Legislation to create loan repayment plan for teachers
OKLAHOMA CITY — Legislation created to bring financial relief to Oklahoma’s public school teachers has passed the House on Monday with a vote of 85…
State Government
Transparency in Health Prices Act passes House
OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Carol Bush (R-Tulsa) today secured unanimous passage of a bill that ensures price transparency to the public for common health…
House passes bill to require tornado safety information in hotels
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed legislation to require new hotels and motels to post tornado safety information in every room and common…
Bill to allow bonds for aging flood-control dams passes House
OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill authorizing the issue of bonds to improve and repair some of the state’s high-risk flood-control dams passed the House today…
Bills capping traffic warrants and speeding ticket costs pass House
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma motorists would receive some extra grace on traffic warrants and speeding tickets if two bills that passed in the House today…
Committee passes bill to limit telemarketers and scam calls
OKLAHOMA CITY – The House Utilities Committee today passed legislation to prevent telemarketers from replicating phone numbers and misrepresenting the origin of a phone call….
Senator Hall: “We have a total savings of about $1 billion”
Back in December, the State Board of Equalization met to give its initial certification as to how much revenue would be available to appropriate for…
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…
Rep. Mize: Start of legislative session, committee work
The second session of the 57th Legislature officially begin on Monday, Feb. 3 with Gov. Kevin Stitt’s second annual state of the state address. During…
State Rep. files bill to remove Senate and House exemption from Open Meetings Act
OKLAHOMA CITY — State Rep. Ben Loring (D-Miami) has introduced legislation to promote transparency in the legislature. House Bill 2914 would require that both the…
Rep. Pfeiffer’s bill requiring LEO to comply with federal immigration agencies passes House
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed legislation directing all sheriffs, jailers and deputies to comply with any request made in an immigration retainer…
All marijuana product must be tested starting in April
The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) announced future marijuana products will first need to be tested before being distrubted. Beginning April 1, all marijuana product…
State officials announce plans to resume execution by lethal injection
OKLAHOMA CITY – State officials including Gov. Kevin Stitt, Attorney General Mike Hunter and Department of Corrections (DOC) Director Scott Crow announced today that the…
House passes bill to revoke licenses of doctors who perform abortions
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation directing the Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision and the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners…
The Roundup: Legislators discuss items before the session begins
In this opening episode to Season 6 of The Roundup, Chris Evans of Guthrie News Page sits down with three local legislators to talk about…
State Rep. files legislation concerning firearms and public safety
OKLAHOMA CITY — State Rep. Jason Lowe (D-OKC) has filed two pieces of legislation focused on making public spaces safer for Oklahomans. House Bill 3357…
Senator Hall: Preparing for the 2020 session; deadline approaching for filing legislation
Happy New Year to everyone here in Senate District 20. With the new year comes a new legislative session. We’ll convene here at the Capitol on…
OSDH supports raising the age to buy tobacco products
In effort to protect youth and young adults from the harmful of effects of tobacco use, federal law raising the buying age for tobacco from…
Attorney General calls for Fentanyl to remain a Schedule I drug
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today sent a letter to Congress, asking members to take quick action on legislation that would permanently classify…
Hundreds of Oklahomans released from prison
More than 500 Oklahomans were released from prison and reunited with their families as a result of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s signing of their commutations. The…