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Oklahoma Double Income Limit for Property Tax Benefit Amendment (2024)

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Oklahoma Double Income Limit for Property Tax Benefit Amendment
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Election date
November 5, 2024
Topic
Property and Taxes
Status
Not on the ballot
Type
Constitutional amendment
Origin
State legislature

The Oklahoma Double Income Limit for Property Tax Benefit Amendment was not on the ballot in Oklahoma as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 5, 2024.

The amendment would have doubled the amount of income a person can receive and still qualify for the property tax benefit that freezes the fair cash value of a homestead when a person reaches 65.[1]

Text of measure

The full text of the measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Oklahoma Constitution

In Oklahoma, a constitutional amendment requires a simple majority vote in both chambers of the Oklahoma State Legislature.

The constitutional amendment was introduced as House Joint Resolution 1025. It was approved in the House on March 13, 2024, by a vote of 92-1.[1]

The amendment was not passed before the adjournment of the 2024 legislative session.

Vote in the Oklahoma House of Representatives
March 6, 2024
Requirement: Simple majority vote of all members in each chamber
Number of yes votes required: 51  Approveda
YesNoNot voting
Total9218
Total percent91.09%0.99%7.92%
Democrat1712
Republican7506

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