Text of OK SB 2003 (2026)
Definitions and general provisions; requiring certain changing rooms and restrooms to be designated for the exclusive use of the male or female sex. Effective date. Emergency.
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
SENATE BILL 2003
By: Seifried
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to definitions and general
provisions; defining terms; requiring certain
changing rooms and restrooms to be designated for the
exclusive use of the male or female sex; prohibiting
certain individuals from entering a changing room or
restroom; directing certain entities to take certain
reasonable steps; providing certain exceptions;
prohibiting a student from being required to share
sleeping quarters; providing exceptions; directing
certain personnel to provide certain separate areas
under certain circumstances; requiring certain
institutions of higher education to provide certain
housing option; providing certain construction;
providing a cause of action for certain
circumstances; amending Section 1, Chapter 323,
O.S.L. 2022, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 283,
O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1-125),
which relates to use of school district restrooms and
changing areas; modifying definition; defining terms;
requiring sleeping quarters to be designated in
certain manner; prohibiting a student from being
required to share sleeping quarters under certain
circumstances; providing exceptions; directing public
schools and charter schools to provide certain
designated areas; updating statutory language;
providing for codification; providing an effective
date; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1750 of Title 25, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in this section:
1. “Changing area” means an area in which a person may be in
various stages of undress in the presence of other individuals. The
term may include, but is not limited to, a locker room or shower
room;
2. “Coach” means a person employed by a postsecondary
institution who is involved in the teaching or training of students
participating in a postsecondary institution-sponsored athletic
activity;
3. “Covered entity” means:
a.
a postsecondary institution,
b.
a political subdivision in this state, and
c.
a domestic violence shelter that is state operated or
state funded and provides services including food,
housing, counseling, and assistance to victims of
domestic violence or abuse and their minor dependent
children in this state;
4. “Female” shall have the same meaning as provided for in
Section 16 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
5. “Male” shall have the same meaning as provided for in
Section 16 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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6. “Multiple occupancy” means an area designed to be used by
more than one individual at a time;
7. “Postsecondary institution” means an institution of higher
education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or a
technology center school district operating under the authority of
the State Board of Career and Technology Education;
8. “Postsecondary institution-sponsored athletic activity”
means a sporting event that is supported by and affiliated with a
postsecondary institution such as practices, games, matches, and
tournaments;
9. “Restroom” means a room that includes one or more toilets or
urinals;
10. “Sex” shall have the same meaning as provided for in
Section 16 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
11. “Sleeping quarters” means a room containing a bed and in
which more than one individual is housed overnight.
B. Each multiple occupancy changing room and restroom in a
covered entity shall be designated for the exclusive use of the male
sex or the exclusive use of the female sex. No individual shall
enter a changing room or restroom in a covered entity unless it
corresponds to the individual’s sex.
C. Covered entities shall take reasonable steps to provide
individuals with privacy in changing areas, restrooms, and sleeping
quarters from individuals of the opposite sex.
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D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to an
individual who enters a changing area, restroom, or sleeping
quarters designated for the opposite sex in any of the following
circumstances, provided that the changing area, restroom, or
sleeping quarters is not in use:
1. For custodial, maintenance, or inspection purposes;
2. To render medical assistance;
3. To render assistance by law enforcement;
4. To provide services or render aid during a natural disaster,
a declared emergency, or when necessary to prevent a serious threat
to good order or safety; or
5. If a suitable meeting room or area is not available, a coach
may enter a changing area or sleeping quarters before, during, or
after a postsecondary institution-sponsored athletic activity,
provided:
a.
all students present are fully clothed,
b.
the coach shall be accompanied by at least one
additional adult at all times, and
c.
if the coach is the opposite sex of the students
present, the coach shall be accompanied by at least
one adult of the same sex as the students present.
The accompanying adult shall not be a student.
E. 1. During any activity or event authorized by a
postsecondary institution during which students share sleeping
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quarters, no student shall be required to share sleeping quarters
with an individual of the opposite sex unless such person is a
member of the same family, such as a parent, legal guardian,
sibling, or grandparent.
2. In any other setting or facility on the campus of a
postsecondary institution where an individual may be in a state of
undress in the presence of others, postsecondary institution
personnel shall provide separate, private areas designated for use
by persons based on their sex. Except as provided in subsection D
of this section, no individual shall enter such setting or facility
unless he or she is a member of the same sex.
F. An institution of higher education within The Oklahoma State
System of Higher Education that offers housing for students shall
provide the option to be housed only with persons of the same sex.
G. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a
covered entity from:
1. Adopting policies necessary to accommodate persons protected
under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, young children in
need of assistance, or elderly persons requiring aid;
2. Establishing restrooms, changing areas, or sleeping quarters
for single occupancy or family use; or
3. Redesignating a multiple occupancy restroom, changing room,
or sleeping quarters designated for the exclusive use of one sex to
the exclusive use of the opposite sex.
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H. 1. An individual who accesses a covered entity’s restroom
or changing area designated for the exclusive use of the
individual’s sex and encounters an individual of the opposite sex
shall have a cause of action against the covered entity if the
covered entity:
a.
provided the individual of the opposite sex permission
to use the restroom or changing area, or
b.
failed to take reasonable steps to prohibit the
individual of the opposite sex from using the restroom
or changing area.
2. Except as provided for in paragraph 1 of subsection E of
this section, an individual who is required by a covered entity to
share sleeping quarters with an individual of the opposite sex shall
have a cause of action against the covered entity.
3. Any cause of action brought pursuant to the provisions of
this subsection shall be initiated within two (2) years of the
incident occurring.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 323, O.S.L.
2022, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 283, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S.
Supp. 2025, Section 1-125), is amended to read as follows:
Section 1-125. A. As used in this section:
1. “Female” shall have the same meaning as provided for in
Section 16 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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2. “Male” shall have the same meaning as provided for in
Section 16 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
3. “Sex” means the physical condition of being male or female
based on genetics and physiology, as identified on the individual’s
original birth certificate has the same meaning provided for in
Section 16 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. 4. “Multiple occupancy restroom or changing area” means an
area in a public school or public charter school building designed
or designated to be used by more than one individual at a time,
where individuals may be in various stages of undress in the
presence of other individuals. The term may include, but is not
limited to, a school restroom, locker room, changing room, or shower
room;
3. 5. “Coach” means a person employed by a public school
district or public charter school who is involved in the teaching or
training of students participating in a school-sponsored athletic
activity; and
4. 6. “School-sponsored athletic activity” means a sporting
event that is supported by and affiliated with the school such as
practices, games, matches, and tournaments; and
7. “Sleeping quarters” means a room containing a bed and in
which more than one individual is housed overnight.
B. To ensure privacy and safety, each public school and public
charter school that serves students in prekindergarten through
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twelfth grades in this state shall require every multiple occupancy
restroom or, changing area, and sleeping quarters designated as
follows:
1. For the exclusive use of the male sex; or
2. For the exclusive use of the female sex.
C. Each public school or public charter school in this state
shall provide a reasonable accommodation to any individual who does
not wish to comply with the provisions of subsection B of this
section. A reasonable accommodation shall be access to a single-
occupancy restroom or, changing room, or sleeping quarters.
D. 1. During any activity or event authorized by a public
school or public charter school where students share sleeping
quarters, no student shall be required to share sleeping quarters
with a member of the opposite sex unless such person or persons are
members of the same family, such as a parent, legal guardian,
sibling, or grandparent.
2. In any other facility or setting in a public school or
public charter school where a person may be in a state of undress in
the presence of others, public school and public charter school
personnel shall provide separate, private areas designated for use
by persons based on their sex. Except as provided for in subsection
E of this section, no person shall enter such private areas unless
he or she is a member of the sex allowed to use such private areas.
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E. The provisions of this section shall not apply to
individuals entering a multiple occupancy restroom or, changing
area, or sleeping quarters designated for use by the opposite sex
when entering in any of the following circumstances:
1. For custodial, maintenance, or inspection purposes;
2. To render emergency medical assistance; or
3. To provide services or render aid during a natural disaster,
a declared emergency, or when necessary to prevent a serious threat
to good order or safety; or
4. If a suitable meeting room or area is not available, a coach
may enter a locker room before, during, or after a school-sponsored
athletic activity, provided:
a.
all students present are fully clothed,
b.
the coach shall be accompanied by at least one
additional adult at all times, and
c.
if the coach is the opposite sex of the students
present, the coach shall be accompanied by at least
one adult of the same sex as the students present.
The adult shall not be a current high school student.
E. F. 1. Each school district board of education and public
charter school governing board shall adopt a policy to provide
disciplinary action for individuals who refuse to comply with the
provisions of this section.
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2. No school district board of education or charter school
governing board shall adopt a policy contrary to the provisions of
this section.
F. G. Upon a finding of noncompliance with the provisions of
subsections B, C, and D, and E of this section by the State Board of
Education, the noncompliant school district or public charter school
shall receive a five percent (5%) decrease in state funding for the
school district or public charter school for the fiscal year
following the year of noncompliance.
G. H. A parent or legal guardian of a student enrolled in and
physically attending a public school district or public charter
school shall have a cause of action against the public school
district or public charter school for noncompliance with the
provisions of subsections B, C, and D, and E of this section.
H. I. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to
implement the provisions of this section.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
60-2-2587
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