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SB991 • 2026

Discrimination; adopting certain definition of anti-Semitism; stating purposes for use of certain definition.

Discrimination; adopting certain definition of anti-Semitism; stating purposes for use of certain definition.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Thompson
Last action
2025-05-07
Official status
Approved by Governor 05/06/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Discrimination; adopting certain definition of anti-Semitism; stating purposes for use of certain definition.

Discrimination; adopting certain definition of anti-Semitism; stating purposes for use of certain definition.

What This Bill Does

  • Discrimination; adopting certain definition of anti-Semitism; stating purposes for use of certain definition.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 991 (House): Engrossed (4/24/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 991 (Senate): Introduced (1/23/2025)

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Approved by Governor 05/06/2025

  2. 2025-05-01 Senate

    Enrolled, to House

  3. 2025-05-01 House

    Signed, returned to Senate

  4. 2025-05-01 Senate

    Sent to Governor

  5. 2025-04-30 House

    General Order

  6. 2025-04-30 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Osburn

  7. 2025-04-30 House

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 62 Nays: 24

  8. 2025-04-30 House

    Signed, returned to Senate

  9. 2025-04-30 Senate

    Referred for enrollment

  10. 2025-04-17 House

    CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

  11. 2025-04-17 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) West (Tammy)

  12. 2025-04-07 House

    Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary

  13. 2025-04-07 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Schreiber, West (Kevin), Hefner, Hill

  14. 2025-04-01 House

    Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

  15. 2025-04-01 House

    Referred to Civil Judiciary

  16. 2025-03-26 Senate

    Engrossed to House

  17. 2025-03-26 House

    First Reading

  18. 2025-03-25 Senate

    General Order, Considered

  19. 2025-03-25 Senate

    Measure passed: Ayes: 27 Nays: 15

  20. 2025-03-25 Senate

    Emergency failed: Ayes: 27 Nays: 15

  21. 2025-03-25 Senate

    Referred for engrossment

  22. 2025-03-03 Senate

    Remove as coauthor Senator McIntosh

  23. 2025-02-25 Senate

    Coauthored by Senator Frix

  24. 2025-02-24 Senate

    Placed on General Order

  25. 2025-02-19 Senate

    Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed

  26. 2025-02-19 Senate

    Coauthored by Senator Gillespie

  27. 2025-02-19 Senate

    Coauthored by Senator McIntosh

  28. 2025-02-06 Senate

    Coauthored by Senator Daniels

  29. 2025-02-05 Senate

    Coauthored by Representative Pae

  30. 2025-02-04 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Judiciary

  31. 2025-02-03 Senate

    First Reading

  32. 2025-02-03 Senate

    Authored by Senator Thompson

  33. 2025-02-03 Senate

    Coauthored by Representative Gise (principal House author)

Official Summary Text

Discrimination; adopting certain definition of anti-Semitism; stating purposes for use of certain definition.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 991 (House): Engrossed (4/24/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 991 (Senate): Introduced (1/23/2025)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 991 By: Thompson, Daniels,
Gillespie, and Frix of the
Senate

and

Gise, Pae, Schreiber, West
(Kevin), Hefner, Hill, West
(Tammy), and Osburn of the
House

An Act relating to discrimination; adopting certain
definition of anti-Semitism; stating purposes for use
of certain definition; construing provisions; and
providing for codification.

SUBJECT: Discrimination

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
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.

ENR. S. B. NO. 991 Page 2
Passed the Senate the 25th day of March, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the 30th day of April, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________