Week In Review

• For the second consecutive week, the Senate turned its attention to bills originating in the opposite chamber, with most work being done in committees. Measures approved on the Senate floor Monday include the following:

HB 3139 by Sen. Charles Laster, would repeal duplicate sections of law.

SCR 44 by Sen. J. Berry Harrison, congratulates the Glencoe High School Panthers boys basketball team, Class B state basketball champions.

• The following measures were approved by Senate committees Monday:

• The Senate turned its attention to bills coming from the opposite chamber this week, working mostly in committees. Measures approved on the Senate Floor on Monday include:

-HCR 1047, by Sen. James Williamson, honors Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) Thomas Jerome Hudner Jr. for his gallantry and fearless persistence in saving a fellow pilot’s life and declares March 25, 2006, LTJG Thomas Hudner Day in
Oklahoma.

• The Senate focused on floor work this week in order to hear as many bills as possible before the Legislature’s March 16 deadline for 3rd Reading of bills in the House of Origin. The Senate adjourned for the week on Wednesday, having completed its work on Senate bills a day early. So far, the Senate has passed 534 Senate bills, 13 joint resolutions, 12 senate resolutions, eight concurrent resolutions and three house bills. Measures approved on the Senate Floor on Monday include:
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• The Senate focused on floor work this week as the March 16 deadline for 3rd Reading of bills in the House of Origin approaches. Measures approved on the Senate Floor on Monday include:

-SJR 58, by Sen. Kenneth Corn, calls for a statewide vote on a constitutional amendment to create the Oklahoma Safe Roads Trust Fund and require that the motor fuel taxes deposited in the fund be used for transportation projects.