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OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. George Burns, R-Pollard, introduced a measure aimed at addressing healthcare needs in rural communities.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, today announced the Senate Republican Caucus convened and voted for Sen. Greg McCortney, R-Ada, to be the Pro Tem Designee after Pro Tem Treat terms out of office in November of this year. 

Pro Tem Treat was elected in a special election in 2011 to represent District 47. He has been the leader of the Senate since 2019 and was re-elected Senate President Pro Tem in 2021 and 2023.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. George Burns, R-Pollard, has introduced Senate Bill 1551, a measure aimed at safeguarding firearm suppressors manufactured within the state from federal regulations.

OKLAHOMA CITY - Senator Darrell Weaver's proposed legislation, Senate Bill 1280, aimed at addressing the alarming rise in fentanyl-related incidents, took a significant stride forward yesterday as it passed unanimously from the Senate Public Safety Committee.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Health and Human Services Committee approved Senate Bill 1239 Thursday. The measure, authored by Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, seeks to reduce regulations on home childcare providers in an effort to alleviate child care deserts across the state.

Legislation would improve response time to cases involving abducted children

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. George Burns, R-Pollard, has introduced Senate Bill 1704, aimed at protecting landowners' rights in cases of adverse possession.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Carri Hicks said a bill removing state oversight of family child care homes would leave Oklahoma infants and children at risk.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. George Burns, R-Pollard, has introduced two voter registration bills, SB 1414 and SB 1515, aimed at enhancing election integrity and streamlining the voter registration process in the state.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Cody Rogers, R-Tulsa, is the author of Senate Bill 1391, which would designate funds to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board for the purpose of funding improvements for levees along the Arkansas River, in addition to matching funds for levee projects.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. George Young has announced he will step down from his Senate District 48 seat effective Nov. 15, 2024. Young, D-Oklahoma City, was first elected to the Oklahoma House in 2014 and then to the Senate in 2018.  

OKLAHOMA CITY- Senate Bill 1921, authored by Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City, will ensure Oklahoma’s school districts are equipped and trained to respond to a cardiac emergency in athletic facilities or other school sites.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation to give local school boards more leniency in deciding how best to protect their districts will be up for consideration before the Senate Education Committee this month. Senate Bill 1767 by Sen.

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OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Education Committee gave unanimous approval Tuesday to legislation providing local school districts more options in filling their school resource officer positions. Senate Bill 1521, by Sen.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Appropriations Committee chairman Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, released the following statement Tuesday in support of U.S. Senator James Lankford’s efforts to reach a bipartisan deal on the national border security package.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Jo Anna Dossett, D-Tulsa, has won committee approval for her bill 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. The measure was approved by the Senate Finance Committee on Monday.

Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat held a press conference on Monday, February 5 at 2 p.m.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Democratic Leader Kay Floyd released the following statement following

Survey amplifies need for grocery tax cut

OKLAHOMA CITY - Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, today said the time to cut the state portion of the grocery tax is now.