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30		-	RESOLUTION NO. 1052 By: O'Donnell of the House
	29	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	33	+	2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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	35	+	HOUSE JOINT
	36	+	RESOLUTION 1052 By: O'Donnell of the House
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	45	+	AS INTRODUCED
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40		-	[ amendment to Constitution of the State of Oklahoma
41		-	- requiring certain measures contain wording in
42		-	ballot title related to fiscal impact - ballot
43		-	title – filing ]
	47	+	A Joint Resolution directing the Sec retary of State
	48	+	to refer to the people for their approval or
	49	+	rejection a proposed amend ment to Section 3 of
	50	+	Article V and Section 1 of Article XXIV of the
	51	+	Constitution of the State of Oklahoma; requiring
	52	+	certain measures contain wording in ballot title
	53	+	related to fiscal impact ; authorizing procedures to
	54	+	be established pursuant to enabling le gislation;
	55	+	providing ballot title; and direct ing filing.
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48	61		BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE OF THE
49	62		2ND SESSION OF THE 58TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
50	63		SECTION 1. The Secretary of State shall refer to the people for
51	64		their approval or rejection, as and in the manner provided by law,
52	65		the following proposed amendment to Section 3 of Article V and to
53	66		Section 1 of Article XXIV of the Constitution of the State of
54	67		Oklahoma to read as follows:
55		-	Section 3. Referendum petitions shall be filed with the
56		-	Secretary of State not more than ninety (90) days after the final
57		-	adjournment of the session of the Legislature which passed the bill
58		-	on which the referendum is demanded. The veto power of the Governor
59		-	shall not extend to measures voted on by the people. All electi ons
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	95	+	Section 3. Referendum petitions shall be filed with the
	96	+	Secretary of State not more than ninety (90) days after the final
	97	+	adjournment of the session of the Legislature which passed the bill
	98	+	on which the referendum is demanded. The veto power of the Governor
	99	+	shall not extend to measures voted on by the people. All electi ons
86	100		on measures referred to the people of the state shall be had at the
87	101		next election held throughout the state, except whe n the Legislature
88	102		or the Governor shal l order a special election for the express
89	103		purpose of making such reference. Any measure refer red to the
90	104		people by the initiative or referendum shall take effect and be in
91	105		force when it shall have been approved by a m ajority of the votes
92	106		cast thereon and not otherwise.
93	107		The style of all bills shall be: "Be it Enacted By the People
94	108		of the State of Oklahoma."
95	109		Petitions and orders for the initiative and for the referendum
96	110		shall be filed with the Secretary of State and add ressed to the
97	111		Governor of the state, w ho shall submit the same to the people. The
98	112		Legislature shall make suitable provisions for car rying into effect
99	113		the provisions of this article.
100	114		Any initiative petition filed with th e Secretary of State,
101	115		including an initiative petition to amend the Oklaho ma Constitution,
102	116		and any measure referred to the ballot pursuant to action by the
103	117		Legislature, which is submitted to the ballot pursuant to the
104	118		provisions of this section shall have incl uded in the ballot tit le a
105		-	statement which describes the specific fisc al impact, whether
106		-	positive, neutral, or negative, that the proposed amendment to
107		-	statutes or to the Constitution would have as determined by the
108		-	State Auditor and Inspector. T he Legislature shall enact laws to
109		-	prescribe the procedure pursuant to which the fiscal analysis is
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	146	+	statement which describes the specific fisc al impact, whether
	147	+	positive, neutral, or negative, that the proposed amendment to
	148	+	statutes or to the Constitution would have as determined by the
	149	+	State Auditor and Inspector. T he Legislature shall enact laws to
	150	+	prescribe the procedure pursuant to which the fiscal analysis is
136	151		conducted and the method f or including the fiscal impact in the
137	152		ballot title of the measure.
138	153		Section 1. Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution may
139	154		be proposed in either branch of the Leg islature, and if the same
140	155		shall be agreed to by a majority of all the members elected t o each
141	156		of the two (2) houses, suc h proposed amendment or amendments shall,
142	157		with the yeas and nays thereon, be entered in their journals and
143	158		referred by the Secretary of State to the people for thei r approval
144	159		or rejection, at the next regular general electi on, except when the
145	160		Legislature, by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of each house, shall order a
146	161		special election for that purpose. If a majority of all the
147	162		electors voting on any proposed amendment at su ch election shall
148	163		vote in favor thereof, it shall thereby b ecome a part of this
149	164		Constitution.
150	165		No proposal for the amendment or alteration of this Constitution
151	166		which is submitted to the voters shall embrace more than one general
152	167		subject and the voters shall vote separately for o r against each
153	168		proposal submitted; pr ovided, however, that in the subm ission of
154	169		proposals for the amendment of this Constitution by articles, which
155		-	embrace one general subject, each proposed article shall b e deemed a
156		-	single proposal or proposition.
157		-	Any proposal to amend the Constitution submi tted to the ballot
158		-	pursuant to the provisions of this section shall have included in
159		-	the ballot title a statement which describes the specific fiscal
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	197	+	embrace one general subject, each proposed article shall b e deemed a
	198	+	single proposal or proposition.
	199	+	Any proposal to amend the Constitution submi tted to the ballot
	200	+	pursuant to the provisions of this section shall have included in
	201	+	the ballot title a statement which describes the specific fiscal
186	202		impact, whether positive, neutral, or negative, that the amendment
187	203		would have as determined by the State A uditor and Inspector. T he
188	204		Legislature shall enact laws to prescribe the procedure pursuant to
189	205		which the fiscal analysis is conducted and the method f or including
190	206		the fiscal impact in the ballot title of the measure.
191	207		SECTION 2. The Ballot Title for the proposed Constitutional
192	208		amendment as set forth in SECTION 1 of this resolution shall be in
193	209		the following form:
194	210		BALLOT TITLE
195	211		Legislative Referendum No. ____ State Question No. ____
196	212		THE GIST OF THE PROPOSITION IS AS FOLLOWS:
197	213		This measure would amend the Oklahoma Constitution. It would
198	214		amend Section 3 of Article 5 and it woul d also amend Section 1
199	215		of Article 24. This measure would require ballot titles to
200	216		contain a statement of fiscal imp act. It would apply to ballot
201	217		titles for measures being voted upon as a result of an
202	218		initiative petition. The initiative petition could contain
203	219		changes to the Oklahoma Statutes or it could contain changes to
204	220		the Oklahoma Constitution. The fiscal impact statement would be
205		-	required in both cases. The Legislature can refer measures to
206		-	the people. Those measures can contain changes to the Okl ahoma
207		-	Statutes or changes to the Oklahoma Co nstitution. The fiscal
208		-	impact statement would be required for any of those measures
209		-	referred by the Legisla ture. The fiscal imp act statement would
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	248	+	required in both cases. The Legislature can refer measures to
	249	+	the people. Those measures can contain changes to the Okl ahoma
	250	+	Statutes or changes to the Oklahoma Co nstitution. The fiscal
	251	+	impact statement would be required for any of those measures
	252	+	referred by the Legisla ture. The fiscal imp act statement would
236	253		be prepared by the State Auditor and Inspector. The Legislatur e
237	254		would be required to write procedures so that the fiscal impact
238	255		statement was included in the ballot title for any of these
239	256		measures.
240	257		SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED?
241	258		FOR THE PROPOSAL — YES _____________
242	259		AGAINST THE PROPOSAL — NO _____________
243	260		SECTION 3. The Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives,
244	261		immediately after the passage of this resolution, shall prepare and
245	262		file one copy thereof, including the B allot Title set forth in
246	263		SECTION 2 hereof, with the Secretary of State and one cop y with the
247	264		Attorney General.
248		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 22nd day of March, 2022.
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	266	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON RULES, dated 03/03/2022 - DO PASS,
	267	+	As Coauthored.