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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
SENATE BILL 1560 By: Grellner
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to medical interventions; creating
the Oklahoma Medical Freedom Act; providing short
title; defining terms; prohibiting certain acts by
business entities related to medical interventions;
providing certain procedures and exemptions;
prohibiting certain acts by ticket issuers and
schools; prohibiting certain requirements by public
entities; prohibiting certain pay discrimination;
limiting effect of act; providing for enforcement and
relief; providing for codification; 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 2051 of Title 25, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma
Medical Freedom Act”.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2052 of Title 25, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
As used in this act:
1. “Business entity” means any person or group of persons
performing or engaging in any activity, enterprise, profession, or
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occupation for gain, benefit, advantage, or livelihood, whether for
profit or not-for-profit, except for any child care facility as
defined in Section 402 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Business entity shall include, but not be limited to:
a. self-employed individuals, business entities filing
articles of incorporation, partnerships, limited
partnerships, limited liability companies, foreign
corporations, foreign limited partnerships, foreign
limited liability companies authorized to transact
business in this state, business trusts, and any
business entity that registers with the Secretary of
State, and
b. any business entity that possesses a business license,
permit, certificate, approval, registration, charter,
or similar form of authorization issued by the state;
any business entity exempt by law from obtaining such
a business license; and any business entity operating
unlawfully without such a business license;
2. “Foreign jurisdiction” means any state, commonwealth,
country, or nation outside of this state;
3. “Medical intervention” means a medical procedure, treatment,
device, drug injection, medication, or medical action taken to
diagnose, prevent, or cure a disease or alter the health or
biological function of a person;
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4. “School” means any public, private, or parochial preschool;
any kindergarten, elementary, or secondary school; any institution
of higher education, including technology center schools, colleges,
and universities; or any other institute of primary, secondary, or
higher learning operating in this state; and
5. “Ticket issuer” means an individual or entity providing
tickets to an entertainment event, including any of the following:
a. the operator of the venue where an entertainment event
occurs,
b. the sponsor or promoter of an entertainment event,
c. a sports team participating in an entertainment event
or a league whose teams are participating in an
entertainment event,
d. a theater company, musical group, or similar
participant in an entertainment event, or
e. an agent of any individual or entity described in this
paragraph.
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2053 of Title 25, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. A business entity doing business in this state shall not
refuse to provide any service, product, admission to a venue, or
transportation to a person because that person has or has not
received or used a medical intervention.
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B. A business entity doing business in this state shall not
require a medical intervention as a term of employment unless
required by federal law or in such cases where the terms of
employment include travel to foreign jurisdictions requiring a
medical intervention as the only means of entry or where the terms
of employment require entry into a place of business or facility in
a foreign jurisdiction and such place of business or facility
requires a medical intervention as the only means of entry. In any
such instance where an employee is required to obtain or use a
medical intervention due to travel to a foreign jurisdiction or
entry into a place of business or facility in a foreign
jurisdiction, this requirement shall either be included in a valid
written employment contract between the employer and the employee
or, when a written employment contract does not exist, advance
written notice shall be provided to an impacted employee no less
than fourteen (14) days prior to such employee being required to
receive or use a medical intervention. Business entities that
receive Medicare or Medicaid funding shall be exempt from the
requirements of this subsection.
C. A ticket issuer shall not penalize, discriminate against, or
deny access to an entertainment event to a ticket holder because the
ticket holder has or has not received or used a medical
intervention.
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D. A school in this state shall not mandate a medical
intervention for any person to attend school, enter campus or school
buildings, or be employed by the school, subject to the requirements
of the Parents’ Bill of Rights and Title 70 of the Oklahoma
Statutes.
E. Unless required by federal law, no state or local government
entity or official in this state shall require any person to receive
a medical intervention for any reason, including as a condition for:
1. Receipt of any government benefit;
2. Receipt of any government services;
3. Receipt of any government-issued license or permit;
4. Entrance into any public building;
5. Use of public transportation; or
6. A term of employment, provided that such entities that
receive Medicare or Medicaid funding shall be exempt from the
requirements of this paragraph.
F. No state or local government entity or official or business
entity in this state shall provide or offer any different salary,
hourly wage, or other ongoing compensation or benefits to an
employee based on whether the employee has or has not received or
used a medical intervention.
G. The ability to require a medical intervention under this
section is subject to other statutory or constitutional provisions
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regarding requests for medical interventions and requirements to
provide reasonable accommodation.
H. The prohibition on medical interventions shall not apply to
any situation where personal protective equipment, items, or
clothing are required by a business entity in the public or private
sectors based on existing traditional and accepted industry
standards or federal law. These exemptions to the prohibition on
medical interventions shall not apply to or include any vaccines,
mask requirements, or other medical interventions introduced during
the COVID-19 pandemic.
I. The provisions of this section may be enforced and
injunctive relief may be pursued by either the Attorney General or
the district attorney for the county where a violation occurs. If a
state or local government entity or official or business entity in
this state is found to have violated the provisions of this section,
the Attorney General or district attorney, as applicable, shall be
awarded costs and reasonable attorney fees incurred in pursuing the
enforcement action.
SECTION 4. 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.
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