HJR 1070 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Oklahoma Constitution; eligibility for office of Attorney General; requiring a person to be an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Oklahoma who has been practicing law for at least five years; ballot title; filing.

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to require future Oklahoma Attorneys General to be licensed attorneys who have practiced law in Oklahoma for at least ten years. It specifically adds this requirement to Section 3 of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution, which already sets age and residency qualifications for state executive offices. The amendment would apply only to the Attorney General position, not to other offices like Governor or State Treasurer listed in the existing section. If approved by voters, this change would become part of the state constitution, affecting all candidates seeking the Attorney General role.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Apr 1, 2026

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What changed between versions

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a 'Committee Substitute' draft to the official 'Floor' version, removing internal committee headers and page footers while adding the House of Representatives label. The substantive policy content regarding the new eligibility requirements for the Attorney General office remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Removed internal 'Committee Substitute' headers and page footers containing reference numbers.

Added the 'House of Representatives - Floor Version' header to indicate the bill's current status.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing to conform to the official floor version formatting standards.

Floor votes · House Mar 24, 2026

How they voted

92–0

Passed · 8 other

Total votes 100

Mar 24, 2026

D Democratic18

17 Yea 1

94% Yea

R Republican82

75 Yea 7

91% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 25, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 91 Nays: 0

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Rules Committee

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors