Oklahoma’s Covid-19 Civil Immunity Bill Sent to Governor

Oklahoma lawmakers Wednesday sent a bill protecting health care providers from lawsuits stemming from Covid-19 treatment to Gov. Kevin Stitt’s desk.

The Oklahoma Senate passed the measure (SB 300) on a vote of 43-4. The state House had passed it Monday, 95-2.

Sen. Julie Daniels (R), the bill’s author, said lawmakers wanted to provide “some limited immunity” to medical care providers and facilities treating patients with, or suspected of having, the disease caused by the highly infectious coronavirus.

“There are so many issues swirling around all at once in the care of these people in this emergency that we ...