HJR 1081 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Oklahoma Constitution; ad valorem; senior fair cash value limit; ballot title; filing.

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment (HJR 1081) that would eliminate the income requirement for Oklahoma seniors to qualify for a property tax limit on their homesteads. Currently, seniors aged 65+ must meet an income threshold based on HUD median income for their area; this amendment removes that requirement while keeping the age, 7-year occupancy, and $700,000 property value cap. It would apply only to homesteads valued at $700,000 or less, with the tax limit frozen at the value when the owner turned 65 (or January 1, 1997, for those already eligible before 1997). The change requires voter approval via a ballot measure.
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

Engrossed Floor (House) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from an 'Engrossed' version to a 'Floor Version' for the House. The substantive policy content regarding property tax limits, age requirements, and income thresholds remains unchanged, but the document now includes a specific header indicating it is the 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) and contains a note that bold face text denotes committee amendments.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's applicability has not changed; the changes are strictly related to document formatting and session identification.
TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the 'Floor Version' for the House and explicitly identifies the 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026).

A note was added stating that 'BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments' to help readers distinguish between original text and proposed changes.

Page footers were updated from 'ENGR. H. J. R. NO. 1081' to 'HJR1081 HFLR' to match the new floor version status.

Floor votes · House Mar 26, 2026

How they voted

7813
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 100
Mar 26, 2026
D Democratic18
5 Yea 11 Nay 2
61% Nay
R Republican82
73 Yea 2 Nay 7
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Mar 30, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 77 Nays: 13
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, as amended, Rules Committee
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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