Labor; prohibiting employers from taking certain adverse actions against certain employees. Effective date. Emergency.
SB 744 protects Oklahoma employees from employer retaliation for exercising specific labor rights. It prohibits employers from firing, penalizing, or discriminating against workers who file complaints about labor violations, assist investigations, testify in proceedings, or exercise voting/free speech rights as elected officials. Violations are misdemeanors punishable by fines up to $200 or up to 30 days in jail. The law applies to all employers under Oklahoma labor law and takes effect July 1, 2025.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Feb 27, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from an 'Introduced' version to a 'Senate Floor Version' with committee amendments. The substantive policy content of the bill remains unchanged, including the prohibited employer actions, penalties, effective date, and emergency declaration. The changes are primarily formatting and markup indicating committee review rather than policy modifications.
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Header and page numbering were updated to reflect Senate Floor Version with committee amendments dated February 25, 2025.
Added committee report notation indicating the bill passed as amended by the Committee on Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism.
Removed original 'Introduced' version header and page numbering (Req. No. 781).
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Total actions
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Committee
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Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Christi Gillespie
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