Oklahoma Senate
Most of the legislative work moved to the House and Senate floors as lawmakers rushed to beat their second deadline of the session. All bills must be passed out of their house of origin by March 11th.
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Showing: February, 1999
(Most of the legislative work continued to take place in committee as lawmakers rushed to beat their first deadline of the session. All bills had to be passed out of committee in their house of origin before Thursday, February 18th or they were dead for the session. The next legislative deadline is March 11th when bills must be passed out of their house of origin)
Most of the legislative work moved to the House and Senate floors as lawmakers rushed to beat their second deadline of the session. All bills must be passed out of their house of origin by March 11th.
(Most of the legislative work continued to take place in committee as lawmakers rushed to beat their first deadline of the session. All bills had to be passed out of committee in their house of origin before Thursday, February 18th or they were dead for the session.
(Most of the legislative work continued to take place in committee as lawmakers rushed to beat their first deadline of the session. All bills must be passed out of committee in their house of origin before Thursday, February 18th or they are dead for the session.)
Monday, February 1st
The Oklahoma Legislature formally convened its 1999 session, gathering in a joint Senate-House meeting to receive the annual state of the state address. Governor Keating emphasized the goals first spelled out in his inaugural a few weeks earlier, adding a few additional details on budget proposals. The Governor's goals include:
-Reach the national average in per capita personal income by the year 2025;
-Exceed the national average in ACT scores by the year 2005;
-Reach the national average in per capita personal income by the year 2025;
-Exceed the national average in ACT scores by the year 2005;
