Sen. Chuck Hall’s Press Releases

OKLAHOMA CITY – Leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee released the following statements on the state revenue figures certified Friday by the state Board of Equalization.

Senate Appropriations Chairman Chuck Hall, R-Perry:

OKLAHOMA CITY — Senate Appropriations Chairman Chuck Hall, R-Perry, today said the Oklahoma Senate will build on the transparent budget process the chamber implemented during last year’s legislative session.

Hall said the Senate is working to simplify and streamline the process of writing a state budget for the next fiscal year while still ensuring the public can remain engaged every step of the way. To start, the Senate Appropriations Committee will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week to discuss agency budget requests in detail.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Chuck Hall, R-Perry, a longtime community banker, issued the following statement on the passing of Gene Rainbolt.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Appropriations Chairman Chuck Hall, R-Perry, today released the following statement after the federal government canceled plans for a 645-mile federal transmission corridor that would have run through northern Oklahoma.

Plans for the corridor that would have crossed from Oklahoma’s Panhandle to the state’s border with Arkansas showed the transmission project could go through Kingfisher, Logan and Payne counties, which make up part of Hall’s Senate district.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Julia Kirt, D-Oklahoma City, and Sen. Chuck Hall, R-Perry, are continuing their efforts to address Oklahoma’s housing shortage.

Hall also requests confirmation of inhalers distributed by OSDE

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Appropriations Chairman Chuck Hall, R-Perry, on Thursday urged the State Department of Education (SDE) to quickly distribute state funds appropriated in 2023 to provide Oklahoma schools emergency asthma inhalers.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Chuck Hall, R-Perry, and Rep. Ty Burns, R-Pawnee, released the following statements on Tuesday celebrating Morrison Elementary School being named a National Blue Ribbon School.

Morrison Elementary was one of four Oklahoma schools to earn the top national honor awarded to campuses that excel in academic achievement. The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday that just 356 schools across the U.S. received the Blue Ribbon designation this year.  

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

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Senate on Thursday voted unanimously to appropriate $45 million to help counties that have been ravaged by recent tornadoes.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Senate on Monday passed Senate Bill 1403 from Sen. Chuck Hall, R-Perry, to increase funding for county roads and highways.