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SJR41 • 2026

Constitutional amendment; recognizing the inherent right of parents to parent their children.

Constitutional amendment; recognizing the inherent right of parents to parent their children.

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Sponsor
Jett
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Second Reading referred to Rules
Effective date
Not listed

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Constitutional amendment; recognizing the inherent right of parents to parent their children.

Constitutional amendment; recognizing the inherent right of parents to parent their children.

What This Bill Does

  • Constitutional amendment; recognizing the inherent right of parents to parent their children.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SJR 41 (Senate): Introduced (1/21/2026)

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Rules

  2. 2026-02-02 Senate

    First Reading

  3. 2026-02-02 Senate

    Authored by Senator Jett

Official Summary Text

Constitutional amendment; recognizing the inherent right of parents to parent their children.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SJR 41 (Senate): Introduced (1/21/2026)

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

SENATE JOINT
RESOLUTION 41 By: Jett

AS INTRODUCED

A Joint Resolution directing the Secretary of State
to refer to the people for their approval or
rejection a proposed amendment to add a new Section
2A of Article II of the Oklahoma Constitution;
recognizing the inherent right of parents to parent
their children; requiring the state to prove beyond a
reasonable doubt that interference is warranted;
requiring that evidentiary standards mirror criminal
proceedings; providing ballot title; and directing
filing.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 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 add a new Section 2A of Article
II of the Oklahoma Constitution to read as follows:
Section 2A. Parents have the inherent right to raise or
otherwise parent their children without unreasonable interference
from the state. Such an inherent right shall only be interfered

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with where the state shows beyond a reasonable doubt that the parent
is unfit to parent his or her child without interference from the
state. Evidentiary standards for depriving parents of this right
shall mirror that of criminal proceedings in this state.
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 will amend the Oklahoma Constitution by adding a
new Section 2A to Article 2. The measure will recognize the
inherent right of parents to parent their children without
interference from the state. The measure will require the state
to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that interference is
justified. The measure will require evidentiary standards to
match that of criminal proceedings.
SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED?
FOR THE PROPOSAL — YES _____________
AGAINST THE PROPOSAL — NO _____________
SECTION 3. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall,
immediately after the passage of this resolution, prepare and file
one copy thereof, including the Ballot Title set forth in SECTION 2

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hereof, with the Secretary of State and one copy with the Attorney
General.

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