OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Senate Tuesday re-elected Sen. Greg Treat as president pro tempore and adopted rules for the upcoming 59^th legislative session that begins February 6.

Today’s vote marks the fifth consecutive session that Treat will serve in this leadership role. Senate members also approved rules for the 59^th Legislature and approved committee membership.

The votes came during the Senate’s organizational day, a constitutional requirement of both the state House and Senate before the start of each two-year session.

OKLAHOMA CITY –Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, has filed three pieces of legislation to protect Oklahoma drivers from unnecessary headaches on the road.

Senate Bill 82 would prohibit law enforcement entities from requiring officers, justices, or judges to fulfill traffic citation quotas.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, has filed legislation requiring school districts to inform teachers of their First Amendment rights and obtain reauthorization every year before deducting union dues from teachers’ paychecks.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed legislation on Thursday to protect public and private Christmas Nativity displays.

“As we look forward to celebrating Christmas with our families in the coming days, we must protect time honored traditions in our state,” Dahm said. “One of these traditions is the display of nativity scenes representing the birth of Christ.”

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. John Haste, R-Broken Arrow, chair of the Senate Aeronautics and Transportation Committee, Rep. Nicole Miller, R-Edmond, chair of the House Appropriations and Budget Transportation Subcommittee, and Rep.

OKLAHOMA CITY - Senate President Pro Tem Greg Treat today released the following statement following the passing of former Oklahoma Department of Transportation Secretary Gary Ridley. 

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma’s Future Caucus was honored last week at the Millennial Action Project (MAP) Rising Stars Awards in Washington, D.C. Co-chairs Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, Sen. John Michael Montgomery, R-Lawton, and Rep. Ajay Pittman, D-Oklahoma City, along with fellow member Rep.

OKLAHOMA CITY –Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed legislation on Wednesday to end the unnecessary and potentially harmful practice of setting clocks forward and back every year.

OKLAHOMA CITY –Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, has filed Senate Joint Resolution 2 proposing an amendment to Section 1 Article 1 of the Oklahoma Constitution.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, has filed multiple bills aimed at preventing and disincentivizing illegal immigration.