Sen. Julia Kirt’s Press Releases

OKLAHOMA CITY –The Senate Business and Commerce Committee has given its approval to a measure to help increase access to affordable housing. House Bill 2724, by Sen. Julia Kirt, D-Oklahoma City, and Rep. Meloyde Blancett, D-Tulsa, would create the Oklahoma Affordable Housing Commission to oversee the planning, coordination, and strategy to address the state’s ongoing housing shortage – a shortage Kirt said is impacting every county in the state.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senator Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, and Sen. Julia Kirt, D-Oklahoma City, honored the Putnam City High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer’s Training Corps (AFJROTC) robotics team in the state Senate Chamber this past week after they won three state champion awards.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Julia Kirt issued the following statement Thursday after the Senate approved legislation expanding the private school voucher law. Currently, the voucher tax credit can be redirected to cover outstanding debts to the state. If a parent chooses to send a child to private school and receives the voucher but owes back taxes, child support, or a debt from a state school, the tax credit will be applied to reduce the debt.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Julia Kirt, D-Oklahoma City, was named “Senator of the Year” during the 2024 People with Disabilities Awareness Day, held at the Oklahoma History Center on March 5. According to the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services (DRS), Kirt was honored for her “ongoing, unwavering support for serving the needs of Oklahomans with disabilities.”

Senate Democrats Press Conference held a press conference on Thursday, February 29, 2024, at 12:30 p.m.

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Sen. Julia Kirt has won committee passage for her legislation to create a more balanced eviction timeline in Oklahoma. Senate Bill 1575 was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senators Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, Julia Kirt, D-Oklahoma City, and Kevin Matthews, D-Tulsa, were invited participants at a recent White House meeting to learn more about the positive impact federal investments are making throughout Oklahoma and share opportunities to seek bipartisan solutions to ongoing challenges facing communities and families. 

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Julia Kirt, a member of the Oversight Committee for the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT), issued the following statement after the watchdog agency presented its budget stress test evaluation. The report examined how the state’s budget would be able to withstand mild, moderate or severe economic downturns.

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.