OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation authored by Sen. Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond, to stop dental insurance companies from setting prices for services they do not cover has passed the Oklahoma Senate 40-to-3.

CHANDLER – Sen. Grant Green, R-Wellston, today thanked U.S. Rep. Stephanie Bice for securing $8 million in federal funding for improvements at the Chandler Regional Airport.

Green attended a ceremony at the airport on Tuesday as Bice presented a check to Chandler City Manager Jason Orr. 

The grant will help the City of Chandler extend the airport’s runway so it can accommodate larger airplanes. The project will extend the runway from about 4,000 feet to 5,000 feet.

MCCURTAIN COUNTY — Senator George Burns (R-District 5) has announced that replacement signage has been installed along the Representative Rusty Farley Memorial Highway, restoring the designation honoring the late lawmaker’s service to southeastern Oklahoma.

The original memorial signs had been removed over time. Sen. Burns worked with the appropriate agencies to ensure the highway once again properly recognizes Rep. Farley and his legacy of public service.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Sen. Casey Murdock, R-Felt, issued the following statement on the ongoing wildfires that have burned more than 155,000 acres in Northwest Oklahoma and the Panhandle.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senator Avery Frix, R-Muskogee, and Representative Neil Hays, R-Checotah, released the following statement Tuesday urging local law enforcement to investigate an alleged assault during a protest held by students at Muskogee High School.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senator Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond, today secured unanimous Senate passage of Senate Bill 985 to formally establish the Oklahoma Local Food for Schools Program.

The measure passed 47-0 and directs the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry to administer the program, which will facilitate the purchase of locally sourced food by school districts across the state. The legislation also creates the Oklahoma Local Food for Schools Revolving Fund to support the program’s long-term sustainability.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Mark Mann, D-Oklahoma City, has won the support of the Senate Education Committee for legislation to better support teachers and staff following the death of a spouse or child, including miscarriage. Senate Bill 1204 was approved unanimously on Tuesday.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Bill 1421, by Sen. Jo Anna Dossett, D-Tulsa, requiring nonphysical and nonviolent intervention training for personnel who serve children at Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) facilities, was approved unanimously Monday in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senator Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond, has secured unanimous committee approval of Senate Bill 1733, legislation strengthening reporting requirements for allegations of sexual abuse, sexual assault and sexual misconduct involving students.

Senate Bill 1733 strengthens mandatory reporting requirements by ensuring schools report any allegation of child sexual abuse to law enforcement within 24 hours. 

OKLAHOMA CITY- The Senate Public Safety Committee today unanimously approved legislation by Chairman Darrell Weaver to allow expert testimony in human trafficking cases.