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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 380 By: Bullard
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to public grounds; amending 25 O.S.
66	66	2021, Section 2101, which relates to display of
67	67	replicas of historical documents on public grounds;
68	68	authorizing state to display certain items on public
69	69	grounds; requiring display of certain monument;
70	70	requiring certain determinations by specified
71	71	officials; authorizing consultation with third
72	72	parties; specifying requirements for certain f unding;
73	73	requiring approval for certain relocation; creating
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75	75	declaring an emergency .
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81	81	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
82	82	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, Section 2101, is
83	83	amended to read as follows:
84	84	Section 2101. A. Every The state and any county, municipality,
85	85	city, town, school or any other political subdivision is authorized
86	86	to display, in its public buildings and on its grounds, replicas of
87	87	historical documents including, but not limited to, the Ten
88	88	Commandments, Magna Ca rta, Mayflower Compact, Declaration of
89	89	Independence, United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, Oklahoma
90	90	Constitution and other historically significant documents in the
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142	142	form of statues, monuments, memorials, tablets or any other display
143	143	that respects the dignity and solemnity of such documents. Such
144	144	documents shall be displayed in a manner consistent with the context
145	145	of other documents contained in such display.
146	146	B. A monument of the Ten Commandments shall be prominently
147	147	displayed and protected on the in side and outside of the Oklahoma
148	148	State Capitol as a symbol of its historic significance for Oklahoman
149	149	and American history. The Governor, the President Pro Tempore of
150	150	the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
151	151	meet within one (1) year after the effective date of this act to
152	152	determine the design, placement, security, construction, and funding
153	153	of the monuments. Such officials may consult with third -party
154	154	groups to assist in making such determinations and with the
155	155	implementation of suc h determinations. Only donated funds may be
156	156	used for the design, placement, security, and construction of the
157	157	monuments. Monuments shall not be relocated once they are in place
158	158	without approval by three -fourths (3/4) of both houses of the
159	159	Legislature and approval of the Governor. Any person who knowingly
160	160	causes damage or destruction to the monuments shall be, upon
161	161	conviction, guilty of a felony.
162	162	C. In the event that the legali ty or constitutionality of any
163	163	such display is challenged in a court of law, t he Oklahoma Attorney
164	164	General is authorized to prepare and present a legal defense of the
165	165	display.
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217	217	SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
218	218	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
219	219	declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
220	220	be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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