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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
HOUSE JOINT
RESOLUTION 1041 By: Rosecrants
AS INTRODUCED
A Joint Resolution directing the Secretary of State
to refer to the people for their approval or
rejection a proposed amendment to Section 8F of
Article X of the Constitution of the State of
Oklahoma; expanding definition of surviving spouse to
include surviving spouse of Gold Star veterans for
purposes of the homestead exemption; providing ballot
title; and directing filing.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE OF THE
2ND SESSION OF THE 60TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
SECTION 1. The Secretary of State shall refer to the people for
their approval or rejection, as and in the manner provided by law,
the following proposed amendment to Section 8F of Article X of the
Constitution of the State of Oklahoma to read as follows:
Section 8F. A. Despite any provision to the contrary, and
except as otherwise provided by subsection D of this section,
beginning January 1, 2015, the surviving spouse of the head of
household who is determined by the United States Department of
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Defense or any branch of the United States military to have died
while in the line of duty shall be entitled to claim an exemption
for the full amount of the fair cash value of the homestead until
such surviving spouse remarries. For purposes of this section,
"surviving spouse" shall include, but not be limited to, the
surviving spouse of the head of household who is determined by the
United States Department of Defense or any branch of the United
States military to be of Gold Star status.
B. In order to be eligible for the exemption authorized by this
section, the surviving spouse shall be required to prove residency
within the State of Oklahoma and must have previously qualified for
the homestead exemption authorized by law or be eligible for the
homestead exemption pursuant to law.
C. If a homestead otherwise eligible for the exemption
authorized by this section is transferred on or after January 1 of a
calendar year, another homestead property acquired by the surviving
spouse shall be exempt to the same extent as the homestead property
previously owned by such person for the year during which the new
homestead is acquired and, subject to the requirements of this
section, for each year thereafter.
D. The provisions of this section shall be applicable for the
2014 calendar year with respect to an existing homestead property
owned by the surviving spouse of a person previously determined to
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have died while in the line of duty by the United States Department
of Defense or applicable branch of the United States military.
SECTION 2. The Ballot Title for the proposed Constitutional
amendment as set forth in SECTION 8F of this resolution shall be in
the following form:
BALLOT TITLE
Legislative Referendum No. ____ State Question No. ____
THE GIST OF THE PROPOSITION IS AS FOLLOWS:
This measure amends Section 8F of Article 10 of the Oklahoma
Constitution. This section provides for an exemption to
surviving spouses of veterans killed in the line of duty for the
full amount of the fair cash value of the homestead until such
surviving spouse remarries. This measure would expand the
definition of surviving spouse to include the surviving spouses
of veterans who have received Gold Star status by the United
States Department of Defense or any branch of the United States
Military.
SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED?
FOR THE PROPOSAL — YES _____________
AGAINST THE PROPOSAL — NO _____________
SECTION 3. The Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives,
immediately after the passage of this resolution, shall prepare and
file one copy thereof, including the Ballot Title set forth in
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SECTION 2 hereof, with the Secretary of State and one copy with the
Attorney General.
60-2-14045 AO 01/06/26