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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 5 9th Legislature (2023)
HOUSE JOINT
RESOLUTION 1001 By: West (Rick)
AS INTRODUCED
A Joint Resolution directing the Secretary of State
to refer to the people for their approval or
rejection a proposed amendment to Section 21 of
Article V of the Constitution of the State of
Oklahoma; requiring certain vote of people to change
compensation of members of the Legislature ; providing
ballot title; and directing filing.
BE IT RESOLVED BY TH E HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE OF THE
1ST SESSION OF THE 5 9TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
SECTION 1. The Secretary of State shall refer to the people for
their approval or rejection, as and in the manner provided by law,
the following proposed amendment to Section 21 of Article V of the
Constitution of the State of Oklahoma to read as follows:
Section 21. A. The Legislature shall enact laws to prohibit
members of the Legislature from engaging in activities or having
interests which conflict with the proper discharge of their duties
and responsibilities.
B. The Board on Legislative Compensation is hereby created.
Said Board shall be composed of five members appointed by the
Governor, two members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the
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Senate, and two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives. The members appointed by the Governor shall be
from religious organizations, communications media, nonstate -
supported educational institutions, labor organizations, and retail
business; the members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the
Senate shall be from agricultural and civic organizations; and the
members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives
shall be from manufacturing and from professi onal fields not
otherwise specified. No member of the Legislature may be appointed
to or serve on the Board. In addition to the members above provided
for, the Chairman of the Oklahoma Tax Commission and the Director of
State Finance shall serve as ex of ficio nonvoting members of said
Board. The Chairman of said Board shall be designated by the
Governor. Members of the Legislature shall receive such
compensation as shall be fixed by the Board on Legislative
Compensation. If a member of the Legislature is incarcerated due to
being charged with a criminal offense and subsequently is found
guilty of the offense or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to the
offense, the legislator shall return to the state any compensation
the legislator received from the stat e while the legislator was
incarcerated prior to the guilty verdict or plea or nolo contendere
plea and shall not receive any compensation from the state during
any incarceration following such verdict or plea. Said Board shall
each two years review the c ompensation paid to the members of the
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Legislature and shall be empowered authorized to change such
compensation; such change to become effective on the fifteenth day
following the succeeding general election pursuant to subsection C
of this section. The members of the Board shall serve without
compensation, but shall be entitled to receive necessary travel and
subsistence expense as provided by law for other state officers.
C. Any recommendation by the Board to change compensation paid
to the members of the Legislature shall be referred to a vote of the
people in the form of a state question at the next General Election
and shall take effect upon the approval of a majority vote of
electors. The Board may seek the advice and counsel of the Attorney
General and the Office of the Secretary of State to implement the
provisions of this subsection.
SECTION 2. The Ballot Title for the proposed Constitutional
amendment as set forth in SECTION 1 of this resolution shall be in
the following form:
BALLOT TITLE
Legislative Referendum No. ____ State Question No. ____
THE GIST OF THE PROPOSITION IS AS FOLLOWS:
This measure amends Section 2 1 of Article 5 of the Oklahoma
Constitution. It makes any recommendation by the Board to
change compensation paid t o members of the Legislature be
referred to a vote of the people in the form of a state
question. It requires a majority vote of the people to make any
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change in compensation. It allows the Board to consult with the
Attorney General and Secretary of Stat e to place the state
question on the ballot.
SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED?
FOR THE PROPOSAL — YES _____________
AGAINST THE PROPOSAL — NO _____________
SECTION 3. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall,
immediately after the passage of this resolution, prepare and file
one copy thereof, including the Ballot Title set forth in SECTION 2
hereof, with the Secretary of State and one copy with the Attorney
General.
59-1-5214 LRB 11/15/22