Week In Review

Monday, April 18th

• The Senate convened to consider House bills to ensure they beat the deadline next week for bills from the opposite house to be heard on the floor.

-HB 1230 by Sen. Jay Paul Gumm and Rep. Thad Balkman would provide a sales tax exemption for clothing and footwear and any school supplies used exclusively for school or classwork, with a sales price of less than $100. The bill and emergency passed 42-0.

Monday, April 11th

• The Senate convened to consider legislation. The following bills were heard by the full Senate:

Monday, April 4th

•• The Senate convened to consider two resolutions and then adjourned to committee meetings to meet the April 7th deadline to consider bills from the house of origin.

-HB 1004 by Sen. Glenn Coffee and Rep. Bill Case would repeal the Oklahoma Municipal Employee Collective Bargaining Act that was approved and signed by the Governor during the last legislative session. The do pass motion failed by a tie vote of 3-3.

Monday, March 28

• The Senate convened to consider two resolutions and then adjourned to committee meetings. The deadline to report from committee of the opposite house is Thursday, April 7th.

-SR 13 by Sen. Daisy Lawler declares March 30, 2005 as “Ag Day,” memorializing Oklahoma citizens to recognize the importance of agriculture. The resolution was adopted.

Monday, March 21

• The Senate convened briefly and then adjourned to committee meetings.

Monday, March 14

• The Senate convened to consider several pieces of legislation, including the following:

-FS for SB 217 by Sen. Johnnie Crutchfield, Sen. Mike Morgan, Rep. Chris Benge and Rep. Jim Newport appropriates to the Department of Education, beating the March 16th deadline to fund education first. The bill and emergency passed 43-0.