Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HJR1089: Joint Resolution; Oklahoma Constitution; convention; delegates; procedures; submission to voters; ballot title; filing.
Status: In committee, April 1, 2026
What the bill says
A Joint Resolution calling a Constitutional Convention to alter, revise, or amend the present Constitution of the State of Oklahoma or to propose a new Constitution; fixing the time and place thereof; providing for selection of delegates to the Convention; providing requirements and restrictions for eligibility; creating a Constitutional Convention Commission; stating purpose; providing for composition; providing for election of officers and organization of the Constitutional Convention; providing oath of office; providing for recall and penalty for violation of oath…
From the engrossed text, March 30, 2026:
A Joint Resolution calling a Constitutional Convention to alter, revise, or amend the present Constitution of the State of Oklahoma or to propose a new Constitution; fixing the time and place thereof; providing for selection of delegates to the Convention; providing requirements and restrictions for eligibility; creating a Constitutional Convention Commission; stating purpose; providing for composition; providing for election of officers and organization of the Constitutional Convention; providing oath of office; providing for recall and penalty for violation of oath; providing for employment of staff; providing for rules of procedure; providing for working draft to be considered by the Constitutional Convention; providing voting requirements for certain actions; providing for compensation of delegates; providing for payment of expenses of the Convention; providing for submission of constitutional changes to the voters of the state; providing for submission of this joint resolution to a vote of the people; providing ballot title; and directing filing. WHEREAS, Section 2 of Article XXIV of the Oklahoma Constitution requires that a proposal to hold a Constitutional Convention shall ENGR. H. J. R. NO. 1089 Page be s ubmitted to a vote of the people at least once every twenty (20) years; and WHEREAS, the last proposal providing for a Constitutional Convention was submitted to a vote of the people March 17, 1970; and WHEREAS, a State Question …