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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
SENATE JOINT
RESOLUTION 45 By: McIntosh
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 21 of
Article V of the Oklahoma Constitution; requiring
certain vote of people to change compensation of
members of the Legislature; 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 Section 21 of Article V of the
Oklahoma Constitution to read as follows:
Section 21. A. The Legislature shall enact laws to prohibit
members of the Legislature from engaging in activities or having
interests which conflict with the proper discharge of their duties
and responsibilities.
B. The Board on Legislative Compensation is hereby created.
Said Board shall be composed of five members appointed by the
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Governor, two members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the
Senate, and two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives. The members appointed by the Governor shall be
from religious organizations, communications media, nonstate-
supported educational institutions, labor organizations, and retail
business; the members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the
Senate shall be from agricultural and civic organizations; and the
members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives
shall be from manufacturing and from professional fields not
otherwise specified. No member of the Legislature may be appointed
to or serve on the Board. In addition to the members above provided
for, the Chairman of the Oklahoma Tax Commission and the Director of
State Finance shall serve as ex officio nonvoting members of said
Board. The Chairman of said Board shall be designated by the
Governor. Members of the Legislature shall receive such
compensation as shall be fixed by the Board on Legislative
Compensation. If a member of the Legislature is incarcerated due to
being charged with a criminal offense and subsequently is found
guilty of the offense or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to the
offense, the legislator shall return to the state any compensation
the legislator received from the state while the legislator was
incarcerated prior to the guilty verdict or plea or nolo contendere
plea and shall not receive any compensation from the state during
any incarceration following such verdict or plea. Said Board shall
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each two years review the compensation paid to the members of the
Legislature and shall be empowered authorized to change such
compensation; such change to become effective on the fifteenth day
following the succeeding general election pursuant to subsection C
of this section. The members of the Board shall serve without
compensation, but shall be entitled to receive necessary travel and
subsistence expense as provided by law for other state officers.
C. Any recommendations to the Board to change compensation paid
to members of the Legislature shall be referred to a vote of the
people in the form of a state question at the next General Election
and shall take effect upon the approval of the question by a
majority vote. The Board may seek the advice and counsel of the
Attorney General and the Office of the Secretary of State to
implement the provisions of this subsection.
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 Section 21 of Article 5 of the Oklahoma
Constitution. The measure requires that a recommendation to
change compensation paid to members of the Legislature by the
Board on Legislative Compensation be referred to a vote of the
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people in the form of a state question. The measure requires a
majority vote to make any change in compensation. The change in
compensation will be effective upon approval of the question at
the statewide ballot. The measure allows the Board to consult
with the Attorney General and Secretary of State to implement
the procedures.
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
hereof, with the Secretary of State and one copy with the Attorney
General.
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