Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB3242: Privacy; opposite sex; restrooms in public schools; sleeping quarters; private changing areas; student housing; public institutions of higher education; public buildings; domestic violence shelters; effective date.
Status: In committee, April 22, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to privacy; 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 restrooms in public schools; defining terms; adding sleeping quarters to certain exclusive usage; prohibiting compelling of unrelated students of opposite sex to share sleeping quarters during a public school event; providing exception; requiring private changing areas; requiring certain entities to provide exclusive changing and sleeping areas for persons of designated sex; requiring exclusivity…
From the engrossed text, April 21, 2026:
An Act relating to privacy; 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 restrooms in public schools; defining terms; adding sleeping quarters to certain exclusive usage; prohibiting compelling of unrelated students of opposite sex to share sleeping quarters during a public school event; providing exception; requiring private changing areas; requiring certain entities to provide exclusive changing and sleeping areas for persons of designated sex; requiring exclusivity; providing exceptions; prohibiting compelling of unrelated students of opposite sex to share sleeping quarters during a higher education event; requiring private changing areas in institute of higher education; requiring option for housing provided by an institute of higher education to be exclusively with the same sex; clarifying certain situations and facilities are allowed; providing private cause of action; providing filing time limitations; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB3242 SFLR Page (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) SECTION 1. 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. "Sex" means the physical condition …