Press Releases

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate overrode the governor’s veto of Senate Bill 922 Wednesday. The legislation, authored by Sen. Blake Cowboy Stephens, R-Tahlequah, provides that at least 90 percent of hunting tags be issued to Oklahomans for hunting seasons with a limited number of tags available.

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Contact: Democratic Leader Kay Floyd

CLAREMORE, OK – In the wake of the recent tornado outbreak that struck Claremore over the weekend, Senator Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, expressed her gratitude to the first responders, and to the state, county, and municipal emergency management teams for their swift actions before and in the immediate aftermath of the storm.

Senate Bill 1125 first in new budget transparency process 

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, and his Appropriations Chairman, Sen. Chuck Hall, R-Perry, today released the following statements after the state budget bill for Fiscal Year 2025 passed off the Senate floor this morning.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, today passed the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services Revolving Fund off the Senate floor.

Senate Bill 2039 passed unanimously.

The program will allow the Attorney General’s Office to provide better, and more immediate services to victims of domestic violence. Money from the fund will provide expedited statewide access and deliver more services to victims.

OKLAHOMA CITY – On Thursday, Senate Bill 1994, authored by Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman, was passed by the Senate. The measure seeks to strengthen laws against squatting.

OKLAHOMA CITY- Gov. Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 1709 into law Thursday. The bill’s author, Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City, said this legislation was necessary following heinous abuse and torture that occurred at the Robert M. Greer Center, a facility in Enid that serves individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, released the following statement after filing Senate Concurrent Resolution 25.

OKLAHOMA CITY- Sen. Greg McCortney, R-Ada, presented Senate Resolution 44 Thursday to recognize KTEN meteorologists for their coverage of severe weather and tornadoes that devastated areas of south-central Oklahoma on April 27-28.

OKLAHOMA CITY – State leaders released the following statements Wednesday after an agreement was reached on the Fiscal Year 2025 budget.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, and House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, today released the following statements after Senate and House negotiators reached an agreement on the state’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget.

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Gov. Stitt signed House Bill 3792 into law Tuesday. The legislation, authored by Sen. Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, establishes the Oklahoma Access and Achievement Program, aimed at providing scholarships to eligible students with intellectual and developmental disabilities pursuing higher education through comprehensive transition and postsecondary (CTP) programs.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Shane Jett, R-Shawnee, is voicing his strong support for Senate Joint Resolution 23, authored by Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair, and Speaker of the House Charles McCall, R-Atoka, a measure that aims to clarify and secure voting rights for United States citizens in Oklahoma.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Michael Brooks, D-Oklahoma City, chair of the Oklahoma Legislative Latino Caucus, released the following statement Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint in federal court against Oklahoma’s recently passed immigration law. The DOJ stated that the law is in violation of the U.S. Constitution’s supremacy clause.

OKLAHOMA CITY – On Monday, Gov. Kevin Stitt signed into law Senate Bill 1668, authored by Sen. John Haste, R-Broken Arrow.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Mary Boren issued a statement Tuesday following her no vote on the executive nomination of Tim Gatz as executive director for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT).

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Senate on Monday gave final passage to legislation that will protect frontline employees and businesses from retail and commercial theft.

OKLAHOMA CITY- Local, state, and tribal leaders held a press conference Friday to announce funding for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) to redesign an intersection in Ada, widely known as “Crazy Corner.” Numerous accidents have occurred at the intersection of N Mississippi Ave.