Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed the Defend the Guard Act Monday to ensure men and women serving in the Oklahoma National Guard are only deployed as directed by the United States Constitution.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Lonnie Paxton has been named Chairman of the Senate Public Safety Committee this week by Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City.

State Sen. James Leewright, R-Bristow, will continue to lead the Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee for the next two years. Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, announced his choices for committee chairs, vice chairs and members for the 58^th Legislature this past week.

State Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair, represented the Senate as vice chairman of the Transportation Committee during the unveiling of the Oklahoma Public Transit Policy Plan (OPTPP) at the state Capitol on Thursday.

Senators Kevin Matthews, D-Tulsa, and Jo Anna Dossett, D-Tulsa, received committee appointments Tuesday for the 58^thSession of the Oklahoma Legislature.

Senate Appropriations Chair Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, said he was pleased to continue his role as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee for the 58^th Legislature.  Thompson, who has headed Appropriations for the past two years, said he was honored that Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, had asked him to continue to serve as chair.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, is continuing her efforts to protect Oklahoma’s infants by filing legislation to ban the sale of crib bumpers and prohibit their use in hotels and other places of public accommodation. The Department of Human Services (DHS) already prohibits their use in childcare facilities in the state.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate members received their committee assignments for the 58th Legislature on Tuesday.

Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City, has again been chosen for multiple leadership positions for the 58^th Legislature.