Sen. Bill Coleman’s Press Releases

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Bill Coleman, R-Ponca City, today hosted the Oklahoma Legislature’s first-ever interim study on sports betting.

Senator Coleman hosted the study in the Senate Business and Insurance Committee, which he chairs, to bring stakeholders to the table to discuss reaching a consensus on a framework for legalized sports betting in Oklahoma.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Bill Coleman, R-Ponca City, on Wednesday hosted an interim study in the Senate Public Safety Committee to explore what the state can do to prevent domestic violence and protect victims of abuse.

Coleman focused his study on how GPS technology could be used to prevent domestic violence offenders from going near their victims. While courts in Oklahoma can already order GPS tracking in protective order cases, it’s rarely used, and there’s no consistent framework to use GPS devices in this manner.