Press Releases

Senate President Pro Tem Greg Treat held a press conference on Thursday, February 16, 2023, at 1:30 p.m.

OKLAHOMA CITY – A measure to make Oklahoma schools safer is on its way to the Senate floor after receiving unanimous approval by the Senate Appropriations Committee Wednesday. Senate Bill 100, by Sen.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The full Senate has approved a measure prohibiting gender transition procedures for children under the age of 18.  Sen.

OKLAHOMA CITY – More Oklahoma students wanting to continue their education through the state’s Career Technology system could soon be eligible for the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program (OHLAP) scholarship, also known as Oklahoma’s Promise, under legislation approved unanimously Wednes

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Democratic Leader Kay Floyd, D-Oklahoma City, issued the following statement regarding Senate Bill 613, which passed the full Senate Wednesday 40-8.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Public Safety Committee has given its approval to a measure to increase the penalties for firearm thefts in Oklahoma.  Sen. Darrell Weaver, R-Moore, is the author of Senate Bill 859, which was approved by the panel on Thursday.

Sen. Kay Floyd held a press conference on February 9, 2023, at 12:00 p.m.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Judiciary Committee met on Tuesday and unanimously passed Senate Bill 290, which would increase pay for election day poll workers.

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Bill Coleman announced Wednesday that he will be signing on as the Senate author of fellow Ponca City Republican Rep. Ken Luttrell’s House Bill 1027 to legalize sports betting in Oklahoma.

OKLAHOMA CITY –Senate Democratic Leader Kay Floyd, D-Oklahoma City, issued the following statement on behalf of the Senate Democratic Caucus following the governor’s State of the State address:

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, today released the following statement after Governor Kevin Stitt’s State of the State address to open the 59^th Legislature.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, has authored 14 bills that have been referred to their respective committees and will be up for consideration in the next few weeks.

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Sen.

Senate Education Committee and Appropriations Subcommittee chairman Adam Pugh, along with Education Committee vice chair Sen. Ally Seifried and Education Appropriations Subcommittee vice chair Sen.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, has filed legislation to ensure Oklahoma’s approximately 290,000 veterans get their rightful military benefits, including those earned through combat, from the federal Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA).

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman, has filed Senate Bill 1056, which would create a special definition of  “contemporary community standards” in Oklahoma statutes to better address the issue of obscene material being made accessible to minors.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. George Burns, R-Pollard, has filed Senate Bill 304 to add nonprofit hospitals to the list of entities that receive sales tax exemptions for goods and services.