1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA | | | 2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) | | | 3|SENATE BILL 925 By: Jett | | | 4| | | | 5| | | | 6| AS INTRODUCED | | | 7| An Act relating to public health; providing short | | title; defining term; prohibiting certain actions by | 8| covered entity; exempting covered entity from | | liability in certain civil actions; providing for | 9| codification; and declaring an emergency. | | | 10| | | | 11| | | | 12|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | | | 13| SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified | | | 14|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-502.5 of Title 63, unless | | | 15|there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: | | | 16| A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma | | | 17|Employee Protection Plan". | | | 18| B. As used in this section, "covered entity" means: | | | 19| 1. A state agency; | | | 20| 2. A political subdivision; | | | 21| 3. Any entity that accepts funds from the state, the federal | | | 22|government, or a political subdivision from whatever source derived; | | | 23| | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 1653 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 4. Any entity that employs individuals who are required by the | | | 2|state or a political subdivision to have licensure or certification | | | 3|issued by a state agency; | | | 4| 5. Any hospital licensed by the State Department of Health; or | | | 5| 6. Any private entity. | | | 6| C. A covered entity or agent of a covered entity shall not | | | 7|discriminate against, punish, demote, or isolate any employee of the | | | 8|covered entity based on whether the employee has received a vaccine | | | 9|used to prevent infection by any current or future variant of | | | 10|SARS-CoV-2 or the development of COVID-19. | | | 11| D. A covered entity or agent of a covered entity shall not be | | | 12|liable in a civil action claiming an injury from exposure or | | | 13|potential exposure to any current or future variant of SARS-CoV-2 or | | | 14|from the development of COVID-19 if the act or omission alleged to | | | 15|violate a duty of care of the covered entity or agent of the covered | | | 16|entity was in compliance with this section. | | | 17| SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation | | | 18|of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby | | | 19|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and | | | 20|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. | | | 21| | | | 22| 59-1-1653 DC 1/19/2023 12:05:57 PM | | | 23| | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 1653 Page 2