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

There are no announcements available at this time, but please check back soon.