Tag: Senate Bill

Bill to deliver help for mental health needs of students

May 9, 2019

The Senate approved Senate Bill 446 to better prepare teachers and other school employees to deal with the growing mental health needs of Oklahoma public school students. Sen. John Haste, R-Broken Arrow, and Rep. Sheila Dills, R-Tulsa, authored the legislation requiring the State Department of Education and the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse…

Tax break for foster families

May 9, 2019

Oklahoma’s more than 4,100 foster families will soon get some financial relief following the signing of Senate Bill 893. Sen. Paul Scott, R-Duncan, and Rep. Rande Worthen, R-Lawton, authored the bill, which will provide a $5,000 state income tax exemption for anyone contracting with a child-placing agency for taxable years beginning on or after January…

Undercover cops’ confidentiality

May 9, 2019

Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed legislation into law to protect the confidentiality of undercover law officers. Senate Bill 679 was authored by Sen. Darrell Weaver, R-Moore. “As the former Director of the Bureau of Narcotics, I recognized the roll of the undercover, covert agent in our state is different than a uniform patrol officer. The…

Lankford: End stadium tax subidies

May 9, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – Senators James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, introduced the Eliminating Federal Tax Subsidies for Stadiums Act, a bill to end generous federal subsidies for professional sports stadiums. The bill would close a loophole in the tax code that allows professional sports teams to finance new stadiums with municipal bonds that are exempt from federal taxes….

Modernizing county records

May 2, 2019

Governor Kevin Stitt recently signed legislation to ensure county records are preserved. Sen. John Haste, R-Broken Arrow, and Rep. Mark Lawson, R-Sapulpa, are the authors of Senate Bill 442 to increase the record preservation fee collected by county clerks from $5 to $10 for each instrument recorded with the Registrar of Deeds. “There are innumerable…

Purple Heart designation bill

May 2, 2019

Oklahoma will be designated as a Purple Heart State beginning November 1st thanks to legislation signed into law recently. Navy veteran, Sen. Frank Simpson said he authored Senate Bill 232 to give Oklahoma’s Purple Heart recipients the recognition they deserve. “The Purple Heart is the oldest military award given to those U.S. military members who…

Sexual assault crimes’ tracker

May 2, 2019

Gov. Kevin Stitt signed legislation to help Oklahoma law enforcement investigate sexual assault crimes by creating a statewide tracking system for sexual assault evidence collection kits. Sen. Kay Floyd, D-Oklahoma City, is the author of Senate Bill 967, and was a member of the 2017 Oklahoma Task Force on Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence (SAFE). “The…

Prescription bill could save lives

May 2, 2019

Gov. Kevin Stitt has given his approval to legislation ensuring citizens can get emergency refills on life-saving prescriptions. Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, is the principal author of Senate Bill 1019. The House principal author is Rep. T.J. Marti, R-Broken Arrow. Hicks said the legislation sets out the guidelines for pharmacists to prescribe emergency refills…

Dahm heads the list, Blancett is last

April 25, 2019

Conservatism is based on voting Based on 2018 votes, Sen. Nathan Dahm is the most conservative legislator in the Tulsa area and Rep. Meloyde Blancett is the least conservative. Dahm, a Republican from Broken Arrow, cast conservative votes 95 percent of the time while Blancett, a liberal Democrat, voted conservatively only 14 percent of the…

Bill to reverse medical abortions

April 25, 2019

The Oklahoma House passed Senate Bill 614, by Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, which requires abortionists to tell women who have begun drug-induced abortions about an antidote that can reverse the abortion drug. Pro-abortion Democrats opposed the bill. “Whether you’re pro-life or pro-choice, this is a bad bill,” said Rep. Meloyde Blancett, D-Tulsa, who is pro-abortion….