OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Mark Mann, D-Oklahoma City, has filed legislation urging the Texas Legislature to continue funding its share for the Heartland Flyer after reports that the state was considering ending their support.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Kelly Hines, R-Oklahoma City, has secured final passage of life-saving legislation to improve how educators and school staff respond to severe allergic reactions.

The Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed the Emerson Kate Cole Act, which is named after a young girl who suffered a fatal allergic reaction at school in 2023.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, has been honored as a 2025 Oklahoma Legislator of the Year for her efforts in the Senate to support the mission of the Oklahoma National Guard.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The full Senate has passed a bill creating the “Rethinking Paying Subminimal Wage to Persons with Disabilities Task Force.” Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt is the Senate principal author of House Bill 1833, which would form a panel to develop strategies for phasing out the practice of paying Oklahoma workers with disabilities lower than minimum wages, known as a 14 (c) waiver.  

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Casey Murdock, R-Felt, commented today on the governor signing Senate Bill 500, which prohibits the state from contracting with companies that discriminate against firearm businesses or firearm trade associations.

Murdock has championed this key Second Amendment reform since 2022.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, today celebrated the governor signing her bill to limit cellphones in schools for a full school year.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senator Darrell Weaver, R-Moore, received unanimous Senate approval for House Bill 1566 Monday, which creates the Oklahoma Elder Exploitation and Abuse Act.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, received unanimous Senate approval for House Bill 1995. The measure amends an existing state statute that prohibits employees of school districts from engaging in relationships with students to include employed and contracted school resource officers and security guards.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt issued the following statement on Friday regarding the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Service’s (ODMHSAS) finances.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, today released the following statement after Senate Bill 631 passed off the House floor.