Sen. Dossett receives committee assignments for 58th Legislature

State Sen. J.J. Dossett, D-Owasso, has received his committee assignments for the next two years.  Senate Democratic Leader Kay Floyd, D-Oklahoma City, has reappointed Dossett to serve on the Senate Education Committee; Agriculture and Wildlife; Appropriations; Veterans and Military Affairs; and the Appropriations Subcommittee on Natural Resources and Regulatory Services.

“I’m grateful to Senator Floyd for the opportunity to serve on these committees during the 58^th Legislature.  Each of these committees handles policy or fiscal legislation that impacts the citizens of Senate District 34,” Dossett said.  “Every vote I have in committee gives me a greater opportunity to fight for the issues that are important to the constituents I represent at the state Capitol.”

Dossett predicted that the dominant issue of the 2021 session would continue to be the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the state, including the impact on the budget.

“When we headed into the session this time last year, we already knew that low energy prices were going to significantly impact our budget outlook—a situation that worsened as the pandemic hit our state.  We’re still going to be dealing with those dynamics in the upcoming session,” Dossett said.  “The difficulty is, when the economy has taken a hit and revenues are down, that’s when even more people turn to state services to help them get through.  I want to make sure we protect education and our most crucial services to the best of our abilities as we develop the Fiscal Year 2022 budget.”

The legislature will meet for an organizational day on Jan. 5, and the 2021 session will formally get underway on Feb. 5. 

For more information, contact Sen. J.J. Dossett at 405-521-5566 or email JJ.Dossett@oksenate.gov.

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