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OK HB1330
Bill
Status
5/18/2009
Primary Sponsor
Mike Brown
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the State Capitol Preservation Commission to permit placement of a Ten Commandments monument on Oklahoma State Capitol grounds, designed and funded entirely by private entities at no state expense
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Requires the monument to use identical wording from the Ten Commandments display upheld as constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in Van Orden v. Perry
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Authorizes the Oklahoma Attorney General or Liberty Legal Institute to defend the monument against any legal or constitutional challenges
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States the monument does not indicate state preference for any particular religion, noting it will be placed among numerous other existing monuments on Capitol grounds
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Effective date of November 1, 2009
Legislative Description
State capital and Capitol Building; providing for a Ten Commandments monument at the State Capitol. Effective date.
Government
Last Action
Approved by Governor 05/18/2009
5/18/2009