Sen. Micheal Bergstrom’s Press Releases

The full Senate gave approval to Senate Bill 1096 on Tuesday to add pastors, ministers, spiritual advisors and other religious leaders to the approved list of visitors for patients hospitalized during a declared health emergency.

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair, and Rep. Rusty Cornwell, R-Vinita, met recently with pharmacists in their districts to discuss challenges patients face in choosing how they want to access essential medications.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair, has filed a bill to help ensure individuals awaiting competency restoration treatment necessary for them to stand trial have access to that treatment sooner.  Senate Bill 1113 would provide for jail-based treatment.

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Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, has appointed Sen.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, on Thursday announced the Senate appointments to the newly created Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR).

Previously, Treat named Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, as co-chair of the joint committee made up of members from the Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

The Senate appointments to JCAR are:

Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair, filed Senate Concurrent Resolution 13 Thursday, urging Congress to protect consumers from harmful Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rules, such as burdensome reporting requirements for financial institutions.

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