Week In Review

• The Senate met briefly Monday before adjourning in time for members to attend the funeral of Lonnie Wright, Director of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control. The Senate approved the following measure on Monday:

SR 99 by Sen. Mike Morgan, proclaims the week of May 1-7, 2006, as “Public Service Recognition Week 2006” in the state of Oklahoma.

• The Senate held no committee meetings Monday, as the deadline for committee consideration of bills originating in the opposite house passed on April 6.

• The Senate returned this week for the last of three consecutive weeks focusing on floor activity, with Thursday, April 27, marking the deadline for consideration of measures originating in the opposite house. Measures approved on the Senate floor Monday include the following:

HJR 1057 by Sen. Clark Jolley, would propose a constitutional amendment to provide that public use under eminent domain statutes does not include increases in tax revenues, employment, tax base or general economic health.

• The Senate returned this week for the second of three consecutive weeks focusing on floor activity. The deadline for third reading of bills in the opposite house is April 27. Measures approved on the Senate floor Monday include the following:

HB 3085 by Sen. Johnnie Crutchfield, would require public disclosure of motor vehicle VIN numbers and salvage information about vehicles being sold for insurance companies.

• The Senate returned this week for the first of three consecutive weeks focusing on floor activity. The deadline for third reading of bills in the opposite house is April 27. Measures approved on the Senate floor Monday include the following:

HB 2473 by Sen. Glenn Coffee, would target internet “phishing” make it illegal to send e-mails that falsely represent that they are being sent from a legitimate business with the intent of engaging in fraudulent information gathering.

• Approaching the April 6 deadline for hearing bills from the opposite chamber, the Senate continued to focus on committee work. Measures approved on the Senate floor Monday include the following:

HB 2396 by Sen. Clark Jolley, would prohibit public utilities from distributing the social security numbers of their customers. Current law requires public utilities to release the information upon request.

HB 2159 by Sen. Kenneth Corn, would remove the exemption date for tax credits imposed by the Oklahoma Coal Protection Incentive Act.

• 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: