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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1403 By: Culver of the House
and
McCortney of the Senate
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; providing an effective
date; and declaring an emergency .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 3A O.S. 2 021, Section 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, one member who shall be from the Fourth Congressional
District, and one member who shall be experienced in the ho rse
industry appointed by the Governor ;
2. One member who shall be from the Third Congressional
District appointed by the Lieutenant Governor;
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3. One member who shall be experienced in the horse industry
appointed by the Attorney General;
4. One member who shall be from the Second Congressional
District and one member who shall be experienced in the horse
industry appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of
Representatives; and
5. One member who shall be from the Fifth C ongressional
District and one member who shall be experienced in the horse
industry appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma
State Senate.
The members shall only be appointed with the advice and consent
of the Senate.
At least one member shall be appointed from each congressional
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 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 wh ich
such modification becomes effective shall be based on the redrawn
districts. Appointments made after July 1 of the year in which such
modification becomes effective shall be from an y redrawn districts
which are not represented by a board member until such time as each
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of the modified congressional districts is represented by a board
member.
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) yea rs
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 Commission 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 appropriate appointing authority.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage an d approval.
Passed the House of Representatives the 23rd day of March, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the Senate