WEDDINGTON v. HENRY

Held Unconstitutional

12A Okl.St.Ann. §§ 1-303[ 12A-1-303], 3-103, 3-106, 3-116, 3-119, 3-305, 3-309, 3-312, 3-419, 3-602, 3-604, 3-605, 4-102, 4-104, 4-105, 4-212, 4-301, 4-403, 4A-505, 7-209; 18 Okl.St.Ann. §§ 440-101[ 18-440-101], 440-102, 440-103, 440-104, 440-105, 440-106, 440-107, 440-108, 440-109, 440-110, 440-111, 440-112, 440-113, 440-114, 440-215, 440-216, 440-217, 440-218, 440-319, 440-320, 440-201, 440-402, 440-403, 440-404, 440-405, 440-506, 440-507, 440-108, 440-108, 44-301, 440-302, 440-303, 440-304, 440-401, 440-402, 440-203, 440-404, 440-405, 440-406, 440-407, 440-501, 440-502, 440-503, 440-504, 440-505, 440-506, 440-507, 440-508, 440-509, 440-510, 440-511, 440-512, 440-513, 440-514, 440-515, 440-516, 440-517, 440-601, 440-602, 440-603, 440-604, 440-605, 440-701, 440-702, 440-703, 440-704, 440-801, 440-802, 440-803, 440-804, 440-805, 440-806, 440-807, 440-808, 440-809, 440-810, 440-811, 400-812, 440-813, 440-814, 440-815, 44-816, 440-817, 440-818, 440-819, 440-820, 440-821, 440-822, 440-823, 440-901, 440-1001, 440-1002, 440-1003, 440-1004, 440-1005, 440-1006, 440-1007, 440-1008, 440-1009, 440-1101, 440-1102, 440-1103, 440-1201, 440-1202, 440-1203, 440-1204, 440-1205, 440-1206, 440-1207, 440-1208, 440-1209, 440-1210, 440-1211, 440-1212, 440-1213, 440-1214, 440-1215, 440-1301, 440-1302, 440-1303, 440-1304, 440-1305, 440-1401, 440-1402, 440-1403, 440-1404, 440-1405, 440-1406, 440-1407, 440-1408, 440-1501, 440-1502, 440-1503, 440-1504, 440-1601, 440-1602, 440-1603, 440-1604, 440-1605, 440-1606, 440-1607, 440-1608, 440-1609, 440-1610, 440-1611, 440-1612, 440-1701, 440-1702, 440-1703, 440-1704, 435; 54 Okl.St.Ann. §§ 500-101[ 54-500-101], 500-102, 500-103, 500-104, 500-105, 500-106, 500-107, 500-108, 500-109, 500-110, 500-111, 500-112, 500-113, 500-114, 500-115, 500-116, 500-117,500-118, 500-201, 500-202, 500-203, 500-204, 500-205, 500-206, 500-207, 500-208, 500-209, 500-210, 500-301, 500-302, 500-303, 500-304, 500-305, 500-306, 500-401, 500-402, 500-403, 500-404, 500-405, 500-406, 500-407, 500-408, 500-501, 500-502, 500-503, 500-504, 500-505, 500-506, 500-507, 500-508, 500-509, 500-601, 500-602, 500-603, 500-604, 500-605, 500-606, 500-607, 500-701, 500-702, 500-703, 500-704, 500-801, 500-802, 500-803, 500-804, 500-805, 500-806, 500-807, 500-808, 500-809, 500-810, 500-811, 500-812, 500-901, 500-902, 500-903, 500-904, 500-905, 500-906, 500-907, 500-908, 500-1001, 500-1002, 500-1003, 500-1004, 500-1005, 500-1101, 500-1102, 500-1103, 500-1104, 500-1105, 500-1106, 500-1107, 500-1108, 500-1109, 500-1110, 500-1111, 500-1112, 500-1113, 500-1201, 500-1202, 500-1203, 500-1204, 500-1205, 500-1206, 500-1207; 60 Okl.St.Ann. §§ 1101[ 60-1101], 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1109; 63 Okl.St.Ann. §§ 2200.1[ 63-2200.1], 2200.2, 2200.3, 2200.4, 2200.5, 2200.6, 2200.7, 2200.8, 2200.9, 2200.10, 2200.11, 2200.12, 2200.13, 2200.14, 2200.15, 2200.16, 2200.17, 2200.18, 2200.19, 2200.20, 2200.21, 2200.22, 2200.23, 2200.24, 2200.25, 2200.26, 2200.27, 2210.

The legislation challenged in this original proceeding, identified as Senate Bill 1708, passed by the 51st Legislature, second session on May 23, 2008, and signed into law by the Governor on June 3, 2008, is facially contrary to the Oklahoma Constitution, Article V, Section 57. The entire measure is declared unconstitutional and void. Fent v. State ex rel. Office of State Finance, 2008 OK 2, 184 P.3d 467.

/s/ James E. Edmondson

VICE CHIEF JUSTICE

EDMONDSON, V.C.J., KAUGER, WATT, COLBERT, REIF, JJ., concur.

OPALA, J., with whom WINCHESTER, C.J., HARGRAVE, TAYLOR, JJ. join, dissenting:

"I concede that the legislation sought to be invalidated is unconstitutional in part but not in toto."