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Week In Review

Showing: April, 1999
For the week of Monday, April 26, 1999 - Thursday, April 29, 1999
Legislative action shifted from the floor to the committee room again as lawmakers began the final process of drafting the state budget for next fiscal year. Agency heads are appearing before appropriations subcommittees, trying to justify their requests for additional funds.

Four weeks remain in the 1999 legislative session. Lawmakers will spend the final weeks tying up loose budget ends and attempting to resolve differences over substantive legislation in conference committee.

 

For the week of Monday, April 19, 1999 - Thursday, April 22, 1999
Legislative action shifted from the floor to the committee room again as lawmakers began the final process of drafting the state budget for next fiscal year. Agency heads are appearing before appropriations subcommittees, trying to justify their requests for additional funds.

Five weeks remain in the 1999 legislative session. Lawmakers will spend the final weeks tying up loose budget ends and attempting to resolve differences over substantive legislation in conference committee.

For the week of Monday, April 12, 1999 - Thursday, April 15, 1999
The bulk of legislative work continued to take place on the floors of the House and Senate. Lawmakers worked to meet the Thursday, April 15th deadline for passing bills out of the opposite House of origin. Monday, April 12th Oklahoma's bid to bring passenger rail service back to the state received another shot in the arm when Governor Keating signed SB 383 into law. The legislation by Senator Dave Herbert would clear the way for Oklahoma to form an alliance with other states like Kansas and Texas, thus strengthening the region's chance of landing an Amtrak line.
For the week of Monday, April 5, 1999 - Thursday, April 8, 1999
Legislative work continued on the floors of the House and Senate as lawmakers rushed to beat their next deadline of the session. All bills have to be passed off the floor by Thursday, April 15th or they are dead for the year. Monday, April 5th Calling it a "good example of compromise that works in the best interest of our citizens," Governor Keating signed the so-called "unmarked car" bill into law. The final version of the HB 1212 was a compromise with officials in law enforcement.