Sen. Haste to chair Senate Subcommittee on General Government and Transportation

Sen. John Haste, R-Broken Arrow, will serve as chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government and Transportation for the next two years.  Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, appointed Haste to the position for the upcoming 58^th Oklahoma Legislature. 

“I want to thank Pro Tempore Treat for this chairmanship and his confidence in my leadership.  We know we’ll continue to face fiscal challenges this year,” Haste said.  “Oklahoma’s revenues continue to be impacted by low energy prices and the COVID-19 pandemic.  Our job is to be the best stewards possible with the public’s resources while meeting our constitutional mandate to write and pass a balanced budget.”

The Subcommittee on General Government and Transportation oversees budget bills for several executive and legislative agencies, including:

• Offices of Governor and Lt. Governor
• State Senate and the State House of Representatives
• State Treasurer
• State Auditor and Inspector
• Oklahoma Tax Commission
• Office of Civil Emergency Management
• Oklahoma Military Department
• Department of Transportation
• Space Industry Development Authority
• Office of Management and Enterprise Services
• State Election Board
• State Ethics Commission

Haste will also hold seats on the Senate Health and Human Services Committee; the full Appropriations Committee; Transportation; and the Senate Committee on General Government.

The Legislature will meet for an organizational day on Jan. 5, then will formally convene the 2021 legislative session on Feb. 1.

For more information, contact Sen. John Haste at 405-521-5602 or email John.Haste@oksenate.gov.

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