Week In Review

• 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.

• Measures approved Monday on the Senate Floor included:

-FS SB 1288, by Sen. Johnnie Crutchfield, would provide $100 million to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation to fix the state’s worst bridges and $25 million to fix county bridges. The measure would be funded with $92.8 million from the Dynamic Economy and Budget Stabilization Fund created last year, $7.2 million from the Special Cash Fund and $25 million from anticipated surplus.

• The following measures were approved by Senate committees on Monday:

• Due to snow and sleet that moved through the state over the weekend, both the Senate and the House cancelled all scheduled meetings and closed their offices on Monday. The Senate announced it would vote later in the week to suspend the rules which would allow for additional time to hear bills still in committee.

Tuesday, February 21

• Monday, February 13, began the second week of the 2006 legislative session. read more.