Rep. Duel: House bills move to Senate for consideration
This was a deadline week for the state Legislature. All bills had to advance from their chamber of origin by March 27 to stay active…
Read MoreThis was a deadline week for the state Legislature. All bills had to advance from their chamber of origin by March 27 to stay active…
Read MoreIn a display of community spirit, six employees from Prism Bank participated in this year’s Guthrie Bake-Off, raising a record amount for the annual Stuff…
On May 30, we concluded our regular legislative session after months of hard work. After weeks of intense budget negotiations, legislative leadership reached an agreement…
The Oklahoma House of Representatives remembered the 29th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing earlier this week. House Resolution 1037 commemorates the April 19, 1995,…
It was a short week at the Capitol, but last week, the House completed its third reading deadline on Thursday, March 14. We passed 422…
After our mid-March deadline to pass House bills through the House chamber, we’ve officially swapped bills with the Senate. This is done through a process…
We had a productive week passing bills off the House floor. Of the 2,600 House Bills eligible to be heard in committees before the deadline,…
Last week, the Board of Equalization certified the Legislature will have the authority to appropriate up to $13.96B toward the Fiscal Year 2025 state budget,…
Our legislative session officially began on February 5, but the State Capitol has been busy preparing all month. We had a January 18 deadline to…
The Legislature officially finished business on Friday, May 26, at 5 p.m. The Oklahoma Constitution states that the Legislature’s regular session shall be “adjourned sine…
I have great news to share. I am excited to announce that state leaders have agreed to a historic public education funding package. Throughout negotiations,…
We had a joint session this week to honor Oklahoma’s veterans of the Armed Forces. Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell and the Senate joined us on…