(Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch)Īfter months of long days, tense floor debates and the passage of a flurry of new laws, Oklahoma's Legislature finally reached its end when legislative leaders issued the sine die adjournment call shortly before the 5 p.m. The piles of paper on his desk are printed out versions of the session's bills. Blake Stephens, R-Tahlequah, was one of few lawmakers who remained in the chamber after a morning adjournment Friday, May 27, 2022, the final day of the legislative session. Lawmakers Close 2022 General Session, But Special Sessions Looms Lawmakers Close out 2022 General Session, But Special Sessions Loomīy Trevor Brown, Oklahoma Watch May 31, 2022 We depend on financial support from readers like you to sustain our coverage. We produce stories that hold government and public officials accountable and that make transparent what some prefer to keep secret. Oklahoma needs high-quality investigative journalism.
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A new law designed to reform the tribal nation’s election code was signed into law last week. The Cherokee Nation is taking steps to ensure that dark money doesn’t pour into the tribal nation’s elections and influence voters.Kevin Stitt on Wednesday asked a judge to strike from a grand jury report a finding that he placed “improper political pressure” on his appointees to the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board.
Jose Cruz with sexual battery over an incident with a lobbyist New Year’s Eve at her Oklahoma City apartment. Prosecutors have declined to charge former state Rep.A group of abortion providers in Oklahoma filed a legal challenge Thursday to a new law that bans nearly all abortions in the state.Kevin Stitt rebuked Republicans lawmakers Thursday, saying their budget was shaped by “backroom deals” and doesn’t provide “real inflation relief” for struggling Oklahomans and called them back into special session next month to pass what he called “real relief.” So after the three-day weekend, it will be back to the grind for many of us. This tweet would usually be cause for celebration for lawmakers, staff, journalists, lobbyists and others who are more than ready for the four-month session to end.īut as I wrote above, two special sessions and an election season are right on the horizon. Were there passed bills that upset you or rejected proposals that you support? Email me at or finding me on Twitter at Watch
Tell me what you thought of the recently concluded session. That’s the lowest amount in a long time, perhaps ever. Here is a preview: Of the more than 430 bills making it to the governor’s desk during the four-month session, just a dozen bills had a Democrat as the original lead sponsor. Keep your eyes out for my latest article that will be posted on Oklahoma Watch Wednesday. 8 general election.īefore we move along, I’ve been spending some time looking at what the Legislature did over the past four months. Many of the rest face a June 28 primary, with the possibility of an Aug.
Because of the rising number of uncontested races, 54 incumbents and two newcomers have already won their races by default. But whether lawmakers will heed his calls remains uncertain.Īnd finally, the next few weeks and months will be busy for incumbents and challengers who are running for election. The governor wants the Legislature to slash income tax rates and to eliminate the state’s grocery tax.
Stitt, who was left out of budget discussions, vetoed several budget items and called on lawmakers to do more to address the rising inflation. Kevin Stitt then announced last week he will be calling lawmakers in for another special session, starting June 13, to provide “real tax relief” to Oklahomans. But unlike the constitutional sine die deadline for the general session, there will be no deadlines for the special session so lawmakers will be able to return to the Capitol over the coming months to pass bills outlining how the relief money will be spent. That special session was called concurrent with the regular session that ended Friday. The Legislature is already in one special session after lawmakers wanted to make a new process to spend $1.87 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds under the American Rescue Plan Act. Friday deadline.īut that doesn’t mean this won’t be a busy spring, summer and fall for politics in Oklahoma. Lawmakers Close out 2022 General Session, But Special Sessions Loom - Oklahoma Watch CloseĪfter months of long days, tense floor debates and the passage of a flurry of new laws, Oklahoma’s Legislature finally reached its end when legislative leaders issued the sine die adjournment call shortly before the 5 p.m.
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