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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
SENATE BILL 1960 By: Guthrie
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to government workplace practices;
prohibiting municipalities from taking certain
actions; prohibiting counties from taking certain
actions; prohibiting state agencies from taking
certain actions; 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 22-165 of Title 11, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
No municipality in this state shall:
1. Give any differential treatment, including in hiring
decisions, on any metrics that consider an applicant’s race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or other immutable
characteristics;
2. Decide to hire a particular applicant in order to achieve
any goals to increase diversity, equity, or inclusion in the
workplace; or
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3. Establish any branch, office, or position pertaining to the
promotion of diversity, equity, or inclusion in the workplace.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 452.2 of Title 19, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
No county in this state shall:
1. Give any differential treatment, including in hiring
decisions, on any metrics that consider an applicant’s race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or other immutable
characteristics;
2. Decide to hire a particular applicant in order to achieve
any goals to increase diversity, equity, or inclusion in the
workplace; or
3. Establish any branch, office, or position pertaining to the
promotion of diversity, equity, or inclusion in the workplace.
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 301 of Title 74, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
No state agency or entity shall:
1. Give any differential treatment, including in hiring
decisions, on any metrics that consider an applicant’s race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or other immutable
characteristics;
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2. Decide to hire a particular applicant in order to achieve
any goals to increase diversity, equity, or inclusion in the
workplace; or
3. Establish any branch, office, or position pertaining to the
promotion of diversity, equity, or inclusion in the workplace.
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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