• Resolution calling for Article V Convention of States Approved

    Resolution calling for Article V Convention of States Approved - March 02, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman, has won approval from the full Senate for Senate Joint Resolution 23, calling for an Article V Convention of States to propose amendments to the U.S....

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  • House Passes Sex Trafficking Education Bill

    House Passes Sex Trafficking Education Bill - March 02, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill that would help educate public school and college students on the dangers of sex trafficking and exploitation passed the House today. House Bill 2396 by Rep. Todd Russ, R-C...

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  • Resolution Declares November as Men’s Health Awareness Month

    Resolution Declares November as Men’s Health Awareness Month - March 02, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY – A House Resolution declaring November 2021, “Men’s Health Awareness Month” was adopted by the House today. HR 1004, sponsored by Rep. Logan Phillips, R-Mounds, looks to rais...

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  • Full Senate approves Ida’s Law

    Full Senate approves Ida’s Law - March 02, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation to address the issue of unsolved cases of missing and murdered Native American people has been approved unanimously by the full Senate.  Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma...

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  • Senate approves judicial authorization of anatomical gifts

    Senate approves judicial authorization of anatomical gifts - March 02, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY – Among the many bills stopped during the shortened 2020 legislative session was one to help potentially save lives by providing judicial authorization of certain anatomical gift...

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  • Open transfer system bill moves to House

    Open transfer system bill moves to House - March 02, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate approved legislation Tuesday expanding educational opportunities for Oklahoma families. Senate Bill 783, by Sen. Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, modifies the Education Open Transfe...

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  • House Passes Transparency in Health Care Prices Act

    House Passes Transparency in Health Care Prices Act - March 02, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill requiring health care providers, groups and facilities to make prices for their most commonly provided services available to consumers passed unanimously in the House today ...

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  • Coleman’s nonviolent offender electronic monitoring expansion passes

    Coleman’s nonviolent offender electronic monitoring expansion passes - March 02, 2021

        OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill that will help more nonviolent offenders qualify for the Electronic Monitoring Program passed out of the Senate unanimously Tuesday. Senate Bill 456’s author...

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  • House Passes Legislation Banning Phone Number ‘Spoofing’

    House Passes Legislation Banning Phone Number ‘Spoofing’ - March 02, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Danny Williams, R-Seminole, passed a bill to prohibit ‘spoofing,’ which is often used by telemarketers and scammers to disguise a phone call’s origin, through the Oklah...

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  • Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 2 March, 2021

    Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 2 March, 2021 - March 02, 2021

    SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 As of this advisory, there are 424,999 cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. Kay County is reporting a total of 5,086 confirmed cases, with 81 deaths. Osage County has h...

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