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OK HCR1024
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/27/2012
Primary Sponsor
Ed Cannaday
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AI Summary
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Declares "Oklahoma-In God We Trust!" as the official state motto of Oklahoma.
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Addresses historical misconception that "Labor Omnia Vincit" (Labor Conquers All Things) was the official motto, noting it appears only in the Great Seal description, not as an established state motto.
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Notes that Oklahoma had never formally declared an official state motto despite being a state since statehood, as confirmed by research of the Oklahoma Constitution and Statutes.
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References the national motto "In God We Trust" adopted by the United States in 1956 and notes that Florida adopted a similar phrase as their state motto in 2006.
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Passed by the House of Representatives on March 26, 2012, pending Senate adoption.
Legislative Description
Official state motto.
Special Dates and Symbols
Last Action
Pending coauthorship Representative(s) Roberts (Sean)
4/23/2012