Senate Minutes: Senate pauses to remember Oklahoma City bombing
This past Wednesday, the Oklahoma Senate paused to remember the 28th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. We passed a resolution remembering and honoring those…
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Rep. Duel: Legislature recognizes National Guard
We are over halfway done with session! This week we passed over 300 Senate Bills out of House Committees. Now, I have three Senate Bills…
Rep. Duel: Health care and human services
First, I want to send my condolences to everyone impacted by the Logan County fires. I also want to thank the firefighters and first responders…
Senator Hall: “Andy’s Law” passes committee
We’re now just over halfway through the 2023 legislative session. More than 400 bills made it all the way through the Senate, and nearly 480…
Rep. Duel: Tax relief and inflation
We only had a small amount of floor work last week as the bills we received from the Senate were still being assigned to their…
Senator Hall: Allocation of federal pandemic recovery funds for nonprofits
As co-chair of one of the bipartisan, bicameral working groups under the Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding, our job has been to help identify…
Rep. Duel: Deadline Week; Agriculture
We finished hearing House bills on the House floor last week. In total, we passed 477 House bills. Now, we will send our approved House…
Rep. Duel: Medical Marijuana
State Question 820 failed, sending a clear message that Oklahoma opposes unfettered access to marijuana. The House has worked diligently to uphold the will of…
Senator Hall: Bottom line is our rural hospitals need help
Access to health care is one of the most serious challenges facing many states, including Oklahoma.. We have shortages in all areas of medical providers,…
House passes bill to hold drunk drivers accountable
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma House of Representatives today passed legislation allowing courts to order drunk drivers to pay child support if they kill a…
Rep. Duel: I voted yes on the Oklahoma Computer Data Privacy Act
We had a busy week hearing 163 measures on the House floor. My first bill, House Bill 2737, passed on the House floor on Wednesday….
Rep. Pfeiffer: Pace quickens toward third-reading deadline
Last week was busy in the House as we considered 163 measures in advance of our third-reading deadline. Many of these bills garnered questions and…
Sen. Hall: Local artist celebrated on Senate floor
The first two weeks of the legislative session have been incredibly busy – at this point, much of the attention is focused on bills shaping…
Rep. Duel: House announces education plan
The second week of session was filled with committee meetings and legislation. This week I presented two bills, House Bill 2737 and House Bill 2739,…
Rep. Pfeiffer: State of the State Address
The governor last week delivered his annual State of the State Address during the first day of the legislative session. There was much to applaud…
Rep. Duel: 59th Legislature officially underway
The first session of the 59th Legislature has officially started. We will spend the next four months moving bills through the legislative process and finalizing…
Sen. Hall: Preparation for session has been ongoing for months
The official beginning of the 2023 legislative session is literally just days away – we’ll convene the session at noon on February 6. But the…
Rep. Pfeiffer: Preparing for the Legislative Session
The First Session of the 59th Legislature begins at noon Feb. 6 with the governor delivering his annual State of the State Address. The governor…
Senator Chuck Hall visits Meridian Technology Center
Sen. Chuck Hall visited the Meridian Technology Center campus this week as part of the Sophomore Showcase which introduces all district sophomores to programs at…
Duel named Vice Chair of the Judiciary Criminal Committee
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Duel, R-Guthrie, will serve as vice chair of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Judiciary Criminal Committee for the 59th Legislature. House…