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HB1218 • 2026

Discrimination; anti-Semitism; certain definition; purposes; construing provisions; effective date; emergency.

Discrimination; anti-Semitism; certain definition; purposes; construing provisions; effective date; emergency.

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Sponsor
West (Kevin)
Last action
2025-03-10
Official status
Emergency added
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Discrimination; anti-Semitism; certain definition; purposes; construing provisions; effective date; emergency.

Discrimination; anti-Semitism; certain definition; purposes; construing provisions; effective date; emergency.

What This Bill Does

  • Discrimination; anti-Semitism; certain definition; purposes; construing provisions; effective date; emergency.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1218 (House): Introduced (2/13/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1218 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/24/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1218 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (3/5/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1218 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 (3/5/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1218 (House): Committee Substitute (3/12/2025)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
  • No.
  • 12869 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 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 1218 By: West (Kevin) POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION An Act relating to definitions and general provisions; making legislative findings; defining term; making reference to certain statutory provisions; providing for noncodification; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
Filed

Plain English: HB1218 FULLPCS1 Kevin West-MAH 2/26/2025 2:45:51 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Kevin West Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1218 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.

  • HB1218 FULLPCS1 Kevin West-MAH 2/26/2025 2:45:51 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Kevin West Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1218 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.
  • No.
  • 12982 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 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 1218 By: West (Kevin) and Hilbert of the House and Frix of the Senate PROPOSED 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.
Filed

Plain English: HB1218 POLPCS1 Kevin West-MAH 2/10/2025 1:27:35 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Kevin West Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1218 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.

  • HB1218 POLPCS1 Kevin West-MAH 2/10/2025 1:27:35 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Kevin West Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1218 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.
  • No.
  • 12434 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 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 1218 By: West (Kevin) PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to definitions and general provisions; making legislative findings; defining term; making reference to certain statutory provisions; providing for noncodification; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-10 House

    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Oversight Committee

  2. 2025-03-10 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Hill

  3. 2025-03-10 House

    Emergency added

  4. 2025-02-25 House

    Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute General Government

  5. 2025-02-25 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Hilbert

  6. 2025-02-25 House

    Authored by Senator Frix (principal Senate author)

  7. 2025-02-04 House

    Second Reading referred to Government Oversight

  8. 2025-02-04 House

    Referred to General Government

  9. 2025-02-03 House

    First Reading

  10. 2025-02-03 House

    Authored by Representative West (Kevin)

Official Summary Text

Discrimination; anti-Semitism; certain definition; purposes; construing provisions; effective date; emergency.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1218 (House): Introduced (2/13/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1218 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/24/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1218 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (3/5/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1218 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 (3/5/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1218 (House): Committee Substitute (3/12/2025)

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 1218 By: West (Kevin), Hilbert, and
Hill 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 OF 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 the 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 training, 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 protected 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.

COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT, dated
03/10/2025 - DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored.