Week In Review

• The Senate met Monday and approved the following bills:

-SB 810 by Sen. Ron Justice, would expand the duties of the State Board of Agriculture to include setting rules regarding prescribed burning and smoke management.

-HCR 1027 by Sen. Ron Justice, would designate May 9, 2007, as Meningitis Awareness Day and encourages education concerning the disease.

• Senate committees took no action on bills on Monday.

• The House convened Monday and approved one substantive bill.

• The Senate met Monday and approved the following bills:

-SB 861 by Sen. Don Barrington, would provide a sales tax exemption for sales of clothing or footwear priced at less than $100 during the first weekend in August.

-SB 103 by Sen. Susan Paddack, would require a minimum of one lockdown drill to be conducted at each public school each school year and would allow additional drills to be conducted at the discretion of the school board.

Monday, April 23

• The Senate met Monday and approved the following bills:

-SB 357 by Sen. Kenneth Corn, would increase the teacher employer contribution rates as well as university and regional institution employer contribution rates, for the Oklahoma Teacher Retirement System.

-SB 470 by Sen. Jim Wilson, would add to the list of items that the Department of Tourism and Recreation may keep confidential.

• The Senate met Monday and approved the following bills:

-HB 2103 by Sen. Mike Johnson, would direct the State Regents for Higher Education, when determining the guaranteed tuition rates, to consider the anticipated revenue needs during the four-year period of the guarantee.

• The Senate met Monday and approved the following bills:

-HB 1804 by Sen. James A. Williamson, would establish numerous provisions and penalties relating to illegal immigration in Oklahoma.

• The Senate met briefly Monday and approved the following bills:

-HB 1021 by Sen. Brian Crain, would prohibit human trafficking and provide penalties.

-HB 1527 by Sen. Earl Garrison, would direct the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry to operate an Oklahoma Agritourism program to stimulate economic growth in rural communities.