Legislative Update

Men play a large role during unplanned pregnancies

February 3, 2022 Aaron Earls

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — While much of the discussion surrounding abortion focuses on women, unplanned pregnancies involve both a man and a woman. And the men involved have complicated feelings on the subject. A new Care Net study conducted by Nashville-based Lifeway Research surveyed 1,000 American men whose partners had an abortion after he made her…

Bill would force homeless camps to have proper permits

January 27, 2022

Concerned about unsanitary and unsafe conditions of homeless camps in Oklahoma cities, Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman, has filed Senate Bill 1381 which would direct municipalities to require homeless camps to be properly permitted, just as other campgrounds are required to be. Standridge said he filed the legislation after citizens in his district contacted him about…

2nd Amendment bills

January 27, 2022

Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed five bills to offer greater protection for the Second Amendment rights of the citizens of Oklahoma and push back on federal overreach. “I believe that the Second Amendment is one of the most important, if not the most important provision in the Constitution,” Dahm said. “It’s our means of…

County oversight on marijuana farms

January 27, 2022

Rep. Todd Russ, R-Cordell, has filed legislation for the upcoming session that will give county voters the say over who is licensed to grow marijuana within their counties. House Bill 2989 would require applications to grow marijuana to be filed by June 30 each year in the county where the grow facility is to be…

Bill would end capital punishment

January 27, 2022

Rep. Mauree Turner, D-OKC, has filed legislation for the 2022 Legislative Session that would create a state question on whether the death penalty should exist in Oklahoma. “What I am hearing from my district, and people around the state, is an urgent need to end state-enacted murder in the name of a criminal legal system…

Bills would reform public education

January 27, 2022

Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed a trio of education reform bills. “Our education system is floundering,” Dahm said. “Parents are upset, teachers are leaving the profession, and students aren’t being taught what they need to know. And yet, the education establishment is very happy with the status quo.” Senate Bill 1420 would provide any…

SCOTUS rejects only a part of Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates

January 20, 2022

Oklahoma lawmakers praised the decision of the U.S, Supreme Court to strike down President Biden’s vaccine mandate for private employers but criticized the decision to keep it for healthcare workers. Rep. Sean Roberts, R-Hominy, said, “I am pleased that today the Supreme Court has made the right decision in striking down the Biden Administration’s policy…

More abortion requirements

January 20, 2022

Sen. George Burns has filed Senate Bill 1167, the “Every Mother Matters Act,” also known as EMMA. The legislation is aimed at ensuring that any woman seeking an abortion is given access to resources and programs she may not realize are available. Burns, R-Pollard, said the goal is to give women the support they need…

Bill to secure the southern border

January 20, 2022

As lawbreaking foreigners continue to pour across the open southern border, Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed two bills to help secure the border. “As the feds continue to leave the border wide open, either due to utter incompetence or done intentionally to cause disruption in our nation, it has become obvious we as the…

No citizenship for anchor babies

January 20, 2022

Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed Senate Bill 1226 to prohibit illegal alien anchor babies from receiving citizenship in Oklahoma. “Birthright citizenship was never the intent of the 14th Amendment,” Dahm said. “We remain one of the last western civilized nations that grants citizenship to anchor babies.” The bill requires each birth certificate for a…