OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, today secured full Senate approval of Senate Bill 1806, which extends support services for young adults transitioning out of the foster care system.

The measure passed off the Senate floor unanimously.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt issued the following statement after Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed Alan Armstrong, chairman of the Williams Companies, to serve as a U.S. senator for Oklahoma on an interim basis. Under state law, he cannot run for the seat, which will be decided by Oklahoma voters in November.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Senate Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, today released the following statement after the United States Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senator Tom Woods, R-Westville, issued the following statement Monday after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin.

“I extend my sincere congratulations to fellow Westville, Oklahoman Markwayne Mullin on his confirmation to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senator Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond, today passed Senate Bill 1833 off the Senate floor by a 38-to-6 vote, sending the measure to the House of Representatives. 

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, has advanced legislation to put guardrails on the use of artificial intelligence in Oklahoma schools and ensure parents have a say in how the technology is used in their child’s classroom.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Mary Boren, D-Norman, issued the following statement regarding her absence from the Senate chamber on Monday, March 23 and Tuesday, March 24. Boren will be away from the Capitol to attend the funeral services for her beloved aunt, Melody Goode Harrison.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senator Darrell Weaver, R-Moore, secured unanimous Senate approval Tuesday for legislation to allow expert testimony to be admissible as evidence in human trafficking cases.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Senate today passed Senate Bill 1481 from Sen. Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, to double recess time for students in kindergarten through fifth grade.

Seifried’s legislation would increase the minimum amount of daily recess to 40 minutes for elementary school students and those in full-day kindergarten programs.