Senator Hall: “Senate is close to reaching a deal with our House counterparts”
State budget negotiations are ongoing at the Capitol. Within the next two weeks, the Senate will reach a budget agreement with the House and advance…
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Supt. Simpson: Where did the year go?
Over the past few years, I’ve penned fewer written columns in favor of podcasts that provide greater insight into our district. Many of these podcasts…
Sen. Hall: “Honored to be named chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee”
I was honored this past week to be named chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Being tasked by Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat to lead…
Rep. Duel: Remembering the OKC Bombing; ’89er Day
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,…
Senator Hall: I always welcome my constituents to the Capitol
This is the time of the legislative session when my colleagues and I are hard at work trying to reconcile a state budget. The Legislature…
Rep. Pfeiffer: Illegal Immigration Legislation Planned
House and Senate leaders last week announced their aim to file joint legislation to address the growing illegal immigration crisis here in Oklahoma, creating the…
Rep. Duel: Deadline week; Oklahoma Youth Expo
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…
Rep. Talley: Honoring a Guthrie Veteran
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…
Senator Hall: State budget negotiations continue
State budget negotiations between the Senate and House are beginning in earnest now that we’ve passed the halfway point in this legislative session. My Senate…
Rep. Pfeiffer: Medical Marijuana License Update
I get asked all the time the number of medical marijuana license holders we have in Oklahoma. Here are the latest figures from the Oklahoma…
Rep. Pfeiffer: Deadline week
The Legislature made it through a major deadline last week. March 14 was the date by which most bills had to pass out of their…
Senator Hall: What we think the state budget should look like
The Senate cleared its second major deadline of this legislative session last week, and the chamber hit a pivotal point in the state budget process….
Senator Hall: Reduced number of bills eligible to be heard
The Oklahoma Legislature is back in session, and lawmakers have hit the ground running. The Legislature recently cleared its first deadline of this legislative session…
Rep. Duel: Disabled veterans sales tax exemption
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,…
Rep. Pfeiffer: Recovering from fires
Our House district and much of western Oklahoma has been hard hit over the last few weeks with wildfires burning homes, barns, crops and even…
Rep. Talley: Legislature passes grocery tax reduction
On Thursday, the Senate passed the House’s measure to get rid of the state grocery tax! Oklahoma is currently one of only 13 states that…
Rep. Duel: Equalization Board certifies funds for legislative appropriation
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,…
Rep. Pfeiffer: FFA Day held at the Capitol
I got a chance this week to address FFA chapters from across the state during FFA Day at the State Capitol. I met separately with…
Rep. Pfeiffer: Board of Equalization certifies revenue
The state Board of Equalization met last week certifying revenue the Legislature will have to appropriate for Fiscal Year 2025, which starts July 1. The…
Rep. Pfeiffer: Session starts
The Second Session of the 59th Legislature got underway Feb. 5. Before a joint session of the House and Senate, Gov. Stitt delivered his sixth…