Constitutional Separation of Religion and Tax Money Maintained...

...on paper, anyway.

HJR 1081 is dormant for this session

This resolution, with the sole sponsorship of GOP Rep. Jason Nelson, OKC, had it passed the Oklahoma Legislature, would have put on the November ballot a state question that would have revoked the separation of tax money from religious use of any kind (Article 2, sec 5 of the state Constitution, http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Article_II,_Oklahoma_Constitution).  It undoubtedly would have passed with a healthy majority, allowing tax money to be used for the exercise of religion, mainly christian.

Supporting Documents:
Bill Summary: HJR1081 INT BILLSUM.doc

Short Title:
Oklahoma Constitution; public money; sectarian purposes; ballot title; filing.

Primary Authors:
Nelson

CoAuthors:
Reynolds

Subject(s):
Constitutional Amendment, Public Finance, Vote of the People

Citations:

Citation	Type	Comment	Eff. Date
ART 2-5	REP

Bill History:

Date	Flags	Chamber	H Page	S Page	Text
2/6/2012	da	H	146		First Reading
2/6/2012	da	H	146		Authored by Representative Nelson
2/7/2012	da	H	185		Second Reading referred to Rules
2/22/2012	da	H	264		CR; Do Pass Rules Committee
2/22/2012	da	H			Coauthored by Representative(s) Reynolds