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31	28		STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33	30		1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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35	32		COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
36	33		FOR ENGROSSED
37	34		SENATE BILL NO. 1027 By: Bullard, Paxton, Jett ,
38	35		McIntosh, Deevers,
39	36		Grellner, Hines, Hamilton,
40		-	Prieto, Alvord, Gilles pie,
41		-	Stewart, and Pederson of
42		-	the Senate
	37	+	Prieto, Alvord, and
	38	+	Gillespie of the Senate
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46		-	Hilbert, West (Kevin),
47		-	Adams, and Steagall of the
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	42	+	Hilbert of the House
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55	50		An Act relating to initiative and referendum;
56	51		amending 34 O.S. 2021, Sections 3, 6, 8, as amended
57	52		by Section 1, Chapter 364, O.S.L. 2024, and 9 (34
58	53		O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 8), which relate to
59	54		signatures for petitions and ballot title; making
60	55		language gender neutral; establishing requirements
61	56		for gist of proposition; requiring inclusion of
62	57		certain statement on petition; requiring Secretary of
63	58		State to make affirmation about certain language;
64	59		authorizing certain removal for violation; adding
65	60		qualification for persons circulating petition for
66	61		signatures; requiring certain notice; providing that
67	62		signature serves as certain attestation; requiring
68	63		Secretary of State to establish procedures for
69	64		removal of certain signatures; requiring certain
70	65		disclosures; establishing requirements for certain
71	66		contributions or compensation; requiring report of
72	67		certain expenditures; requiring publication of
73	68		certain reports on Secretary of State website;
74	69		modifying requirements for certain signatu res;
75	70		updating certain vote requirement; updating statutory
	71	+	reference; adding requirement for ballot title;
	72	+	updating statutory language; specifying applicability
	73	+	of provisions; providing for severability; providing
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106	100		for noncodification; providing for codification; and
107	101		declaring an emergency.
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113	106		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
114	107		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 34 O.S. 2021, Section 3, is
115	108		amended to read as follows:
116	109		Section 3. A. Each initiative petition and each referendu m
117	110		petition shall be duplicated for the securing of signatures. The
118	111		Secretary of State shall design a form, subject to change, for
119	112		signatures that shall be used by proponents of initiatives or
120	113		referendums when collecting signatures, and each sheet for
121	114		signatures shall be attached to a copy of the petition. Each copy
122	115		of the petition and sheets for signatures is hereinafter termed a
123	116		pamphlet. On the outer page of each pamphlet shall be printed the
124	117		word “Warning”, and underneath this in ten -point type the words, “It
125	118		is a felony for anyone to sign an initiative or referendum petition
126	119		with any name other than his or her own, or knowingly to sign his or
127	120		her name more than once for the measure, or to sign such petition
128	121		when he or she is not a legal voter of this state.” A simple
129	122		statement of the gist of the proposition shall be printed on the top
130	123		margin of each signature sheet and shall:
	124	+	1. Explain in basic words, which can be easily found in
	125	+	dictionaries of general usage, the effect of the proposition;
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158		-	1. Explain in basic words, whi ch can be easily found in
159		-	dictionaries of general usage, the effect of the proposition;
160	152		2. Not contain any words which have a special meaning for a
161	153		particular profession or trade not commonly known to the citizens of
162	154		this state;
163	155		3. Not contain euphemisms, words, or phrases regarded in
164	156		popular parlance as code words, or an apparent attempt to deceiv e
165	157		voters;
166	158		4. Not reflect partiality in its composition or contain any
167	159		argument for or against the measure; and
168	160		5. Indicate whether a proposed measure will have a fiscal
169	161		impact on the state and if so, the potential source of funding
170	162		including, but not lim ited to, federal funding or legislative
171	163		appropriation which may require imposition of a new tax, increase of
172	164		an existing tax, or elimination of existing services.
173	165		B. A statement shall be printed under the gist of the
174	166		proposition that provides notice that a copy of the petition and all
175	167		signatures on such petition are public records subject to the
176	168		Oklahoma Open Records Act.
177	169		C. The Secretary of State shall affirm that any gist conforms
178	170		with the requirements of this section. The Secretary may remove any
179	171		gist that violates the requirements of this section and direct the
180	172		proponents of the petition to submit a gist that complies with all
181	173		the requirements of this section .
	174	+	SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 34 O.S. 2021, Section 6, is
	175	+	amended to read as follows:
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209		-	SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 34 O.S. 2021, Section 6, is
210		-	amended to read as follows:
211	202		Section 6. Any person who circulates a sheet of said the
212	203		petition shall be a registered voter of this state and shall verify
213	204		the signatures included on any signature sheets he or she circulates
214	205		by executing his or her affidavit thereon and as a part thereof.
215	206		The Secretary of State shall cause to be affixed onto the back of
216	207		the signature form an affidavit, subject to change, for the
217	208		circulator to verify the signatures.
218	209		State of Oklahoma, )
219	210		) ss.
220	211		County of ________ )
221	212		I, ______, being first duly sworn, say: That I am at least
222	213		eighteen (18) years old , a registered voter of this state, and that
223	214		all signatures on the signature sheet were signed in my presence; I
224	215		believe that each has stated his or her name, mailing address,
225	216		county of residence, and date of birth associated with his or her
226	217		Oklahoma voter registration record, and that each signer is a legal
227	218		voter of the State of Oklahoma and county of ______ or of the city
228	219		of ______ (as the case may be). (Signature and complete address of
229	220		affiant.)
230	221		Subscribed and sworn to before me this ________ day of ________ A.D.
231	222		20__.
	223	+	(Signature and title of the Oklahoma notarial officer before
	224	+	whom oath is made, and his or her complete address, commission
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259		-	(Signature and title of the Oklahoma notarial officer before
260		-	whom oath is made, and hi s or her complete address, commission
261	251		number and expiration date, and official Oklahoma notary p ublic
262	252		seal.)
263	253		SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 34 O.S. 2021, Section 8, as
264	254		amended by Section 1, Chapter 364, O.S.L. 2024 (34 O.S. Supp. 2024,
265	255		Section 8), is amended to read as follows:
266	256		Section 8. A. When a citizen or citizens desire to circu late a
267	257		petition initiating a proposition of any nature, whether to become a
268	258		statute law or an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution, or for the
269	259		purpose of invoking a referendum upon legislative enactments, such
270	260		citizen or citizens shall, when such petitio n is prepared, and
271	261		before the same is circulated or signed by electors, file a true and
272	262		exact copy of same in the office of the Secretary of State and shall
273	263		at the same time file a separate ballot title, which shall not be
274	264		part of or printed on the petitio n.
275	265		B. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to cause to
276	266		be published, in at least one newspaper of general circulation in
277	267		the state, a notice of such filing and the apparent sufficiency or
278	268		insufficiency of the petition, and shall include notice t hat any
279	269		citizen or citizens of the state may file a protest as to the
280	270		constitutionality of the petition, by a written notice to the
281	271		Supreme Court and to the proponent or proponents filing the
282	272		petition. Any such protest must shall be filed within ninety (9 0)
	273	+	days after publication. A copy of the protest shall be filed with
	274	+	the Secretary of State.
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310		-	days after publication. A copy of the protest shall be filed with
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312	301		C. Upon the filing of a protest to the petition, the Supreme
313	302		Court shall then fix a day, not less than ten (10) business days
314	303		thereafter, at which time it will h ear testimony and arguments for
315	304		and against the sufficiency of such petition.
316	305		D. A protest filed by anyone hereunder may, if abandoned by the
317	306		party filing same, be revived within five (5) business days by any
318	307		other citizen. After such hearing the Supreme Court shall decide
319	308		whether such petition is in the form required by the statutes. If
320	309		the Court is at the time adjourned, the Chief Justice shall
321	310		immediately convene the same for such hearing. No objection to the
322	311		sufficiency shall be considered unless it has been made and filed as
323	312		herein provided.
324	313		E. Signature-gathering Deadline for Initiative Petitions. When
325	314		an initiative petition has been filed in the office of the Secretary
326	315		of State and all appeals, protests , and rehearings have been
327	316		resolved or the period for such has expired, the Secretary of State
328	317		shall set the date for circulation of signatures for the petition to
329	318		begin but in no event shall the date be less than fifteen (15) days
330	319		nor more than thirty (30) days from the date when all appeals,
331	320		protests, and rehearings have been resolved or have expired.
332	321		Notification shall be sent to the proponents specifying the date on
333	322		which circulation of the petition shall begin and that the
	323	+	signatures are due within ninety (90) days of the date set. Any
	324	+	person who circulates the petition to collect signatures shall be a
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361		-	signatures are due within ninety (90) days of the date set. Any
362		-	person who circulates the petition to collect signatures shall be a
363	351		registered voter in this state and shall display a conspicuous
364	352		notice in any location where the person is collecting signatures
365	353		whether the person is being paid to circulate the petition and if
366	354		so, by what person or entity. Each elector shall sign his or her
367	355		name and legibly print his or her name, birth date and, address, and
368	356		county of residence associated with his or her Oklahoma voter
369	357		registration record. An elector’s signature shall serve as an
370	358		attestation that the elector read the gist in full or that the
371	359		person who solicited the elector’s signature read the gist in full
372	360		to the elector. The Secretary of State shall establish procedures
373	361		by which an elector can request to have his or her sign ature removed
374	362		from the petition. Any petition not filed in accordance with this
375	363		provision shall not be considered. The proponents of an initiative
376	364		petition, any time before the final submission of signatures, may
377	365		withdraw the initiative petition upon wri tten notification to the
378	366		Secretary of State.
379	367		F. Signature-gathering Deadline for Referendum Petitions. All
380	368		signed signatures supporting a referendum petition shall be filed
381	369		with the Secretary of State not later than ninety (90) days after
382	370		the adjournment of the legislative session in which the measure ,
383	371		which is the subject of the referendum petition , was enacted.
	372	+	G. 1. Any person who circulates the petition to collect
	373	+	signatures shall disclose to the Secretary of State any employer or
	374	+	entity that is compensating the person for the circulation of the
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411		-	G. 1. Any person who circulates the petition t o collect
412		-	signatures shall disclose to the Secretary of State any employer or
413		-	entity that is compensating the person for the circulation of the
414	401		petition. No compensation shall be based on number of signatures
415	402		collected, number of signature sheets submitted, or any other
416	403		similar incentives. No person or entity who does not reside or do
417	404		business in this state shall contribute to or compensate a person
418	405		for circulation of a petition. Any person or entity that employs a
419	406		person for circulation of a petition shall follow federal labor
420	407		standards; and
421	408		2. Any person or entity expending funds on the circulat ion of a
422	409		petition shall submit a weekly report to the Secretary of State that
423	410		details such expenditures and that attests that all donated funds
424	411		were received from sources in this state. The Secretary of State
425	412		shall publish such reports on the Secretary’s website until the vote
426	413		on the measure has occurred.
427	414		H. 1. The total number of signatures collected to meet the
428	415		requirements for an initiative petition or referendum petition ,
429	416		amending the Oklahoma Statutes, from a single county shall not
430	417		exceed eleven and five-tenths percent (11.5%) of the number of votes
431	418		cast in that county during the most recent statewide general
432	419		election for Governor. The State Election Board shall determine the
433	420		number of votes cast in each county; and
	421	+	2. The total number of signatur es collected to meet the
	422	+	requirements for an initiative petition or referendum petition ,
	423	+	amending the Oklahoma Constitution, from a single county shall not
	424	+	exceed twenty and eight -tenths percent (20.8%) of the number of
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461		-	2. The total number of signatures collected to meet the
462		-	requirements for an initiative petition or referendum petition,
463		-	amending the Oklahoma Constitution, from a single county shall not
464		-	exceed twenty and eight-tenths percent (20.8%) of the number of
465	451		votes cast in that county during the most recent statewide general
466	452		election for Governor. The State Election Board shall determine the
467	453		number of votes cast in each county.
468	454		I. The proponents of a referendum or an initiative petition may
469	455		terminate the circulation period any time during the n inety-day
470	456		circulation period by certifying to the Secretary of State that:
471	457		1. All signed petitions have already been filed with the
472	458		Secretary of State;
473	459		2. No more petitions are in circulation; and
474	460		3. The proponents will not circulate any more petitions.
475	461		If the Secretary of State receives such a certification from the
476	462		proponents, the Secretary of State shall begin the counting and
477	463		review process.
478	464		H. J. When the signed copies of a petition pamphlet are timely
479	465		filed, the Secretary of State shall file a cop y of the proponent’s
480	466		ballot title with the Attorney General and, after conducting a count
481	467		and review of the filed, signed petition pamphlets, the Secretary of
482	468		State shall certify to the Supreme Court of the state:
483	469		1. The total number of signatures counted pursuant to
484	470		procedures set forth in this title; and
	471	+	2. The total number of votes cast for the state office
	472	+	receiving the highest number of votes cast Governor at the last
	473	+	general election.
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513		-	receiving the highest number of votes cast Governor at the last
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515	500		The Supreme Court shall make the determination of the numerical
516	501		sufficiency or insufficiency of the signatures counted and reviewed
517	502		by the Secretary of State.
518	503		I. K. Upon order of the Supreme Court it shall be the duty of
519	504		the Secretary of State to forthwith cause to be published, in at
520	505		least one newspaper of general cir culation in the state, a notice of
521	506		the filing of the signed petitions and the apparent sufficiency or
522	507		insufficiency thereof, and shall also publish the text of the ballot
523	508		title as reviewed and approved or, if applicable, as rewritten by
524	509		the Attorney General pursuant to the provisions of subsection D of
525	510		Section 9 of this title and notice that any citizen or citizens of
526	511		the state may file an objection to the count made by the Secretary
527	512		of State, by a written notice to the Supreme Court and to the
528	513		proponent or proponents filing the petition. Any such objection
529	514		must shall be filed within ninety (90) days after publication and
530	515		must shall relate only to the validity or number of the signatures
531	516		or a challenge to the ballot title. A copy of the objection to the
532	517		count or ballot title shall be filed with the Supreme Court, the
533	518		Attorney General, and the Secretary of State.
	519	+	J. L. Upon appeal and if ordered or directed by the Supreme
	520	+	Court, the Secretary of State shall deliver the bound volumes of
	521	+	signatures to the Sup reme Court.
	522	+	K. M. Upon the filing of an objection to the signature count or
	523	+	ballot title, the Supreme Court shall resolve the objection with
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561		-	J. L. Upon appeal and if ordered or directed by th e Supreme
562		-	Court, the Secretary of State shall deliver the bound volumes of
563		-	signatures to the Supreme Court.
564		-	K. M. Upon the filing of an objection to the signature count or
565		-	ballot title, the Supreme Court shall resolve the objection with
566	550		dispatch. The Supreme Court shall adopt rules to govern proceedings
567	551		to apply to the challenge of a measure on the grounds that the
568	552		proponents failed to gather sufficient signatures.
569	553		L. N. If in the opinion of the Supreme Court, any objection to
570	554		the count or protest to the petition is frivolous, the Court may
571	555		impose appropriate sanctions, including an award of costs and
572	556		attorneys attorney fees to either party as the Court deems
573	557		equitable.
574	558		M. O. Whenever reference is made in this act to the Supreme
575	559		Court, such reference shall include the members of the Supreme
576	560		Court, or any officer constitutionally designated to perfo rm the
577	561		duties herein prescribed.
578	562		SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 34 O.S. 2021, Section 9, is
579	563		amended to read as follows:
580	564		Section 9. A. When a referendum is ordered by petition of the
581	565		people against any measure passed by the Legislature or when any
582	566		measure is proposed by initiative petition, whether as an amendment
583	567		to the Oklahoma Constitution or as a statute, it shall be the duty
584	568		of the parties submitting the measure to prepare and file one copy
	569	+	of the measure with the Secretary of State a nd one copy with the
	570	+	Attorney General.
	571	+	B. The parties submitting the measure shall also submit a
	572	+	suggested ballot title to the Secretary of State which shall be
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586		-	SB1027 HFLR Page 12
587		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
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612		-	of the measure with the Secretary of State and one copy with the
613		-	Attorney General.
614		-	B. The parties submitting the measure shall also submit a
615		-	suggested ballot title to the Secretary of State which shall b e
616	599		filed on a separate sheet of paper and shall not be part of or
617	600		printed on the petition. The s uggested ballot title:
618	601		1. Shall not exceed two hundred words, or three hundred words
619	602		if the proposed measure will have a fiscal impact on the state;
620	603		2. Shall explain in basic words, which can be easily found in
621	604		dictionaries of general usage, the effect o f the proposition;
622	605		3. Shall not contain any words which have a special meaning for
623	606		a particular profession or trade not commonly known to the citizens
624	607		of this state;
625	608		4. Shall not contain euphemisms, words, or phrases regarded in
626	609		popular parlance as code words, or an apparent attempt to deceive
627	610		voters;
628	611		5. Shall not reflect partiality in its composition or contain
629	612		any argument for or against the measure;
630	613		5. 6. Shall contain language which clearly states that a “yes”
631	614		vote is a vote in favor of the proposit ion and a “no” vote is a vote
632	615		against the proposition;
633	616		6. 7. Shall not contain language whereby a “yes” vote is, in
634	617		fact, a vote against the proposition and a “no” vote is, in fact, a
635	618		vote in favor of the proposition; and
	619	+	7. 8. Shall indicate if a propos ed measure will have a fiscal
	620	+	impact on the state and if so, the potential source of funding
	621	+	including, but not limited to, federal funding or legislative
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637		-	SB1027 HFLR Page 13
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663		-	7. 8. Shall indicate if a proposed measure will have a fiscal
664		-	impact on the state and if so, the potential source of funding
665		-	including, but not limited to, federal funding or legislative
666	648		appropriation which may require imposition of a new tax, increase of
667	649		an existing tax, or elimination of existing services.
668	650		C. When a measure is proposed as a constitutional amendment by
669	651		the Legislature or when the Legislature proposes a statute
670	652		conditioned upon approval by the people:
671	653		1. After final passage of a measure, the Secretary of State
672	654		shall submit the proposed ballot title to the Attorney General for
673	655		review as to legal correctness. Within five (5) business days after
674	656		receipt from the Secretary of State, the Attorney General shall, in
675	657		writing, notify the Secretary of State, the President Pro Tem pore of
676	658		the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
677	659		principal authors of the bill whether or not the proposed ballot
678	660		title complies with applicable laws. The Attorney General shall
679	661		state with specificity any and all defects found and, if necessary,
680	662		within ten (10) business days of determining that the proposed
681	663		ballot title is defective, prepare a preliminary ballot title which
682	664		complies with the law and furnish a copy of such ballot title to the
683	665		Secretary of State, the President Pro Temp ore of the Senate, the
684	666		Speaker of the House of Representatives and the principal authors of
685	667		the bill. The Attorney General may consider any comments made by
686	668		the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or the Speaker of the House
	669	+	of Representatives submitted w ithin five (5) business days of their
	670	+	being furnished a copy of the preliminary ballot title. The
	671	+	Attorney General shall respond in writing to the comments and shall
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714		-	of Representatives submitted within five (5) business days of their
715		-	being furnished a copy of the preliminary ballot title. The
716		-	Attorney General shall respond in writing to the comments and shall
717	698		file a final ballot title with the Secretary of State no later than
718	699		fifteen (15) business days after furnishing the preliminary ballot
719	700		title; and
720	701		2. After receipt of the measure and the official ballot title,
721	702		as certified by the Attorney General, the Secretary of State shall
722	703		within five (5) days transmit to the Secretary of the State Election
723	704		Board an attested copy of the measure, including the official ballot
724	705		title.
725	706		D. The following procedure shall apply to ballot titles of
726	707		referendums ordered by a petition of the people or any measure
727	708		proposed by an initiative petition:
728	709		1. After the filing of the signed referendum petitions or the
729	710		signed initiative petitions, the Secretary of State shall submit the
730	711		proposed separate ballot title to the Attorney General for review as
731	712		to legal correctness. Within five (5) business days after the
732	713		receipt of the ballot title, the Attorney General shall, in writing,
733	714		notify the Secretary of State whether or not the proposed ballot
734	715		title complies with applicable laws. The Attorney General shall
735	716		state with specificity any and all defects found and, if necessary,
736	717		within ten (10) business days of determining that the proposed
	718	+	ballot title is defective, prepare and file a ballot title which
	719	+	complies with the law; and
	720	+	2. Within ten (10) business days after completion of the review
	721	+	and, if necessary, the filing of a ba llot title in compliance with
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738		-	SB1027 HFLR Page 15
739		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
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764		-	ballot title is defective, prepare and file a ballot title which
765		-	complies with the law; and
766		-	2. Within ten (10) business days after completion of the review
767		-	and, if necessary, the filing of a ballot title in compliance with
768	748		law, by the Attorney General, the Secretary of State shall, if no
769	749		appeal is filed, transmit to the Secretary of the State Election
770	750		Board an attested copy of the measure, including the official ballot
771	751		title, and a certification that the requirements of this section
772	752		have been met. If an appeal is taken from such ballot title within
773	753		the time specified in Section 10 of this title, then the Secretary
774	754		of State shall certify to the Secretary of the State Election Board
775	755		the ballot title which is finally approved by the Supreme Court.
776	756		SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
777	757		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 28 of Title 34, unless there is
778	758		created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
779	759		The provisions of this act shall be severable and if any
780	760		section, subsection, sentence , or clause of this act is for any
781	761		reason held to be invalid such holding shall not affect the validity
782	762		of the remaining portions thereof.
783	763		SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
784	764		codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
785	765		Upon the effective date of this act, the provisions shall be
786	766		applicable to all initiative petitions for which the Secretary of
787	767		State has not previously set the date for circulation of the
	768	+	petition for signatures pursuant to subsection E of Section 8 of
	769	+	Title 34 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
	770	+	SECTION 7. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
	771	+	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency i s hereby
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789		-	SB1027 HFLR Page 16
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815		-	petition for signatures pursuant to subsection E of Section 8 of
816		-	Title 34 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
817		-	SECTION 7. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
818		-	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
819	798		declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
820	799		be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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822		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COM MITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT, dated
823		-	04/16/2025 - DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored .
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