Rep. John Pfeiffer: Legislative Session Underway
The Second Session of the 58th Legislature started Feb. 7 with the governor’s annual State of the State address. The governor outlined some priorities shared…
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Rep. Pfeiffer: Oklahoma stops Biden vaccine mandates for health care workers
Oklahoma secured an important victory against President Biden’s overreach recently when a federal district court granted an injunction halting the administration’s vaccine mandates for health…
Rep. Pfeiffer: Redistricting plans signed by Governor
The House and Senat both passed legislative and congressional redistricting plans in special session the week of Nov. 15-19. The bills have been signed into law…
Pardon and Parole Board Code of Ethics signed into law
OKLAHOMA CITY – The governor this week signed into law a bill that will put into place a code of ethics for members of the…
Rep. Pfeiffer’s ICE legislation signed into law
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. John Pfeiffer, R-Orlando, commented on the governor signing legislation that will require Oklahoma law enforcement to comply with U.S. Immigration and…
Rep. Pfeiffer: Weeding out the bad actors in medical marijuana
BY: State Representative Joh Pfeiffer (R-Orlando) In June 2018, Oklahoma voters passed State Question 788 that legalized medical marijuana in our state. While the question…
Governor signs Rep. Pfeiffer’s bill allowing prescription refills with social security number
OKLAHOMA CITY – The governor this week signed into law a bill that will allow Oklahomans to obtain prescriptions using their Social Security number if…
Rep. Pfeiffer: Half-Time
House members endured hearing a flurry of hundreds of bills on the floor over the past two weeks as we reached our third-reading deadline for…
Rep. Pfeiffer: First session of the 58th Legislature
The first session of the 58th Legislature convened Feb. 1. The first month of session is generally devoted to committee work, which we just wrapped…
Rep. Pfeiffer’s bill passes committee to require law enforcement to comply with ICE
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma House of Representatives Public Safety Committee approved legislation to require law enforcement in Oklahoma to comply with federal immigration agencies in…
Pfeiffer to revive legislation on ICE
OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. John Pfeiffer, R-Orlando, today said he intends to refile legislation that would require Oklahoma law enforcement to comply with U.S….
Rep. Pfeiffer: Census important to secure funding for local services
It’s important for every household in House District 38 to fill out the Census. Getting an accurate count is vital to our communities as this…
Legislature Overrides Governor’s Budget Veto
With the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down work at the Capitol for a month and a half, legislators were forced to reprioritize our work this year,…
Legislature meets to approve emergency declaration, address revenue failure
The Legislature re-convened on Monday to address several necessary items to continue government services for all Oklahomans. The House first convened in special session to…
Rep. Pfeiffer: State Update
While most members of the state Legislature are not at the Capitol right now, because of the threat of COVID-19, we are at home in…
Rep. Pfeiffer: Legislators continue work
The one thing the Legislature is constitutionally required to do each year is to pass a balanced budget. This year, that is as important as…
Rep. Pfeiffer: State and local efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19
Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Republican and Democrat Caucuses met Monday with state Health Commissioner Gary Cox to receive an update on the…
Rep. Pfeiffer: House nears third-reading deadline
Now that the committee deadline has passed, the countdown for bills to be passed out of their chamber of origin is quickly approaching. We started…
Rep. Pfeiffer: Budget figures released
The state Board of Equalization met this past week to certify how much money the Legislature will have to appropriate for the Fiscal Year 2021…
2020 Legislative Session is underway; promises to be a busy
This year, 2,240 bills and resolutions were filed between the House and Senate. Many of the new bills have now been assigned to committees in…