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Sen. Lonnie Paxton’s Press Releases

Showing: February, 2020
Bill prohibiting the smoking/vaping of marijuana in public places moves to full Senate

The Senate Health and Human Services approved Senate Bill 1296 to add marijuana to the list of products that cannot be smoked or vaped in public places.  Sen. Lonnie Paxton authored the bill to address the growing number of citizens utilizing medicinal marijuana around stores, restaurants and other public places.

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Senate approves bill increasing manslaughter statute of limitations; measure is the first passed in the 2020 session

The full Senate has voted in favor of a measure that would increase Oklahoma’s statute of limitations for both first and second degree manslaughter.  Sen. Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, is principal author of Senate Bill 414.  The Senate gave unanimous approval to the bill on Wednesday, the first bill to pass off the floor during the 2020 legislative session.

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