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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
HOUSE JOINT
RESOLUTION 1057 By: Osburn
AS INTRODUCED
A Joint Resolution directing the Secretary of State
to refer to the people for their approval or
rejection of a proposed amendment to Section 23 of
Article VI of the Constitution of the State of
Oklahoma; making the Insurance Commissioner an
appointed position; providing process for
appointment; providing process for removal; 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 23 of Article VI of the
Constitution of the State of Oklahoma to read as follows:
Section 23. A. There Until subsection C of this section
becomes effective, there shall be elected by the qualified electors
of the State, at the first general election, a chief officer of the
Insurance Department, who shall be styled the "Insurance
Commissioner", whose term of office shall be four years: Provided,
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That the first term of the Insurance Commissioner so elected, shall
expire at the time of the expiration of the term of office of the
first Governor elected. The Insurance Commissioner shall be at
least twenty-five (25) years of age and well versed in insurance
matters.
B. No person shall be eligible to serve as Insurance
Commissioner for a period of time in excess of eight (8) years.
Such years need not be consecutive. Any years served by a person
elected or appointed to serve less than a full term to fill a
vacancy in such office shall not be included in the limitation set
forth herein. Any person serving in such position at the time of
passage of this amendment shall be eligible to complete the term for
which he or she has been elected and shall be eligible to serve an
additional eight (8) years thereafter, notwithstanding the
provisions of this amendment. The Legislature is hereby authorized
to enact laws to implement the provisions of this subsection.
C. Beginning November 1, 2034, subsections C, D, and E of this
section shall take effect and the Insurance Commissioner shall be
appointed by the Governor, in the process described in subsection D
of this section.
D. The Insurance Commissioner shall be appointed as follows:
1. The Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives shall
provide a list of six nominees to the Governor. The Governor shall
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appoint one of the six nominees to serve as the Insurance
Commissioner;
2. The Oklahoma State Senate shall vote whether to confirm the
Governor's appointee; and
3. Should the Senate fail to confirm the Governor's appointee
by a two-thirds (2/3) vote, then the Governor shall select a new
appointee from the original list of nominees.
E. The Insurance Commissioner may be removed from office by
either:
1. A two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members elected to and
constituting each chamber of the Legislature to remove the Insurance
Commissioner; or
2. By order of the Governor and two-thirds (2/3) vote of one
chamber of the Legislature to remove the Insurance Commissioner.
SECTION 2. The Ballot Title for the proposed Constitutional
amendment as set forth in SECTION 1 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 the Oklahoma Constitution in Section 23 of
Article 6. The measure creates an appointment and removal
process for the Insurance Commissioner. The process shall
consist of the Oklahoma House of Representatives preparing a
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list of eligible nominees, the Governor selecting a nominee from
the list, and the Senate voting whether to confirm the
Governor's selection. Should the Senate fail to confirm the
Governor's selection by a two-thirds (2/3) vote, then the
Governor shall make a new selection from the original provided
list. The Insurance Commissioner may be removed from office by
a two-thirds (2/3) vote of each chamber of the Legislature, or
by order of the Governor and a two-thirds (2/3) vote of one
chamber of the Legislature. This process shall not take effect
until November 1, 2034.
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
SECTION 2 hereof, with the Secretary of State and one copy with the
Attorney General.
60-2-13910 MJ 01/13/26