Key Votes
HJR 1042 - English as Official State Language - Key Vote
Oklahoma Key Votes
Stages
- May 6, 2009 House Concurrence Vote Passed
- April 22, 2009 Senate Bill Passed
- March 11, 2009 House Joint Resolution Passed
- Feb. 2, 2009 Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Concurrence Vote Passed (House) (89-8) - May 6, 2009
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Bill Passed (Senate) (44-2) - April 22, 2009
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Joint Resolution Passed (House) (66-32) - March 11, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: English as Official State Language
Vote to pass a joint resolution that submits a constitutional amendment to the voters that designates English as the official language of the State of Oklahoma.
- -Teach or encourage the learning of languages other than English;
-Protect the public health and safety;
-Teach English to those who are not fluent in the language;
-Teach and use sign-language for the deaf and hard-of-hearing or braille for blind or sight-impaired;
-Comply with federal law;
-Protect the rights of victims of crime and criminal defendants;
-Promote trade, commerce and tourism;
-Promote relations with Native American tribes or organizations; and
-Create or promote mottos or designations, inscribe public monuments, or utilize terms of art or similar terms or phrases from other languages which are commonly used as parts of communication otherwise in English.
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
NOTE: A PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT CAN BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF BOTH CHAMBERS ON A JOINT RESOLUTION. IT MUST BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF CITIZENS VOTING IN ORDER TO BECOME EFFECTIVE.
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Introduced (House) - Feb. 2, 2009
Title: English as Official State Language
Sponsors
- Anthony Sykes (OK - R)
- Randy Terrill (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Cliff A. Aldridge (OK - R)
- Don Barrington (OK - R)
- Brian Bingman (OK - R)
- Cliff Branan (OK - R)
- Randy Brogdon (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bill Brown (OK - R)
- Mike Christian (OK - R)
- Glenn Coffee (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Marian Cooksey (OK - R)
- Brian A. Crain (OK - R)
- Rex Duncan (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- George E. Faught (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Ford (OK - R)
- Jim Halligan (OK - R)
- Mike Johnson (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clark Jolley (OK - R)
- Ron Justice (OK - R)
- Sally R. Kern (OK - R)
- Bryce Marlatt (OK - R)
- David F. Myers (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dan Newberry (OK - R)
- Jonathan Nichols (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Leslie Osborn (OK - R)
- Jim Reynolds (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike D. 'Mike' Reynolds (OK - R)
- Mike Ritze (OK - R)
- Steve Russell (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Schulz (OK - R)
- Gary Stanislawski (OK - R)
- Sue Tibbs (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
