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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
SENATE BILL 380 By: Bullard
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to public grounds; amending 25 O.S.
2021, Section 2101, which relates to display of
replicas of historical documents on public grounds;
authorizing state to display certain items on public
grounds; requiring display of certain monument;
requiring certain determinations by specified
officials; authorizing consultation with third
parties; specifying requirements for certain f unding;
requiring approval for certain relocation; creating
felony offense; updating statutory language; and
declaring an emergency .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, Section 2101, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 2101. A. Every The state and any county, municipality,
city, town, school or any other political subdivision is authorized
to display, in its public buildings and on its grounds, replicas of
historical documents including, but not limited to, the Ten
Commandments, Magna Ca rta, Mayflower Compact, Declaration of
Independence, United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, Oklahoma
Constitution and other historically significant documents in the
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form of statues, monuments, memorials, tablets or any other display
that respects the dignity and solemnity of such documents. Such
documents shall be displayed in a manner consistent with the context
of other documents contained in such display.
B. A monument of the Ten Commandments shall be prominently
displayed and protected on the in side and outside of the Oklahoma
State Capitol as a symbol of its historic significance for Oklahoman
and American history. The Governor, the President Pro Tempore of
the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
meet within one (1) year after the effective date of this act to
determine the design, placement, security, construction, and funding
of the monuments. Such officials may consult with third -party
groups to assist in making such determinations and with the
implementation of suc h determinations. Only donated funds may be
used for the design, placement, security, and construction of the
monuments. Monuments shall not be relocated once they are in place
without approval by three -fourths (3/4) of both houses of the
Legislature and approval of the Governor. Any person who knowingly
causes damage or destruction to the monuments shall be, upon
conviction, guilty of a felony.
C. In the event that the legali ty or constitutionality of any
such display is challenged in a court of law, t he Oklahoma Attorney
General is authorized to prepare and present a legal defense of the
display.
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SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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