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Contact: Democratic Leader Kay Floyd

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R – Oklahoma City, today released the following statement after Governor Kevin Stitt announced his latest special session call.

The pro tem believes calling the legislature into a special session the week before the regular session begins Feb. 5 is a needless waste of taxpayer money.

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Sen. Julia Kirt has filed legislation for the 2024 session that would add paid leave to the qualifications for Oklahoma’s Quality Jobs Program. The program offers qualifying companies quarterly cash rebates equal to up to five percent of newly created taxable payroll for up to 10 years.

OKLAHOMA CITY –Sen. Darrell Weaver, R-Moore, recently filed Senate Bill 1236, a measure aimed at addressing strangulation offenses.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Kevin Matthews, D-Tulsa, has filed legislation taking the next step in creating Oklahoma’s Civil Rights Trail.

The Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics Executive Director, Grayson Ardies, and Senator Adam Pugh, the Chair of the Senate Education Committee, announced a partnership with the Bessie Coleman Aviation All-Stars Program, and Gigi Coleman Brooms, President of the Chicago-based aviation education 501 (c)3.  

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Kristen Thompson, R–Edmond, today released the following statement regarding Chesapeake’s merger with Houston, Texas-based Southwestern Energy Company. 

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Jo Anna Dossett, D-Tulsa, has filed legislation aimed at incentivizing the use of firearm safety devices. Senate Bill 1476 would provide a state sales tax exemption to encourage more Oklahomans to take advantage of such equipment.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma has one of the shortest eviction timelines in the United States, and the majority of those facing homelessness are families with children. Sen. Julia Kirt, D-Oklahoma City, has filed legislation to give people more time to come up with rent money or find a new place to live.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senator Kristen Thompson, R–Edmond, has filed legislation that will create the Oklahoma Office of Economic Development, Growth and Expansion (OkEDGE) that aims to revolutionize and transform economic development and business retention in Oklahoma. 

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, has filed legislation creating a pilot program to allow Oklahoma public schools to create phone-free school sites.