OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt has won unanimous committee approval for legislation updating the eviction timeline. Kirt, D-Oklahoma City, said Oklahoma has one of the fastest eviction processes in the country. Senate Bill 1209, which was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, would exclude Sundays and federal holidays from the filing schedule. 

OKLAHOMA CITY — Senator Lisa Standridge, R-Norman, has advanced legislation that prohibits someone from boarding a school bus without receiving permission from a school district employee.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Nikki Nice, D-Oklahoma City, and Sen. Regina Goodwin, D-Tulsa, passed Senate Resolution 29 on Thursday, a measure recognizing and celebrating Black History Month in the State of Oklahoma. 

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.