Discrimination; enacting the Women's Bill of Rights; effective date.
This bill, known as the Women's Bill of Rights, aims to clarify how Oklahoma laws treat individuals based on their biological sex. It defines specific terms like "male," "female," "man," and "woman" based on biological reproductive systems and establishes that legal distinctions between sexes are permitted for important government objectives such as safety, privacy, and athletics. The legislation also mandates that state agencies collecting data must identify individuals as either male or female and clarifies that equal treatment does not require identical treatment for both sexes. By amending existing statutes, the bill ensures that laws regarding employment, education, and civil rights are interpreted through the lens of biological sex differences.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 6, 2023
Signed May 30, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2024 · House Mar 23, 2023
How they voted
35–7
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 48
Apr 23, 2024
D
Democratic8
87% Nay
R
Republican40
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 30, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/31/2024
lower
May 29, 2024
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 79 Nays: 17
lower
May 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
SA's read, adopted
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Apr 23, 2024
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Apr 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 35 Nays: 7
upper
Apr 23, 2024
Introduced
General Order, Amended
upper
Apr 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute General Government committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 76 Nays: 19
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Health Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Feb 6, 2023
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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