Week In Review

Monday, March 22

• The Senate met Monday, but approved no substantive legislation.

• Senate committees approved the following measures on Monday:

-HB 2929 by Rep. Ann Coody, creates the Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education Act.

-HB 2704 by Rep. Randy McDaniel, directs the Lottery Commission to pay to the Employment Security Commission monies withheld from a lottery prize.

Monday, March 15

• The Senate met Monday, but approved no substantive legislation.

• Senate committees approved numerous sunset bills and the following measures on Monday:

-HB 2989 by Rep. John Enns, mandates that owners of property who have an interest in certain civil litigation be notified by first-class mail at least 10 days prior to the date of the hearing.

Tuesday, May 26

• The Senate approved a number of budget measures and the following substantive legislation on Monday:

-HB 1170 by Rep. Kenneth Miller, creates the Office of Information Services, and requires administration by a Chief Information Director.

-HB 1131 by Rep. Kenneth Miller, adds premium auditors and safety consultants in the CompSource Unclassified Registry.

-HB 2245 by Rep. Randy Terrill, creates the Oklahoma Criminal Illegal Alien Rapid Repartriation Act of 2009.

• The Senate approved the following measures on Monday:

-HB 1509 by Rep. Gus Blackwell, makes it unlawful for anyone to help in any way a convicted sex offender avoid registration, conceal his or her identity or keep information from peace officers.

-SB 313 by Sen. Brian Bingman, extends the gross production tax exemption on oil and gas from horizontally drilled wells.

-SB 353 by Sen. Andrew Rice, creates the Volunteer Health Care Services Act.

• The Senate approved the following measures on Monday:

-HB 1330 by Rep. Mike Ritze, creates the Ten Commandments Monument Display Act.

-HCR 1040 by Rep. Chris Benge, expresses the agreement between the House and Senate to rescind the deadline date for the filing of conference committee reports as contained in SCR 12

• The Senate approved the following measures on Monday:

-SB 11 by Sen. Jay Paul Gumm, requires the Oklahoma Tax Commission to pay interest on refunds due on tax returns filed after Jan. 1, 2010, when the refund is not paid in a certain number of days.

-SB 248 by Sen. John Ford, provides exceptions for federal dams on Copan Lake and Hulah Lake from language relating to the Department of Wildlife Conservation’s authority to maintain buoy lines, cable nets and other safety devices.