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ENGROSSED HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION NO. 1034 By: McCall, West (Kevin),
McDugle, Hilbert, Boles,
Hardin, Gann, Steagall,
Cantrell, Grego, West
(Rick), Maynard, Kendrix,
Duel, Sims, Pfeiffer,
Crosswhite Hader, Luttrell,
Wolfley, Banning,
Patzkowsky, Echols, Conley,
Smith, Kane, Fetgatter,
Roberts, Sneed, May, Lepak,
West (Josh), and Hays of
the House
and
Bullard, Bergstrom,
Hamilton, Prieto, Dahm,
Newhouse, Burns, Deevers,
Jett, and Alvord of the
Senate
A Joint Resolution directing the Sec retary of State
to refer to the people f or their approval or
rejection a proposed amendment to Section 26 of
Article II of the Constitution of the State of
Oklahoma; expanding rights of citizens to keep and
bear arms; updating lang uage; providing ballot title;
and directing filing.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRES ENTATIVES AND THE SENATE OF THE
2ND SESSION OF THE 59TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
SECTION 1. The Secretary of State shall refer to the people for
their approval or rejec tion, as and in the manner provided by law,
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the following proposed amendme nt to Section 26 of Article II of the
Constitution of the State of Oklahoma to read as follows:
Section 26. A. The fundamental right of a each individual
citizen to keep and to bear arms in defense of his home, or her
person, or property, or including handguns, rifles, shotguns,
knives, nonlethal defensive weapons, and other arms in common use,
as well as ammunition and the components of arms and ammunition, for
self-defense, lawful hunting and recreation, in aid of the civil
power, when thereunto legally lawfully summoned, or for any other
legitimate purpose, shall never be prohibited; but nothing herein
contained not be infringed.
B. This section shall not prevent the Legislature from
regulating the carrying of weapon s enforcing or adopting narrowly
tailored time, place, and manner regulations, or authorizing
political subdivisions to adopt and enforce such regulations, to
serve a compelling state interest.
C. No law shall impose registration or special taxation upon
the keeping of arms including the ac quisition, ownership,
possession, or transfer of arms, ammunition , or the components of
arms or ammunition.
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
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Legislative Referendum No. ____ State Question No. ____
THE GIST OF THE PROPOSITION IS AS FOLLOWS:
This measure would amend Section 26 of Article 2 of th e Oklahoma
Constitution. This measure would prevent infringement of the
fundamental right of a citizen to keep and to bear arms. This
measure will not prevent the Legisla ture from adopting
regulations that serv e a narrowly tailored compelling state
interest. This measure would prohibit the imposition of
registration or specia l taxation upon the keeping of or the
transfer of arms, ammunition, or the components of arms or
ammunition.
SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED?
FOR THE PROPOSAL — YES _____________
AGAINST THE PROPOSAL — NO _____________
SECTION 3. The Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives,
immediately after the passage of this resolution, shall 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.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 6th day of March, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the Senate