Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB611

Introduced
2/3/25  

Caption

State government; creating the Citizen's Bill of Rights. Emergency.

Summary

SB611 creates a broad “Citizen’s Bill of Rights” and declares an emergency so it would take effect immediately upon passage and approval. The bill is structured as a series of prohibitions on government, businesses, financial institutions, and their agents. It would bar the use of digital monetary systems to coerce behavior, monitor purchases, or deny access to funds; protect the use of gold and silver; restrict digital identification requirements; prohibit social credit scoring; and forbid penalties tied to refusal of medical procedures, including vaccines. The bill also extends to energy, agriculture, water collection, and artificial intelligence. It would prohibit carbon tracking or carbon credit scoring, restrict efforts to limit citizens’ preferred energy sources or appliances, protect personal gardens, family animal farms, and rainwater collection, and impose limits on AI and biotechnology use in medical care, insurance, employment displacement, court decisions, gambling outcomes, and other areas. It further requires written notice if tax dollars, savings, or pension funds are being used for AI research or implementation, and it creates liability, restitution, and fee-shifting remedies for violations. In terms of state law, SB611 would add multiple new uncodified and codified provisions to Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, specifically creating Sections 12007.1 through 12007.9. It would establish new legal protections for residents against certain forms of financial surveillance, digital ID use, social scoring, compelled medical procedures, energy-use restrictions, and AI/biotech applications. It also appears to create a private enforcement mechanism through court action and damages for affected citizens. The general sentiment reflected in the available record is limited because there are no committee transcripts and no recorded votes. The bill’s introduction and emergency declaration suggest the sponsor viewed it as urgent and protective of individual liberty. However, the breadth of the bill and its sweeping restrictions indicate it could draw significant scrutiny from policymakers concerned about feasibility, enforceability, and conflicts with existing regulatory authority. The main points of contention are likely to center on the bill’s expansive reach and its treatment of private actors alongside government entities. Provisions involving digital currency, AI, medical decisions, employment, carbon tracking, and personal agriculture could be viewed as overbroad or difficult to implement. The bill also raises questions about how it would interact with banking practices, public health policy, anti-discrimination law, energy regulation, and existing state and federal authority.

Impact

SB611 would create a new statutory framework in Title 74 that limits how government, businesses, financial institutions, and their agents may use digital money, digital identification, social credit systems, medical mandates, energy restrictions, agricultural controls, rainwater collection rules, and AI/biotechnology. It would also authorize civil liability, restitution, and attorney-fee recovery for violations, potentially giving affected citizens a direct enforcement path and exposing covered entities to litigation risk.

Sentiment

No committee discussion or vote history is available in the record, so there is no documented debate or roll-call sentiment to summarize. Based on the bill text alone, the measure is framed in strongly pro-liberty terms and appears intended to appeal to concerns about privacy, bodily autonomy, financial freedom, and resistance to digital surveillance or AI control. At the same time, its sweeping scope suggests it may be controversial among lawmakers who view it as overly broad or difficult to administer.

Contention

Likely points of contention include whether the bill improperly reaches private businesses and financial institutions, whether its restrictions on digital currency and digital identification are workable, and whether its bans on social credit scoring, carbon tracking, and AI-based decision-making are too expansive. Opponents may also question the medical-procedure language, the employment and insurance provisions, and the requirement that AI-related public funding be disclosed or approved by citizens. Supporters would likely emphasize personal liberty, bodily autonomy, privacy, and limits on government and corporate surveillance.

Companion Bills

OK SB611

Carry Over State government; creating the Citizen's Bill of Rights. Emergency.

Previously Filed As

OK SB611

State government; creating the Citizen's Bill of Rights. Emergency.

OK SB759

Schools; amending the Parents' Bill of Rights. Emergency.

OK HB1219

State government; state funds; display of flags; effective date; emergency.

OK SB788

Students; creating the Students' Bill of Rights; affording certain rights to students enrolled in public school districts or public charter schools. Effective date. Emergency.

OK SB862

Emergency management; stating scope of government authority. Effective date.

OK SB762

State government; prohibiting enforcement or implementation of certain mandates by international organizations. Emergency.

OK SB714

Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022; transferring enforcement authority to Office of the Attorney General; modifying reporting, disclosure, and judicial provisions for state governmental entities. Effective date. Emergency,

OK SB289

Sales tax; exemptions for governmental and nonprofit entities; modifying period of exemption for certain museums. Emergency.

OK HB1671

Schools; requiring proof of citizenship or legal immigration status to be provided during school enrollment; effective date; emergency.

OK HB1165

Schools; requiring certain school districts to obtain, record, and report citizenship status of enrolling students; effective date; emergency.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.