Senator Coleman passes medical marijuana packaging bill to crack down on illicit sales

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen.

Pro Tem Treat Comments on Passage of Bill Strengthening Child Pornography Laws

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, today released the following statement after the Senate passed a measure to strengthen prosecution penalties for individuals who possess or create child pornography through artificial intelligence.

Legislation to support guardians for individuals with dementia one step closer to becoming law

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Bill 1751, authored by Sen. Jo Anna Dossett, D-Tulsa, and Rep.

Senate approves bill ensuring kids are taught cursive writing

OKLAHOMA CITY – The full Senate has given approval to a measure ensuring Oklahoma public schools will include instruction in cursive handwriting. House Bill 3727, by Senate principal author, Kevin Matthews, D-Tulsa, and House principal author, Rep.

Senate approves bill clarifying voting rights after commutations/pardons

OKLAHOMA CITY – The full Senate has given unanimous approval to a measure clarifying Oklahoma statutes on voting rights for citizens convicted of a felony who’ve received a commutation or pardon. Sen. George Young, D-Oklahoma City, is the Senate principal author of House Bill 1629, and Rep. Regina Goodwin, D-Tulsa, is the House principal author. 

Senate bill to increase criminal punishment for strangulation approved by House

OKLAHOMA CITY- Senate Bill 1211 was approved by the House of Representatives Monday. The legislation authored by Sen. Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond, increases the maximum time of imprisonment for strangulation offenses from three years to 10 years.

Senate approves measure to protect producers' personal information

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, received approval from the full Senate for House Bill 2975 Monday.

House Passes Garvin Bill To Modify Statute of Limitations for Rape, Revenge Porn

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma House of Representatives on Monday passed a bill to eliminate the statute of limitations for rape in certain situations.

Sen. Hicks declines to carry forward two executive nominations

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Carri Hicks issued the following statement Tuesday announcing she would not carry forward an executive nomination to the State Board of Education and another to the Oklahoma Department of Libraries Board of Directors.

Bergstrom issues statement on Administrative Rules Committee Hearing

OKLAHOMA CITY- On Monday, Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair, released the following statement after a meeting of the Senate Administrative Rules Committee which gave members an opportunity to challenge proposed permanent rules from any agency. Most of the rules that were under review were from the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

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