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Oklahoma Advocacy

Welcome to the National Vaccine Information Center Oklahoma State Team page. This page, along with the email updates you will receive, will help keep you informed of what you can do in your state to help you protect and expand your rights to informed consent to vaccination.

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Action Needed Now

There are no active action alerts at this time, but please check back soon.

Bills to Watch

The following table lists the active bills of interest for all states.

State	Bill Number	Date	Position	Title	Status
OK	SB 925	2023-05-26	SUPPORT	Prohibits government or private entities from discriminating against, punishing or isolating employees based on COVID vaccination status	Status: Failed to be scheduled for hearing in Senate Health & Human Committee, session adjourned 5/26/2023, bill is eligible to carryover to 2024 Action: Contact Senate Health & Human Services Committee Members, your Senator, & Representative, ask to SUPPORT
OK	SB 115	2023-05-26	WATCH	Prohibits employer discrimination based on "disclosure of medical privacy," requires certification of disclosure exemption for COVID-19 vaccine	Status: Failed to be scheduled for hearing in Senate Business and Commerce Committee, session adjourned 5/26/2023; bill is eligible to carryover to 2024 Action: Contact Senate Business and Commerce Committee Members, your Senator, & Representative with your concerns
OK	HB 2654	2023-05-26	SUPPORT	Prohibits government entities from mandating any vaccination, prohibits descrimination against parents who refuse vaccines for their children	Status: Failed to be referred from House Rules Committee to another committee, session ended 5/26/2023; bills can carry over from 2023 to 2024 Action: Contact House Rules Committee Members, your Representative, & Senator, ask to assign to a committee
OK	HB 2170	2023-05-26	SUPPORT	Requires legislative approval for any changes or additions by the State Commissioner of Health to vaccines required for school	Status: Failed to be assigned to a Committee by House Rules Committees, session adjourned 5/26/2023; bill is eligible to carryover to 2024 Action: Contact members of House Rules Committee Members, your Representative, & Senator, ask bill be assigned to a committee
OK	SB 994	2023-05-26	WATCH	Prohibits vaccination, injections, or medications as a condition of employment	Status: Failed to be scheduled for hearing in Senate Health and Human Services Committee, session adjourned 5/26/2023; bill is eligible to carryover to 2024 Action: Contact Senate Health and Human Services Committee Members, your Senator and Representative, with your concerns
OK	SB 280	2023-05-26	SUPPORT	Prohibits any state entry from coercing or compelling any person to receive any immunization, includes prohibiting monetary fines	Status: Failed to be scheduled for hearing in Senate Health & Human Committee, session adjourned 5/26/2023, bill is eligible to carryover to 2024 Action: Contact Senate Health & Human Committee Members, your Senator, & Representative, ask to SUPPORT
OK	SB 628	2023-05-26	WATCH	Prohibits employer mandates for COVID-19 vaccines with FDA approval for less than 5 years, with the exception of federal subsidy recipients	Status: Failed to be scheduled for hearing in Senate Business and Commerce Committee, session adjourned 5/26/2023; bill is eligible to carryover to 2024 Action: Contact Senate Business and Commerce Committee Members, your Senator, & Representative with your concerns
OK	SB 276	2023-05-26	SUPPORT	Adds vaccination/immunization status to current employment discrimination law	Status: Failed to be scheduled for hearing in Senate Judiciary Committee on 2/7/2023, session adjourned 5/26/2023; bill is eligible to carryover to 2024 Action: Contact Senate Judiciary Members, your Senator, & Representative, ask to SUPPORT
OK	SB 279	2023-05-26	SUPPORT	Requires health care provider to obtain informed consent from minor child''s parent/guardian, & provide risk benefit & injury compensation information	Status: Failed to be scheduled for hearing in Senate Health & Human Services Committee session adjourned 5/26/2023; bill is eligible to carryover to 2024 Action: Contact Senate Health & Human Services Committee Members, your Senator, & Representative, ask to SUPPORT
OK	SB 865	2023-05-26	SUPPORT	Establishes a teacher’s bill of rights which includes the right to refuse vaccines and masks	Status: Failed to be scheduled for hearing in Senate Education Committee, session adjourned 5/26/2023; bill is eligible to carryover to 2024 Action: Contact Senate Education Committee Members, your Senator, & Representative, ask to SUPPORT
OK	SB 894	2023-05-26	SUPPORT	Prohibits state entities from denying gov't services or entrance in gov't buildings based solely on immunization status or wearing a mask	Status: Failed to be scheduled for hearing in Senate General Government Committee, session adjourned 5/26/2023; bill is eligible to carryover to 2024 Action: Contact Senate General Government Committee Members, your Senator, & Representative, ask to SUPPORT
OK	SB 33	2022-05-26	SUPPORT	Prohibits government agencies including schools & businesses under government contracts from requiring COVID vaccines & from discriminating	Status: Failed to be heard in the Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget, session adjourned 5/26/2023; bill is eligible to carryover to 2024 Action: Contact Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget Members, your Senator, & Representative, ask to SUPPORT

Announcements

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