Oklahoma 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HJR1006 Compare Versions

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28	28	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30	30	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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32	32	HOUSE JOINT
33	33	RESOLUTION 1006 By: Eaves
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40	40	AS INTRODUCED
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42	42	A Joint Resolution directing the Secretary of State
43	43	to refer to the people for their approval or
44	44	rejection a proposed amendme nt to the Constitution of
45	45	the State of Oklahoma by adding a new Section 8G to
46	46	Article X; providing for a freeze in taxpayer 's value
47	47	of liability for purposes of collecting ad valorem
48	48	taxes during certain inflationary period; providing
49	49	for implementation of freeze; providing ballot title;
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56	56	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE H OUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE OF THE
57	57	1ST SESSION OF THE 60TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
58	58	SECTION 1. The Secretary of State shall refer to the peop le for
59	59	their approval or rejection, as and in the manner provided by law,
60	60	the following proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State of
61	61	Oklahoma by adding a new Section 8G to Article X thereof, to read as
62	62	follows:
63	63	Notwithstanding any other provision s of Article X to the
64	64	contrary, if the consumer price index (CPI) exceeds two percent
65	65	(2%), the value of the taxpayer's ad valorem tax liability shall
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92	92	remain unchanged from the previous tax year. The provisions of this
93	93	section shall be implemented the fir st assessment year immediately
94	94	following the date as of which the CPI information becomes
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96	96	SECTION 2. The Ballot Title for the proposed Constitutional
97	97	amendment as set forth in SECTION 1 of this resolution shall be in
98	98	the following form:
99	99	BALLOT TITLE
100	100	Legislative Referendum No. ____ State Question No. ____
101	101	THE GIST OF THE PROPOSITION IS AS FOLLOWS:
102	102	This measure creates a new section in Article 10 of the Oklahoma
103	103	Constitution. This measure would allow for the value of the
104	104	taxpayer's tax liability, for the purposes of collecting ad
105	105	valorem taxes, to remain unchanged if inflation rate exceeds the
106	106	consumer price index 's two percent (2%) targeted goal. The
107	107	value of a taxpayer's liability would remain frozen and
108	108	unchanged from the previ ous tax year. This freeze in the value
109	109	of liability would go into effect during the first assessment
110	110	year after the consumer price index information becomes
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112	112	SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED?
113	113	FOR THE PROPOSAL — YES _____________
114	114	AGAINST THE PROPOSAL — NO _____________
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141	141	SECTION 3. The Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives,
142	142	immediately after the passage of this resolution, shall prepare and
143	143	file one copy thereof, including the Ballot Title set forth in
144	144	SECTION 2 hereof, with th e Secretary of State and one copy with the
145	145	Attorney General.
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