Sen. Kristen Thompson’s Press Releases

OKLAHOMA CITY- Senate Bill 1211 was approved by the House of Representatives Monday. The legislation authored by Sen. Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond, increases the maximum time of imprisonment for strangulation offenses from three years to 10 years.

OKLAHOMA CITY- House Bill 1795, the Sergeant CJ Nelson Legacy Act, was unanimously approved by the Senate Education Committee Tuesday. Sen. Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond, serves as the Senate author of the legislation that covers certain higher education expenses for children of fallen first responders.

OKLAHOMA CITY- Sen. Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond, has received approval for legislation to reduce the number of virtual days held by Oklahoma public and charter schools. Under the provisions of Senate Bill 1768, virtual instruction would only take place in the event of inclement weather, staff shortages, illness, building maintenance issues, or if deemed necessary by school administrators.

OKLAHOMA CITY - Sen. Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond, and Sen. Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, have filed legislation to limit virtual instruction in Oklahoma’s public schools.

OKLAHOMA CITY –Oklahoma’s hospitality industry recently named Sen. Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond, as one of their Legislators of the Year for her support and dedication to the industry and small business in the state.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Kristen Thompson, R–Edmond, today released the following statement regarding Chesapeake’s merger with Houston, Texas-based Southwestern Energy Company. 

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senator Kristen Thompson, R–Edmond, has filed legislation that will create the Oklahoma Office of Economic Development, Growth and Expansion (OkEDGE) that aims to revolutionize and transform economic development and business retention in Oklahoma. 

OKLAHOMA CITY – Vice Chair Sen. Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond, released the following statement Tuesday regarding the Senate Select Committee on Business Retention and Economic Development’s meeting on the announced closure of the Michelin plant in Ardmore.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Select Committee on Business Retention and Economic Development will host its next meeting on Tuesday to hear from state and local leaders to discuss Michelin’s closure and what can be done in the future to keep businesses in the state.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Three Senate education leaders today called on the University of Oklahoma to reconsider the Regents’ decision to raise tuition on students for the third year in a row.