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Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat commended the many advocates gathering at the Oklahoma Capitol on Wednesday for the annual “Rose Day” pro-life celebration.
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OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Jason Smalley and Rep. Kevin Wallace have planned several legislative breakfasts in Lincoln County in the coming weeks.  The public is welcome and encouraged to attend these to get legislative updates as well as ask questions or share their concerns about legislative matters. 

House and Senate Democratic Unified Agenda

Senate Democratic Caucus Agenda Legislation

House Democratic Caucus Agenda Legislation

State Sen. J.J. Dossett has cleared the first hurdle for legislation banning vaping in school. The Senate Education Committee on Tuesday gave unanimous approval to Senate Bill 33, a measure to expand the Tobacco-Free Schools Act to ban the use of any vaping products, including noncombustible devices as well as the cartridges, whether or not they contain nicotine. The ban applies to any public or private school buildings and vehicles.
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State Sen. J.J. Dossett has cleared the first hurdle for legislation banning vaping in school. The Senate Education Committee on Tuesday gave unanimous approval to Senate Bill 33, a measure to expand the Tobacco-Free Schools Act to ban the use of any vaping products, including noncombustible devices as well as the cartridges, whether or not they contain nicotine. The ban applies to any public or private school buildings and vehicles.
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Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, on Monday commented on Governor Kevin Stitt’s State of the State address.
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The Senate Republican Caucus released their agenda for the 2019 legislative session earlier this week. Senator Paul Scott, R-Duncan, released the following statement concerning efforts to help schools return to five-day weeks.

Following a recent series of racially driven and hostile occurrences at the University of Oklahoma campus, State Senator and Legislative Black Caucus Chair George E. Young, Sr. met with OU President James Gallogly and other caucus members on Thursday to discuss reforms aimed at developing diversity and tolerance.

Young said the caucus specifically outlined several requests at the meeting, including: