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SJR46 • 2026

Constitutional amendment; preventing infringement of the fundamental right of a citizen to grow and purchase food.

Constitutional amendment; preventing infringement of the fundamental right of a citizen to grow and purchase food.

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

Plain English Breakdown

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Constitutional amendment; preventing infringement of the fundamental right of a citizen to grow and purchase food.

Constitutional amendment; preventing infringement of the fundamental right of a citizen to grow and purchase food.

What This Bill Does

  • Constitutional amendment; preventing infringement of the fundamental right of a citizen to grow and purchase food.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SJR 46 (Senate): Introduced (1/29/2026)

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 Deevers

Official Summary Text

Constitutional amendment; preventing infringement of the fundamental right of a citizen to grow and purchase food.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SJR 46 (Senate): Introduced (1/29/2026)

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

SENATE JOINT
RESOLUTION 46 By: Deevers

AS INTRODUCED

A Joint Resolution directing the Secretary of State
to refer to the people for their approval or
rejection a proposed amendment to the Oklahoma
Constitution by adding a new Section 38 to Article
II; preventing infringement on the fundamental right
of a citizen to grow and purchase food; 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 the Oklahoma Constitution by
adding a new Section 38 to Article II to read as follows:
Section 38. The right of a citizen of Oklahoma to cultivate
food and to purchase food from the source of his or her choice shall
not be infringed.
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:

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BALLOT TITLE
Legislative Referendum No. ____ State Question No. ____
THE GIST OF THE PROPOSITION IS AS FOLLOWS:
This measure amends Article 2 of the Oklahoma Constitution by
adding a new Section 38. This measure would prevent
infringement on the fundamental right of a citizen to grow food
and purchase food from a source of his or her choosing.
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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