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OK SB95

Bill

Status

Passed

5/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Ally Seifried

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends 85A O.S. 2021, Section 2 to add a new definition excluding "job shadowing" from workers' compensation coverage—persons engaging in temporary work arrangements to observe a work environment and gain experience without expectation of financial compensation are not considered employees

  • Updates statutory language throughout by replacing quoted terms with underlined terms (e.g., "carrier" to carrier, "employee" to employee) for formatting consistency

  • Replaces references to "this act" with "the Administrative Workers' Compensation Act" throughout the definitions section for clarity

  • Removes "Oklahoma" from references to state agencies, changing "Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner" to "Office of the Chief Medical Examiner" and similar formatting updates

  • Effective date: November 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Workers' compensation; amending definitions. Effective date.

Last Action

Approved by Governor 05/06/2025

5/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Civil Judiciary4/1/2025
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight4/1/2025
Business and Insurance2/4/2025

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