Concurrent resolution; Pope Leo; honoring first American citizen pope.
HCR 1018 is a ceremonial resolution honoring Pope Leo XIV, the first American citizen elected pope. It recognizes his historic papacy, his service on the board of Cascia Hall Preparatory School in Tulsa (1999-2001), and his global leadership as the 267th Pope. The resolution has no policy impact - it symbolically expresses Oklahoma’s pride in his connection to the state and sends a copy to the Vatican and Cascia Hall. It is purely commemorative, with no legislative effect on laws, funding, or regulations.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 27, 2025
Last action May 28, 2025
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Engrossed
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MODERATE
The bill was converted from an Engrossed version to a Floor version for the House of Representatives. The primary changes are formatting and structural: the document header now clearly identifies it as a House Concurrent Resolution, the sponsor list was simplified to show only House sponsors (Lepak) with Senate sponsor (Rosino) listed separately, and the resolution text was reorganized with WHEREAS clauses and a RESOLVED section. The substantive content honoring Pope Leo XIV remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Document header changed from 'Engrossed House Concurrent Resolution' to 'House Concurrent Resolution' with updated formatting and page numbering
Sponsorship section simplified to show House sponsor Lepak and Senate sponsor Rosino separately rather than combined
Resolution text reorganized with WHEREAS clauses and RESOLVED section in standard legislative format
Added 'DIRECT TO CALENDAR' instruction indicating the bill was referred to a committee for further consideration
Footer changed from 'Engrossed H.C.R. No. 1018' to 'HCR1018 HFLR' with committee amendment notation
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
0
May 28, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted, referred for engrossment
lower
May 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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