Press Releases

OKLAHOMA CITY – The full Senate approved Senate Bill 7 Tuesday. The measure, by Sen. Blake Cowboy Stephens, R-Tahlequah, would stop Oklahoma from changing the clock twice a year and lock in Daylight Saving Time (DST) year round.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Education Committee unanimously approved Senate Bill 332 Tuesday to modify how career teachers are defined in Oklahoma. Former teacher, Sen.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The full Senate has given approval to a measure cracking down on firearm thefts.  Sen. Darrell Weaver, R-Moore, is the author of Senate Bill 859, which was approved on Tuesday.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The full Senate has given unanimous approval to a bill that would make it easier for teachers in military families to resume their careers after being transferred to a new state. Sen.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The full Senate approved legislation Tuesday to increase compensation for citizens serving jury duty. Senate Bill 713, by Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, would increase pay for jurors in non-federal courts from $20 to $30 per day.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma public and private schools, along with careertechs, would become more secure under legislation approved Tuesday by the Senate. Retired educator, Sen.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Business Committee unanimously approved Senate Bill 806 Monday, assisting with the regulation of the medical marijuana industry. The bill, by Sen.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Finance Committee approved legislation Monday clarifying that medical marijuana is not an “agricultural product” and therefore does not qualify for the state’s agricultural sales tax exemption. Sen.

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Julia Kirt, D-Oklahoma City, and Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, issued the following statement regarding Senate Bill 1101:

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Bill 480, authored by Sen. George Young, D-Oklahoma City, was unanimously approved by the Senate Public Safety Committee Thursday.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate General Government Committee unanimously approved a measure Thursday to see how state contracts are distributed between newer, small businesses and larger, more established companies in the state. Senate Bill 812’s author, Sen.

Sen. Kevin Matthews, D-Tulsa, and Sen. Michael Brooks, D-Oklahoma City, issued the following statements regarding Senate Bill 108, which passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee Thursday.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation was approved Thursday to prohibit municipalities from allowing or permitting public events that minors can attend like parades, shows or concerts that feature lewd acts or obscene material. The Senate General Government Committee passed Sen.

Senate President Pro Tem Greg Treat held a press conference on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at 1:15 p.m.

Sen. Kay Floyd held a press conference on February 23, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. 

Speakers included:

Sen. Kay Floyd, D-Oklahoma City

Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City

Sen. Mary Boren, D-Norman

Sen. Jo Anna Dossett, D-Tulsa

OKLAHOMA CITY – A measure to improve public safety in small Oklahoma towns passed unanimously out of the Senate Appropriations Committee Wednesday. Sen.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to help county election boards remove noncitizens from the state’s voter registration rolls. Sen.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a measure to better determine the amount of savings from a state question enacting criminal justice reform.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Domestic violence against a pregnant woman would become a felony on the first offense under legislation by Sen.