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George Young Voting Record & Scorecard | Christian Employers Alliance

OK Senator

District: 48Democrat

2024 Alignment:

41.94%

Lifetime Ratings by Policy Category

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Sen. George Young (D-OK-48) earned a 42% Christian Employers Alliance score for 2024, showing limited alignment with biblical business policy positions. George Young voted on 16 of the 16 key bills CEA scored in 2024. George Young represents the 48th District in the Oklahoma State Senate. Highest category scores: Workforce Freedom (100%), Healthcare Freedom (75%), and Economic Freedom (50%).

Title

Lawmaker Position

HB 1345Senate 20241x

Reducing Employment Barriers and Improving Access to Healthcare by Allowing Licensing Reciprocity for Psychologists.

With CEA
This bill allows the Oklahoma State Board of Examiners of Psychologists to establish reciprocity agreements to issue licenses to psychologists licensed in other states, if the other states' licensing requirements are "substantially equal" to Oklahoma's.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Luke 10:34-35"He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have."
Leadership Insight
The Good Samaritan embodies healthcare freedom - personal compassion delivered without government permission, insurance approval, or bureaucratic delay. He bandaged wounds himself, paid directly for care, and promised to cover additional costs. Healthcare freedom means protecting this direct relationship between caregiver and patient. When government mandates and insurance bureaucracies stand between the suffering and those who would help, compassion is delayed, costs explode, and the wounded lie waiting while paperwork processes.
HB 1449Senate 20243x

Reducing Frivolous Litigation Under State Non-Discrimination Law by Clarifying the Definition of "Sex" as One's Biological Sex at Birth.

Against CEA
This bill, the "Women's Bill of Rights," establishes a legal definition of "sex" for use in statutes and state code. The bill defines "sex" as "a natural person's biological sex at birth." The bill provides that the state and local governments "shall not be prohibited from establishing distinctions between sexes when such distinctions are substantially related to an important government objective," such as "biology, privacy, safety, or fairness." All individuals - regardless of their sexual identity - should be treated with respect and have the same freedoms, rights and opportunities under the law. This bill helps strengthen safety and privacy in restrooms and locker rooms at educational facilities, prisons and other locations across the state.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Luke 12:58"As you are going with your adversary to the magistrate, try hard to be reconciled on the way, or your adversary may drag you off to the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison."
Leadership Insight
Jesus warns against rushing to court - wisdom that protects operational freedom from predatory litigation. Businesses today face adversaries who weaponize lawsuits to extract settlements, destroy reputations, and bankrupt enterprises through legal costs alone. Operational freedom requires tort reform, loser-pays provisions, and protection from frivolous claims that use the courthouse as a tool of extortion rather than justice.
HB 1955Senate 20241x

Promoting Economic Growth by Eliminating the State Sales Tax on Grocery Items.

With CEA
This bill eliminates the state sales tax for "retail sales of food and food ingredients." This does not include certain items, such as alcoholic beverages, dietary supplements, or prepared food. Local sales taxes are not affected, but future sales or excise tax increases submitted to voters for approval must "provide that the increased rate does not apply to "food and food ingredients".
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Deuteronomy 17:14-20"The king, moreover, must not acquire great numbers of horses for himself... He must not take many wives... He must not consider himself better than his fellow Israelites."
Leadership Insight
God restricts leaders to protect their integrity and the people's freedom. Limits on power preserve liberty. Leaders who reject accountability invite corruption. Humility before God and equality before the people are marks of righteous governance.
HB 2330Senate 20245x

Expanding Access to Mental Healthcare by Slightly Reforming the State's Draconian Certificate of Need Laws.

With CEA
This bill repeals the certificate of need requirement for psychiatric and chemical dependency facilities, which prohibited any "psychiatric or chemical dependency facility or unit" unless a certificate was issued. Certificate of need laws prevent individuals from opening or expanding healthcare facilities unless they can prove to the government there is a "need" for the expansion and additional competition.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Romans 14:3-4"The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them. Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall."
Leadership Insight
Paul's protection of conscience applies directly to healthcare freedom. No government or employer has authority to mandate medical treatments, vaccines, or procedures that violate sincere religious or moral conviction. Healthcare freedom means patients and providers can follow conscience in medical decisions without coercion, contempt, or punishment. When healthcare mandates override conscience, they violate the biblical principle that each person is accountable to their own Master.
HB 2872Senate 20241x

Hiking Health Insurance Premiums by Establishing Minimum Reimbursement Rates for Out-of-Network Ambulance Services and Restricting Cost Sharing.

Against CEA
This bill, the "Out-of-Network Ambulance Service Provider Act," sets minimum allowable reimbursement rates for out-of-network ambulance services under health care benefit plans. Under the bill, the rate is to be set by localities. If a locality does not establish a minimum rate, the rate is equal to 325% of the Medicare rate, or the amount charged by the ambulance service, whichever is less. Additionally, the bill imposes price controls, providing that any cost sharing, such as a deductible, coinsurance, or copayment, may not be greater than for in-network ambulance services.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
Romans 14:3-4"The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them. Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall."
Leadership Insight
Paul's protection of conscience applies directly to healthcare freedom. No government or employer has authority to mandate medical treatments, vaccines, or procedures that violate sincere religious or moral conviction. Healthcare freedom means patients and providers can follow conscience in medical decisions without coercion, contempt, or punishment. When healthcare mandates override conscience, they violate the biblical principle that each person is accountable to their own Master.
HB 2975Senate 20241x

Increasing Food Freedom and Protecting Privacy of Homemade Food Producers Through an Optional Alternative to Listing Personal Information on Product Labels.

Against CEA
This bill allows homemade food producers the option of listing a registration number on product labels instead of their name, phone number, and the address where the product was made. The registration number requires a fee of $15 annually.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Leviticus 25:10"Consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you; each of you is to return to your family property and to your own clan."
Leadership Insight
The Year of Jubilee proclaimed economic liberty - restoration of property, cancellation of debts, and freedom from bondage. Economic freedom follows this biblical pattern: protecting property rights, enabling debt relief through bankruptcy rather than permanent servitude, and ensuring families can rebuild wealth across generations. Government policies that permanently trap families in poverty, extract generational wealth through death taxes, or prevent property ownership contradict Jubilee's vision of economic restoration.
HB 3159Senate 20242x

Strengthening Property Rights by Providing Property Owners the First Opportunity to Purchase Back Their Property Seized by Eminent Domain.

With CEA
This bill amends the Landowner's Bill of Rights to include the right of first refusal or first offer to purchase property that was seized by the state through eminent domain, if the government later sells the property. Under the bill, a property owner whose property was seized, and their "first generation of heirs," may purchase the property at the current value or the compensation paid when the property was seized, whichever is less.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Luke 16:10-11"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?"
Leadership Insight
Jesus connects economic stewardship to spiritual trustworthiness. Economic freedom is built on this principle: individuals who manage small resources faithfully should be trusted with more - not have government confiscate their increase through taxation or redistribute their success. When government punishes productive stewardship through progressive taxation, it contradicts Christ's teaching that faithful management of "very little" qualifies you for "much." Economic freedom rewards faithful stewardship.
HB 3782Senate 20242x

Strengthening Public Safety by Establishing a Rebuttable Presumption Against Bail for Violent Offenses Committed While on Bond.

With CEA
This bill establishes a rebuttable presumption against bail for individuals who are arrested for committing a "violent crime," such as murder, kidnapping, or child abuse, while already released on bond for another "violent offense."
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Romans 13:1-4"Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves."
Leadership Insight
Government authority is legitimate only when it reflects God's design - to punish evil and reward good. Leaders submit to righteous authority but resist tyranny. Romans 13 is not a blank check for government overreach; it's a framework for godly governance rooted in justice.
SB 1259Senate 20241x

Enriching Comcast and Other Woke Corporations by Forcing Taxpayers to Continue to Provide "Broadband Equity" Through a Government Central Planning Scheme.

Against CEA
This bill extends the rebate for the sales tax exemption for broadband equipment "to establish or expand broadband services in underserved or unserved areas." Previously, the exemption only applied to purchases made in 2022 and 2023. Under this bill, the tax credit is available annually. This measure forces taxpayers to enrich woke corporations such as Comcast for infrastructure which may soon be unnecessary due to significant advances in satellite technology from Comcast's competitors, such as Elon Musk's Starlink.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
Proverbs 11:1"The Lord detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with Him."
Leadership Insight
Integrity in business is not optional - it’s spiritual obedience. Every transaction reflects the character of the Kingdom. Honesty is Heaven’s currency for influence.
SB 1334Senate 20241x

Increasing Health Insurance Premiums by Mandating Policies Provide Coverage for Fertility Preservation for Individuals with Cancer.

Against CEA
This bill, "Corinne's Law," requires all health insurance policies offered in the state to provide coverage for "standard fertility preservation services" for individuals with cancer, if a necessary treatment may cause infertility. The bill also prohibits preauthorization requirements for such coverage. The bill does contain a provision allowing religious employers to submit an exemption request. However, each and every health insurance mandate prevents an individual from selecting a plan with just basic or customized coverages to fit their specific needs. As a result, health insurers are forced to only offer costly plans loaded with coverages that most individuals do not need. This can result in lower-income or younger individuals choosing to purchase no insurance plan at all due to the high cost.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
Romans 14:3-4"The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them. Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall."
Leadership Insight
Paul's protection of conscience applies directly to healthcare freedom. No government or employer has authority to mandate medical treatments, vaccines, or procedures that violate sincere religious or moral conviction. Healthcare freedom means patients and providers can follow conscience in medical decisions without coercion, contempt, or punishment. When healthcare mandates override conscience, they violate the biblical principle that each person is accountable to their own Master.
SB 1450 (Senate Version)Senate 20243x

Strengthening Law and Order by Creating the Offense of Organized Retail Crime and Extending the Timeframe for Combining Multiple Retail Theft Offenses.

Against CEA
This bill creates the offense of "organized retail crime." Under the bill, this applies if two or more conditions are met, such as "The property is taken for resale," "Such property is taken by two or more persons acting jointly," and "The persons taking such property have a means of getaway to evade capture or arrest." The bill provides for a sentence of up to 5 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $1,000, if the value of the items taken is less than $15,000. The maximum sentence is increased to 8 years if the value is greater than $15,000. Additionally, the bill extends the timeframe in which multiple thefts of merchandise from stores may be combined. Previously, if a person committed theft three or more times within 90 days, the value of the stolen items could be combined to determine the severity of the offense (ex. for a first offense, if the value is $1,000 or more, it is a felony). The bill extends the timeframe to 1 year. Finally, the bill also establishes the Oklahoma Organized Retail Crime Task Force to advise lawmakers and the Governor.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Romans 13:1-4"Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves."
Leadership Insight
Government authority is legitimate only when it reflects God's design - to punish evil and reward good. Leaders submit to righteous authority but resist tyranny. Romans 13 is not a blank check for government overreach; it's a framework for godly governance rooted in justice.
SB 1513(Senate Version)Senate 20242x

Strengthening "Right to Work" Protections for Teachers by Prohibiting School Districts from Forcing Employees to Attend Union Presentations.

With CEA
This bill prohibits school districts from requiring "employees to meet, communicate, listen to, or otherwise interact with an employee organization or statewide professional educators' association." School districts are also prohibited from "Distributing communications or membership solicitations on behalf of" such groups.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Leviticus 25:10"Consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you; each of you is to return to your family property and to your own clan."
Leadership Insight
The Year of Jubilee freed servants and restored them to their families - the ultimate workforce freedom. Workers trapped in union contracts they never signed, forced to pay dues to organizations they oppose, or locked into employment arrangements that feel like bondage need Jubilee liberation. Workforce freedom proclaims liberty throughout the land: the right to work without forced representation, to negotiate directly, and to return to the "family property" of one's own labor and earnings.
SB 1520 (Senate Version)Senate 20241x

Hiking Unfunded Pension Liabilities by $53 Million by Increasing the Ability of Retired Educators to "Double Dip".

Against CEA
This bill increases the maximum earnings that retired teachers may earn by returning to work while continuing to receive retirement benefits (aka "double dip"). Under the bill, the maximum earnings amount is increased from $15,000 to $30,000 for retirees under 62, and from $30,000 to $55,000 for retirees 62 or older. According to the bill's fiscal note, this is estimated to increase unfunded liabilities by $53 million.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
Ecclesiastes 5:10"Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless."
Leadership Insight
The pursuit of wealth without purpose breeds emptiness. Leaders who prioritize accumulation over stewardship lose both meaning and influence. Contentment comes from mission, not margin. Economic freedom flourishes when purpose drives prosperity.
SB 1854Senate 20242x

Strengthening Public Safety by Prohibiting Homeless Encampments on State Property.

Against CEA
This bill prohibits any "unauthorized camp" on state property. A warning is issued for the first violation, and a subsequent violation is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 15 days in jail and/or a fine of up to $50. A citation may only be issued if "the person refuses any assistance offered to them by the arresting officer," such as "transportation to a shelter, food pantry, or other place where resources are made available to assist the indigent and homeless." Homeless encampments on sidewalks and streets present many health and safety concerns, including increased crime rates, open drug use, and sanitary concerns.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Romans 13:1-4"Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves."
Leadership Insight
Government authority is legitimate only when it reflects God's design - to punish evil and reward good. Leaders submit to righteous authority but resist tyranny. Romans 13 is not a blank check for government overreach; it's a framework for godly governance rooted in justice.
SB 1877Senate 20243x

Strengthening Public Safety by Extending the Timeframe for Combining Multiple Retail Theft Offenses.

Against CEA
This bill extends the timeframe in which multiple thefts of merchandise from stores may be combined. Previously, if a person committed theft three or more times within 90 days, the value of the stolen items could be combined to determine the severity of the offense (ex. for a first offense, if the value is $1,000 or more, it is a felony). This bill extends the timeframe to 180 days.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Romans 13:1-4"Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves."
Leadership Insight
Government authority is legitimate only when it reflects God's design - to punish evil and reward good. Leaders submit to righteous authority but resist tyranny. Romans 13 is not a blank check for government overreach; it's a framework for godly governance rooted in justice.
SB 1994Senate 20242x

Strengthening Property Rights by Creating New Penalties for Falsifying Real Estate Documents and Establishing a Legal Process for Property Owners to Remove Squatters.

Against CEA
This bill strengthens property rights by allowing homeowners to have an unauthorized individual removed by law enforcement from their property if the homeowner provides a sworn affidavit. Additionally, the bill creates penalties for falsifying real estate documents claiming to be a lease agreement or deed. The bill also criminalizes unlawfully occupying a home and intentionally causing $1,000 or more in damage, if the person is removed through the provisions in the bill.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Proverbs 21:15"When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers."
Leadership Insight
Justice is not neutral - it rewards righteousness and confronts evil. Leaders who execute justice faithfully create cultures where virtue thrives and corruption fears. Moral clarity strengthens societies; moral ambiguity weakens them.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sen. George Young's voting record?

Sen. George Young (D-OK-48) earned a 42% Christian Employers Alliance score for 2024, showing limited alignment with biblical business policy positions. George Young voted on 16 of the 16 key bills CEA scored in 2024. George Young represents the 48th District in the Oklahoma State Senate. Highest category scores: Workforce Freedom (100%), Healthcare Freedom (75%), and Economic Freedom (50%).

How aligned is George Young with biblical business policy positions?

George Young earned a 42% Christian Employers Alliance score in 2024, showing limited alignment with biblical business policy positions.

What is George Young's CEA score?

George Young has a 42% CEA score for 2024.

Where does George Young serve?

Sen. George Young (D-OK-48) represents the 48th District in the Oklahoma State Senate as a Democrat.

What issue categories does George Young score highest on?

George Young's strongest categories on the Christian Employers Alliance scorecard are: Workforce Freedom (100%), Healthcare Freedom (75%), Economic Freedom (50%).

Where can I see George Young's full voting record?

View the full list of scored bills, category breakdown, and year-over-year voting record above. Christian Employers Alliance updates this scorecard as new key votes are scored.

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