2014 TEN Legislative Priorities

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TENs 2014 Legislative PrioritiesApril 4, 2014 Update

Religious Freedom

HB 2873(Rep. Newell)

Initial version of HB2873allows an individual whose exercise of religion hasbeen substantially burdened, which is a violation of the Oklahoma ReligiousFreedom Act, to use the violation as a claim or defense in a judicialproceeding.

Amended version of HB2873prohibits restriction of students exercise ofreligion at publicly funded institutions of higher education.

Legislative History

February 3First Reading

February 4Second Reading, Referred to House Judiciary Committee

February 25Amended version introduced; House Judiciary Committee

votes 12-1 DO PASS.

March 10House votes 79-4 to PASS.

March 10Referred for engrossment

March 10Reps. Kern and Bennett added as co-authors

March 11Engrossed, signed, sent to Senate March 11First Reading

March 17Second Reading, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee

March 31Reported DO Pass as Amended by Education committee;

Committee Report filed. Title stricken.

TEN is NEUTRAL on this bill.

SB 1427(Senator Invester)

Creates the Statute of Religious Freedom Act

Legislative History


February 4Second Reading, Referred to Rules

DEAD for session

SB 1846(Senator Treat)
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Identical to initial version of HB2873 allows an individual whose exercise ofreligion has been substantially burdened, which is a violation of the OklahomaReligious Freedom Act, to use the violation as a claim or defense in a judicial

Legislative History


February 4Second Reading, Referred to Senate Rules Committee

February 5Rep. Newell added as principal House co-author

DEAD for session

Taxation

SB 1353(Senator Standridge)

Calls for a new law establishing tax credits for married couples.

In view of a recent directive from the Oklahoma Tax Commission refusing to

permit same-sex couples married in other jurisdictions to file their state taxes

jointly, TEN will monitor this bill to ensure that it does not get amended to

include language harmful to same-sex couples.

Legislative History


February 4Second Reading, Referred to Senate Finance Committee

February 4Rep. Newell added as principal House co-author

DEAD for session

TEN was NEUTRALon this bill

Educat ion

HB 2422(Rep. Bennett)

HB 2422 creates a new section of law entitled the Religious Viewpoints

Antidiscrimination Act protecting students expression of a religious viewpoint

in speech, in homework, artwork, classroom assignments, and school

activities.
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Mandates that students shall not be penalized or rewarded on account of thereligious content of their work.

Allows students to organize religious gatherings or prayer meetings on school

grounds.

Bars obscene speech, vulgar speech, offensively lewd speech, indecent

speech, or speech that promotes illegal drug use.

Legislative History


February 4Second Reading, Referred to House States Rights

Committee

February 11House States Rights Committee votes11-1DO PASS

February 12 - Representatives Walker, Hulbert, Cleveland, Blackwell,

Moore, Fisher added as co-authors

February 12Senator Dahm added as principal Senate co-author

February 18House votes 88-0 to PASS

February 18Referred for Engrossment

February 18Reps. Ritz and Reynolds added as co-authors

February 19Engrossed, signed, to Senate

February 19First Reading February 19Reps. Kern, Vaughnh, and Boggs added as co-authors

March 3Allen added as co-author

March 19Second Reading, Referred to Senate Education Committee

TEN OPPOSES this bill.

SB 1142(Sen. Allen)

Identical to HB 2422

SB 1142 creates a new section of law entitled the Religious ViewpointsAntidiscrimination Act protecting students expression of a religious viewpoint

in speech, in homework, artwork, classroom assignments, and school

activities.

Mandates that students shall not be penalized or rewarded on account of the

religious content of their work.
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Allows students to organize religious gatherings or prayer meetings on schoolgrounds.

Bars obscene speech, vulgar speech, offensively lewd speech, indecent

speech, or speech that promotes illegal drug use.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

February 31stReading

February 4Second Reading, Referred to Senate Education Committee

February 5Rep. Bennett added as principal House co-author

DEAD for this session

TEN OPPOSED this bill

SB 1470(Rep. Newberry)

Requires all materials used in Advanced Placement (AP) to be available for

inspection by parents.

Requires parental notification and consent prior to the use of salacious

material, including, but not limited to, sexual situations or content which

relates to preferences regarding religion, racial discrimination or sexualorientationin AP courses.

Legislative History


February 4Second Reading, Referred to Senate Education Committee

DEAD for session

TEN OPPOSEDthis bill

MarriageHJR 1076(Rep. Turner)

Calls for a Joint House Resolution that asks the Secretary of State to call for a

popular vote on a proposed amendment to the state constitutional

amendment outlawing same-sex marriage (originally called SQ 711, passed

in 2004).
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The only change that Rep. Turner proposes to the current constitutionalamendment is the substitution of Oklahoma where the law currently reads

the state.

Legislative History


February 4Second Reading, Referred to House Rules Committee

DEAD for session.

TEN OPPOSEDthis bill

HB 2466(Rep. Turner)

HB 2466 calls for the creation of a new law entitled the Preservation of

Marriage Act (POMA)

The bill is currently in a skeletal form, but could be amended.

Because Rep. Turner has also introduced a House Joint Resolution (HJR

1076) calling for a second statewide ballot banning same-sex marriage, it is

assumed that this bill also aims to keep same-sex marriage illegal.

Legislative History February 3First Reading


DEAD for session.


HB 3127(Rep. Sean Roberts)

HB 3127 calls for the creation of a new law entitled the Oklahoma Marriage

and Family Act of 2014.

The bill is currently in a skeletal form, but could be amended. It will be

monitored to ensure that does not change into something harmful to LGBT

couples and families.

Legislative History

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February 4Second Reading, Referred to House Rules Committee DEAD for session.

TEN was NEUTRAL on this bill

HB 3270(Rep. Morrissette)

Identical to HB 3127

HB 3270 calls for the creation of a new law entitled the Oklahoma Marriage

and Family Act of 2014.

The bill is currently in a skeletal form, but could be amended. It will be

monitored to ensure that does not change into something harmful to LGBT

couples and families.

Legislative History



DEAD for session.

TEN was NEUTRAL on this bill

Judicial Reform

SB 1894(Sen. Sykes)

Establishes a code of conduct for judges; establishes standards and

requirements for extrajudicial, avocational, governmental, civic, charitable,

financial and fiduciary activities of judges; prohibits the practice of law by

judges; establishes requirements for judicial candidates. This proposed legislation violates the separation of powers and imperils

the independence of the judiciary.

Legislative History

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February 4Second Reading, Referred to Senate JudiciaryCommittee

DEAD for session.


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