Women’s ability to stabilize and improve their financial situations is crucial to the state’s ability to reduce poverty, achieve sustainable economic growth, and eliminate gender inequity.
Creating and expanding economic opportunities for women such as education, training, employment, and entrepreneurship, can help them support themselves, their families, and their communities.
Learn how Metriarch partners are making Oklahoma a safer, healthier place for women.
We track legislation that affects women’s health in Oklahoma. Here’s a peek at recent proposals with an impact on economic mobility and stability.
HB 1449 defines “woman” based on biology affecting services and employment
HB 1575 directs a feasibility study for a common application for benefit programs.
HB 1601 allows school employees to extend maternity leave by using accrued sick leave.
HB 1847 standardizes fire code requirements for childcare centers.
HB 1848 creates tax credits for childcare workers and employers that assist with childcare.
HB 1849 allows childcare workers can exclude household income from Child Care Subsidy Program.
HB 1963 requires employers provide paid sick leave.
HB 2935 exempts diaper sales from Oklahoma state sales tax.
HB 2949 sets child care staffing ratios and mandates public, de-identified clinic reporting.
HB 3272 expands maternity leave for school employees who adopt newborns.
HB 3286 mandates zero-cost maternity and postpartum health insurance coverage, including midwives, doulas, and associated supplies.
HB 3359 removes requirement that Medicaid cover biomarker testing.
HB 3520 raises the minimum wage for servers to $5/hour.
HB 3550 adds automatic annual CPI-based cost-of-living increases to teacher salaries.
HB 3599 establishes cost-sharing for the Medicaid expansion population, adding $35 copays with income-based caps.
HB 3668 drastically raises the penalties for Medicaid fraud.
HB 3675 limits AI-driven insurance denials, requiring human review and regulatory oversight.
HB 4126 eliminates sales tax on period products and certain maternal and infant health products.
Adds paid paternity and adoption leave for education employees; renames leave fund.
Adds adoption leave to education-employee leave statutes; renames maternity leave funds
