-legally binding
Working Definition of Anti -Semitism adopted by the International
Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) on May 26, 2016, including the
contemporary examples of anti -Semitism set forth therein,
exclusively as a tool and guide for train ing, education, and
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recognizing and combating anti -Semitic hate crimes or discrimination
and for tracking and reporting anti -Semitic incidents in this state.
B. The provisions of this act shall not be construed to
diminish or infringe upon any right prote cted under the First
Amendment to the United States Constitution or the Oklahoma
Constitution.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
60-1-13285 MJ 03/06/25