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LEGISLATIVE ISSUES REPORT Legislation, Lobbying Advocacy Jennifer James Mccollum, APR Public Relations & Community Development LEGISLATIVE ISSUES REPORT Legislation, Lobbying Advocacy Jennifer James McCollum, APR Public Relations & Community Development MAY 2018 BUDGET RECAP 2nd SESSION, 56th LEGISLATURE BUDGET RECAP • HB 1010xx | $420 million revenue-raising bill passed during the special session: • Gross Production tax on oil and gas wells goes up from 2 to 5 percent at a $170 million cost to the industry • Motor fuel will cost $.03 more per gallon • Cigarettes will go up $1 per pack • Will pay for teacher, support staff and state employee raises • HB 1011 | Revenue, Taxation • Prohibits taxpayers from claiming $17,000+ in itemized deductions, raising approximately $94 million a year • Larger Internet sellers, such as Amazon, must now collect and remit sales taxes from third-party vendors, raising approximately $20 million a year 2nd SESSION, 56th LEGISLATURE BUDGET RECAP • HB 1086 | Capital Gains • Failed to Pass; Would have ended Oklahoma’s capital gains deduction, raising $100 million revenue for the state • SB 888 | Wind • Bill to create a new gross production tax on wind energy and eliminate paying out refunds on tax credits failed • HB 1024 | State Employees • State employees will receive their first raise in about a decade. Pay increases will range from $700 to $2,000 • State employees wanted a $7,500 across-the-board increase over three years 2nd SESSION, 56th LEGISLATURE BUDGET RECAP • Public Education: Budget now $2.4 billion • Teachers will receive an average increase of $6,000 starting this fall • Schools will share $52 million for support staff raises, $33 million for textbooks and $17 million for general school funding Source • SB 1115 to reduce class sizes, and SB 1104 to prevent lunch shaming failed REPEAL of HB 1010xx REFERENDUM • Definition: A direct vote in which the electorate votes on a particular proposal. • Oklahoma Taxpayers Unite! want to repeal the historic tax package passed during the last legislative session. • Circulated a petition drive for a VETO REFERENDUM to overturn HB1010XX • 42,000 Signatures Required; Led by Former U.S. Senator (R-Oklahoma) Tom Coburn • Petition validated by Oklahoma AG • Protest filed by APOE • Oral arguments should be heard by the Oklahoma Supreme Court on June 11 • If it makes the November ballot, it will increase voter turnout in a Gubernatorial election 2nd SESSION, 56th LEGISLATURE BUDGET RECAP • HB 1024 | State Employees JUNE• State employees 26 willPRIMARY receive their first raise in about a decade. Pay increases will range from $700 to $2,000 STATEWIDE• State employees wanted a $7,500 OFFICERS, across-the-board increase over three CONGRESSIONALyears OFFICERS JUNE 26 PRIMARY: STATEWIDE OFFICERS GOVERNOR (15) LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SUPT., PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DEMOCRAT DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN DREW EDMONDSON ANASTASIA A. PITTMAN WILL FARRELL CONNIE JOHNSON ANNA DEARMORE LINDA MURPHY JOY HOFMEISTER LIBERTARIAN REPUBLICAN CHRIS POWELL EDDIE FIELDS LABOR COMMISSIONER REX L LAWHORN DANA MURPHY JOE EXOTIC DOMINIQUE DAMON BLOCK DEMOCRAT MATT PINNELL FRED DORRELL REPUBLICAN SAM A MIS-SOUM CHRISTOPHER BARNETT STATE AUDITOR & INSPECTOR DAN FISHER REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN ERIC FOUTCH CINDY BYRD LESLIE OSBORN KEVIN STITT CHARLIE PRATER KEITH SWINTON TODD G. LAMB JOHN UZZO CATHY COSTELLO BARRY GOWDY BLAKE COWBOY STEPHENS ATTORNEY GENERAL GARY A. JONES REPUBLICAN MICK CORNETT ANGELA BONILLA GARY RICHARDSON MIKE HUNTER GENTNER DRUMMOND JUNE 26 PRIMARY: STATEWIDE OFFICERS, continued INSURANCE COMMISSIONER REPUBLICAN DONALD CHASTEEN GLEN MULREADY CORPORATION COMMISSIONER DEMOCRAT KEN REICH BEAU WILLIAMS BLAKE CUMMINGS ASHLEY NICOLE McCRAY REPUBLICAN BOB ANTHONY BRIAN BINGMAN HAROLD D. SPRADLING JUNE 26 PRIMARY: CONGRESSIONAL OFFICERS U.S. REP, DISTRICT 2 U.S. REP, DISTRICT 2 JUNE 26 PRIMARY CENTRAL OKLAHOMA: CANADIAN, CLEVELAND, LOGAN and OKLAHOMA COUNTIES JUNE 26 PRIMARY: CANADIAN COUNTY STATE SENATOR, DIST. 22 STATE REP, DISTRICT 43 STATE REP, DISTRICT 57 REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN LESLIE NesSMITH JACQUE PEARSALL JOY D. SMITH STEPHANIE BICE CHANTELLE CORY HAROLD WRIGHT STATE REP, DISTRICT 41 REPUBLICAN STATE REP, DISTRICT 60 JAY W. STEAGALL REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT MICHEAL OGLESBY RHONDA BAKER TYLER SMITH MAX MARTIN JACQUELINE STEVENSON SMITH SARA PETERSON CRYSTAL DUNCAN JENNIE SCOTT COUNTY TREASURER STATE REP, DISTRICT 47 REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN AUDRE KNOTT KARL FAHRENTHOLD DEMOCRAT O. A. CARGILL MARTI BOLD GREG J. INGLE CAROLYN M. LECK LAURA GRIESEL SARAH CARNES DENISE CROSSWHITE HADER JACOB WILSON COUNTY COMMISSIONER, CHARO GUILLORY DISTRICT 1 ROXANNE POLLARD REPUBLICAN RAMONA RILEY REPUBLICAN LINDSEY STRADER MARC HADER BRIAN HILL WESLEY E. HIGGINS BEVERLY ADAMS JUNE 26 PRIMARY: CLEVELAND COUNTY STATE SENATOR, DIST. 16 STATE REP., DIST. 27 STATE REP., DIST. 45 DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT MARY B. BOREN JOSEPH H. BLANCHARD MERLEYN BELL ALEISHA KARJALA JASON HARRIS KEN KERR CLAUDIA GRIFFITH DANNY J. STERLING DAVE SPAULDING STATE REP., DIST. 91 REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT GARY D. CAISSIE STATE REP., DIST. 53 AMANDA JEFFERS ED CROCKER DEMOCRAT SONYA FERGESON BECKI MALDONADO LESLIE BONEBREAK AMANDA R ANDREWS ANGEL WORTH STATE SENATOR, DIST. 24 CYNDY SOUTHERLAND REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN BRUCE FLEMING DAN BELCHER REPUBLICAN CHRIS KANNADY DARRELL WEAVER WESLEY PROVINE MARK McBRIDE COUNTY SHERIFF STATE REP, DIST. 20 TORYN HAMBRIGHT REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN TODD GIBSON JIMMY SMITH STATE REP, DIST. 46 LYNN STATTON BOBBY CLEVELAND REPUBLICAN LEON SUGG ANTHONY MACKEY NANCY SANGIRARDI SHERRIE CONLEY BRYAN VINYARD TINA SWAYZE JASON ERIC PEDRAZA JUNE 26 PRIMARY: LOGAN COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY, DIST 9 STATE REP., DIST. 32 COUNTY COMMISSIONER, REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT DISTRICT 1 JILL OCHS-TONTZ CHRISTI WOLFF REPUBLICAN LAURA AUSTIN THOMAS ANTHONY PERNA DAN SIMMONS MARVEN LEE GOODMAN STATE SENATOR, DIST. 20 STATE REP., DIST. 33 MARK SHARPTON REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN CHUCK HALL JASON SHILLING COUNTY COMMISSIONER, AIYA KELLEY GREGORY P. BABINEC DISTRICT 3 JOHN THOMAS TALLEY REPUBLICAN STATE REP., DIST. 31 MONTY PIEARCY DEMOCRAT STATE REP, DIST. 38 JOHN R MYERS ANGELA MOFFITT-JONES REPUBLICAN KARA SAWYER JOHN PFEIFFER BRIAN HOBBS REPUBLICAN CASEY McANINCH GARRY MIZE BARRY NILES COUNTY ASSESSOR ROD BAKER REPUBLICAN JUDY DAMRON TISHA HAMPTON JUNE 26 PRIMARY: OKLAHOMA COUNTY STATE SENATOR, DIST. 22 STATE SENATOR, DIST. 40 STATE REP., DISTRICT 41 REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT LESLIE NesSMITH JOE HOWELL TYLER SMITH STEPHANIE BICE ERVIN STONE YEN SARA PETERSON JENNIE SCOTT STATE SENATOR, DIST. 30 STATE SENATOR, DIST. 48 DEMOCRAT DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN JULIA KIRT CHRISTINE BYRD KARL FAHRENTHOLD LARRY DEAN BUSS GEORGE E. YOUNG GREG J. INGLE LAURA GRIESEL REPUBLICAN STATE REP., DISTRICT 31 DENISE CROSSWHITE HADER CHARO GUILLORY JEFFREY CARTMELL DEMOCRAT ROXANNE POLLARD JOHN SYMCOX ANGELA MOFFITT-JONES LORI CALLAHAN KARA SAWYER TIM HAWS STATE REP., DISTRICT 81 EVAN VINCENT REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN ERIC ROBERTS GARRY MIZE BAILEY HUNTSMAN ERICK W. HARRIS BARRY NILES MIKE OSBURN ROD BAKER MELANIE SPOON STATE SENATOR, DIST. 40 DEMOCRAT STATE REP, DISTRICT 39 CARRI HICKS REPUBLICAN DANIELLE EZELL DENECIA TAYLOR-CASSIL RYAN MARTINEZ JUNE 26 PRIMARY: OKLAHOMA COUNTY, continued STATE REP., DISTRICT 82 STATE REP., DISTRICT 84 STATE REP., DISTRICT 99 REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT DEMOCRAT COBI CERON LAUREN MORRIS NKEM HOUSE CASEY SATTERLEE JOEY RODMAN AJAY PITTMAN ROBERT M JERNIGAN JR CRENTHA SEQUOYA TURNER BRAD MARTIN STATE REP., DISTRICT 94 STEVE DAVIS BRENT NYBERG REPUBLICAN DENARA MANNING COLIN T. RUSSELL STATE REP., DISTRICT 100 GREGORY MEAD MILLS JASON SANSONE DEMOCRAT BRAD SCHMITT DONALD WENTROTH TRAVIS HAYS STATE REP., DISTRICT 95 ZACH PEARSON KIP BAIRD DEMOCRAT NICOLE MILLER DAVID AZ WILLIAMS REPUBLICAN NOEL TUCKER KELLY ALBRIGHT JULIE ROACH ANTHONY VANDYOUSEFI MARILYN M STARK STATE REP., DISTRICT 83 PAUL ABNER DEMOCRAT STATE REP, DISTRICT 96 CHELSEY BRANHAM DEMOCRAT STATE REP., DISTRICT 101 TYLER GREY MAEGAN HEATH DEMOCRAT KATHY WALLIS MADELINE SCOTT REPUBLICAN JOHN W. McKENNA PAUL CASON REPUBLICAN JOHN CARPENTER JASON REESE ANNETTE M. WILLIAMS LAUREN GROTTS LEWIS H. MOORE JUNE 26 PRIMARY: OK COUNTY + WARD 7, GOV POLL STATE REP., DISTRICT 101 COUNTY COMMR., DIST. 1 GOVERNOR’S RACE REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT MOST RECENT SOONER POLL TESS TEAGUE CARRIE BLUMERT REPUBLICAN ROBERT MANGER BEN M JANLOO Todd Lamb 23.3 MIKE DICKSON JOHN A. PETTIS, JR. Mick Cornett 20.4 RICK HORNER AL McAFFREY Kevin Stitt 13.5 Gary Jones 4.1 COUNTY ASSESSOR COUNTY COMMR., DIST. 1 Dan Fisher 3.2 Gary Richardson 2.9 REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN Others 1.2 LARRY STEIN CHAD ALBEE Don’t know 31.3 GARY BANZ BRAD REEVES COUNTY TREASURER DEMOCRAT COUNTY COMMR., DIST. 3 Drew Edmondson 43.5 REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN Connie Johnson 13.6 DAREN WARD KEVIN CALVEY Don’t know 42.9 FORREST BUTCH FREEMAN RICK BUCHANAN AUGUST 28: CITY of OKLAHOMA CITY SPECIAL ELECTION WARD 7 STATE QUESTION 788 STATE QUESTION 788 MEDICAL MARIJUANA • Sample Ballot | Sooner Poll: Likely To Pass With 57.8 Percent Support • OKC Chamber opposes (Read More) along with many others. • Yes On 788 Campaign • A person 18 years or older would need to apply for a $10 medical marijuana license (cost $100) with the OSDH after receiving a doctor’s note. • Patients (License Owners) would be allowed to legally possess • 8 ounces of marijuana • Six mature plants and six seedlings • One ounce of concentrated marijuana • 72 ounces of edible marijuana • Marijuana sales would be taxed at 7 percent with 6 percent going to OSDH. • Some states taxing at 20 percent STATE QUESTION 788 MEDICAL MARIJUANA The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) hosted the inaugural meeting of its
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