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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1675 By: Jett
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to militias; amending 44 O.S. 2021,
7 Section 23, which relates to Governor as Commander in
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9 providing an effective date.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 44 O.S. 2021, Section 23, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 23. The Governor of the state shall be the Commander in
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16 Chief of the Militia, and as such shall have supreme command of the
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17 military forces of the state while in the service of the state or
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18 until they are ordered and accepted into the service of the United
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19 States. While in the service of the state, he or she shall have
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20 power to muster out any organization of the state, discharge
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21 enlisted men, as provided herein, and perform such other acts in
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22 keeping with the laws of the Commander in Chief, subject to the laws
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23 of the United States and regulations prescribed by the President of
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24 the United States. No armed military force from another state or
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3 States, or is acting under the authority of the United States. No
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4 independent military organization, except as a corps of cadets at
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5 the educational institutions, shall be permitted to bear arms
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7 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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