Press Releases

OKLAHOMA CITY— Senator Brenda Stanley, R-Midwest City, issued the following statement in remembrance of former State Senator James Howell of Midwest City, who passed away earlier this week at the age of 91.  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, has advanced legislation that would maintain local control of funds raised by local county extension offices across the state.

By keeping locally raised funds separate from state funds, House Bill 3557 ensures that those local dollars can’t be redirected away from county offices.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt issued the following statement honoring former state Sen. James Howell, D-Midwest City, who passed Tuesday at the age of 91. Howell represented Senate District 42 from 1970 until 1986.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senator Avery Frix, R-Muskogee, applauded the passage of House Bill 4067, which directs funding to enhance safety measures at the Oklahoma School for the Blind in Muskogee.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Grant Green, R-Wellston, on Wednesday advanced legislation solidifying a historic agreement between mineral owners and the oil and gas industry after decades of political disagreements over the interest accrued on royalty payments.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senator Darrell Weaver, R-Moore, secured unanimous Senate approval Wednesday for legislation making it unlawful for any person to inhale, ingest, possess, buy or sell nitrous oxide for the purpose of inducing intoxication.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate on Wednesday easily passed legislation from Sen. Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, to permanently keep cellphones out of Oklahoma schools.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Senate today adopted Senate Resolution 31 to officially designate April 15 as Purple Up! For Military Kids Day in Oklahoma.

New law will restore fairness and transparency in dental insurance practices

OKLAHOMA CITY - Legislation authored by Senator Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond, that will restore fairness and transparency in dental insurance practices has been signed into law by the governor.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt and Assistant Leader Carri Hicks issued the following statements after the supermajority in the Senate voted for two proposed state questions clearing the way for the Legislature to eliminate health care coverage for thousands of hardworking Oklahomans.

OKLAHOMA CITY- Senator Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City, was recently inducted into the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) Hall of Fame, recognizing his more than 15 years of dedicated service supporting the United States Navy’s TACAMO mission.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senator Casey Murdock, R-Felt, will present House Bill 3660 in the Senate Business and Insurance Committee on Thursday in spite of rhetoric from a deeply misinformed lawmaker who continues to spread blatant lies about this legislation.

“A review of that freshman lawmaker’s legislation shows a pattern of trying to burden Oklahomans with more regulations,” Murdock said. “Now, he appears intent on having the state regulate Oklahomans even after death.”

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Senate Business and Insurance Committee on Thursday unanimously advanced legislation from Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, to recruit more people into the plumbing industry and make it easier for individuals to get licensed in the field.

OKLAHOMA CITY – As Chairman of the Senate Energy Committee, Sen. Grant Green, R-Wellston, today successfully amended a colleague’s bill to revive legislation that could permanently ban the land application of sewage sludge and biosolids on farms and ranches.

Green worked with Sen. Jack Stewart, R-Yukon, to amend a House bill that would create the Oklahoma Biosolids Land Application Research Pilot Program at Oklahoma State University.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Carri Hicks, co-chair of the Legislative Diabetes Caucus, invites Oklahomans living with diabetes, their families, and all who are concerned about this disease to come to the state Capitol on Tuesday, April 14 for Diabetes Awareness Day.

OKLAHOMA CITY- Senator Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City, has been named Legislator of the Year by Oklahoma Care for his leadership and advocacy on behalf of Oklahoma’s most vulnerable children.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senator Tom Woods, R-Westville, issued the following statement after a federal judge declined to approve proposed settlement agreements between the State of Oklahoma and poultry companies following two decades of litigation in Oklahoma v. Tyson.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Appropriations Chairman Chuck Hall, R-Perry, issued the following statement after a multi-vehicle crash on Wednesday claimed the life of a member of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol from Logan County, as well as two civilians.