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OK HB3138
Bill
Status
2/2/2026
Primary Sponsor
Kevin West
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AI Summary
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Public school and higher education employees prohibited from addressing unemancipated minor students by a name or pronoun inconsistent with their biological sex without written parental consent
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Employees cannot face adverse employment action for refusing to use a person's non-legal name, pronouns inconsistent with biological sex, or for declining to identify their own pronouns
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Students cannot be disciplined for refusing to use another person's preferred name, pronouns, or titles that differ from biological sex, or for declining to state their own pronouns
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Creates private cause of action allowing harmed individuals to sue schools for injunctive relief, monetary damages, and attorney fees, with a 2-year filing deadline
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Effective date: November 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Schools; public schools; students; higher education; prohibiting certain name usage; pronouns; prohibiting adverse employment action; prohibiting student disciplinary action; private cause of action; legal remedies; limitations; effective date.
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Rules
2/3/2026