Week In Review

Monday, April 23

• The Senate approved the following bills on Monday:

-HB 1562 by Rep. Fred Jordan, directs the attorney general to prepare a written statement that includes a “Landowner’s Bill of Rights”.

-HB 1835 by Rep. Mike Sanders, requires the director of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education to serve on the Oklahoma Council on Firefighter Training.

Monday, April 16

• The Senate approved several bills on Monday:

-HB 1968 by Rep. Glen Mulready, adds any health benefit plan that denies or refuses to accept an application for life insurance to the list of factors that will constitute as an unfair claim settlement practice.

-HB 2197 by Rep. Jason Murphey, creates the Cost Reduction and Saving Act.

-HB 2200 by Rep. John Trebilcock, modifies the definition of “third-party information” under the Oklahoma Real Estate License Code.

Monday, April 9

• The Senate approved several bills on Monday:

-HB 2260 by Rep. T.W. Shannon, modifies language regarding the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, directing notice of toll evasion violations to be sent by regular first class mail rather than registered mail.

-HB 2330 by Rep. Lewis Moore, allows an agency, board, commission, higher education institution, career technology or common education institution to contract with a third-party vendor to perform any and all employment screenings.

Monday, April 2

• The Senate met Monday but approved no legislation.

• Senate committees approved the following measures Monday:

-HB 2921 by Rep. Phil Richardson, directs that the provisions of the Pet Breeder Act of 2012 will be administered and supervised by the State Board of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.

-HB 2356 by Rep. Steve Kouplen, allows persons in the sole process of retrieving their domestic livestock or other animals to enter the land of another, unless otherwise forbidden to do so either orally or in writing.

Monday, March 26

•The Senate met Monday but approved no legislation.

• Senate committees approved the following measures Monday:

-HB 2247 by Rep. George Faught, recreates the Oklahoma Education Television Authority and other agencies.

Monday, March 19

• The Senate approved the following bill on Monday:

-SJR 25 by Sen. Josh Brecheen, proposes a constitutional amendment granting the Pardon and Parole Board by majority vote the authority to grant parole for all offenses after conviction, upon restrictions and limitations deemed proper by the board or required by law, except for persons sentenced to death.

• Senate committees approved the following bills on Monday: