HB1403 HFLR Page 1
BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
HOUSE BILL 1403 By: Culver
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to amusements and sports; amending 3 A
O.S. 2021, Section 201, which relates to the Oklahoma
Horse Racing Commission; modi fying appointment of
members of the Commission; and providing an effective
date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 3A O.S. 2021, Secti on 201, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 201. A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Horse
Racing Commission, which shall consist of the following nine (9)
members:
1. One member who shall be from the First Congressional
District appointed by the Governor;
2. One member who shall be fro m the Second Congressional
District appointed by the Governor;
3. One member who shall be from the Fifth Congressional
District appointed by the Lieutenant Governor;
HB1403 HFLR Page 2
BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
4. One member who shall be from the Fourth Congressional
District appointed by the Attorney General;
5. One member who shall be from the Third Congressional
District appointed by the Labor Commissioner;
6. Two members who shall be experienced in the horse industry
appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives;
7. Two members who shall be experienced in the horse industry
appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate
with the advice and consent of the Senate .
At least one member shall be appointed from each c ongressional
district, and at least three of the remaining members shall be
experienced in the horse industry and shall be appointed from the
state at large. However, when congressional districts When
Congressional Districts are redrawn, each member appointed prior to
July 1 of the year in which such modification becomes effective
shall complete the curren t term of office, and appointments made
after July 1 of the year in which such modifi cation becomes
effective shall be based on the redrawn districts. A ppointments
made after July 1 of the year in which such modification becomes
effective shall be from an y redrawn districts which are no t
represented by a board member until such time as ea ch of the
modified congressional districts Congressional Districts is
represented by a board member.
HB1403 HFLR Page 3
BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
B. To be eligible for appointment to the Commission, a person
shall:
1. Be a citizen of the United States;
2. Have been a resident of this state for five (5) years
immediately preceding the appointment; and
3. Not have been convicted of a felony pursuant to the laws of
this state, the laws of any other state, or the laws of the United
States as established by a national crimi nal history record check as
defined by Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. The term of office of a member of the Commis sion shall be
for six (6) years and until a successor is appointed an d qualified.
D. The Governor Each appointing authority may remove any the
member of he or she appointed to the Commission for incompetence,
neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office upon first giving the
member a copy of the charges and an opportunity to b e heard. A
vacancy on the Commission shall be fille d for the unexpired term by
appointment made by the Governor.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY - CIVIL, dated
02/09/2023 - DO PASS.