Legislative Update

Pro Tem Treat Comments on House LOFT Investigation

August 22, 2024

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, today released the following statement after the Oklahoma House of Representatives announced a Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT) investigation into spending at the State Department of Education. “Numerous Senators and I have been raising questions about spending and money not being allocated to specific…

Wallace announces LOFT investigation of OSDE

August 22, 2024

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Kevin Wallace, R-Wellston, today announced that the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT) would begin an investigation into spending concerns regarding the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE). This investigation, approved by Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, and spearheaded by Wallace in his capacity as Chairman of LOFT, will focus on issues…

Looking ahead to the August 27 election

July 25, 2024

The August 27 election will see the first round of votes for the City of Tulsa Municipal positions. All nine city councilor districts will be voted on, as well as the mayor race. There will be no vote on the City Auditor as only one person filed for the position, Nathan Pickard. In the State…

Voter registration deadline for the August 27 election

July 25, 2024

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE APPROACHES Friday, August 2, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the August 27 State and County Runoff Primary Election, City of Tulsa General, City of Tulsa Charter Change Propositions Special Election, City of Sand Springs Special PSO Utility Franchise Election; as…

Precinct Officials pay increase effective July 1

July 25, 2024

(Oklahoma City) – A bill passed in 2023 to increase precinct official pay went into effect July 1 – doubling the pay precinct officials receive for a workday. State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax said he is confident the increase in pay will support recruitment efforts across the state. “Precinct officials are vital to the…

State Treasurer’s report

June 13, 2024

With the last month’s reporting increases, we see leveling across all tax divisions. May Gross Receipts reports an increase with totals equaling $1.3B, up $20.2M, or 1.6% when compared to May 2023. Receipts for the last 12 months through May total $16.93B, a decrease of $548.8M, or 3.1%, when comparing revenue from the previous year….

Voting Information

June 13, 2024

Early Voting: June 13 & 14 (8 a.m. – 6 p.m.) and June 15 (8 a.m. – 2 p.m.) Early Voting for the Special Election will be at the Tulsa County Election Board at 555 North Denver and the Hardesty Regional Library at 8316 E 93rd Street. Any registered voter in Tulsa County eligible to…

Oklahoma Legislative Session ends with few Major Accomplishments

June 6, 2024 Ray Carter

Members of the Oklahoma Legislature have adjourned this year’s session, ending the process after passing several lower-tier priorities but having fumbled major issues, which were left to future Legislatures to address. On two issues in particular, lawmakers failed to address major needs in Oklahoma: judicial-appointment reform and passage of pro-growth tax cuts. Lawmakers leave Democratic…

Women’s Bill of Rights Signed into Law

June 6, 2024

OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation codifying the Women’s Bill of Rights, which preserves biological sex as a distinct legal category, has been signed into law. Rep. Toni Hasenbeck, R-Elgin, authored House Bill 1449, which defines “sex” as a person’s biological sex at birth and clarifies how people of both biological sexes are treated under state law….

Bill to Protect Oklahomans’ Freedoms Passes

June 6, 2024

OKLAHOMA CITY – Recently, Senate Bill 426 successfully passed through the Senate and House. The bill, authored by Sen. George Burns, R-Pollard, aims to safeguard the liberties and rights of Oklahomans by prohibiting the state from enforcing any mandates or recommendations issued by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations (UN), or the World…