Senator Bill Brown Senator Brian Crain Senator Nathan Dahm Senator Kim David Senator J.J. Dossett Senator Eddie Fields Senator Kay Floyd Senator John Ford Senator Jack Fry Senator Earl Garrison Senator AJ Griffin Senator Jim Halligan Senator David Holt Senator Darcy Jech Senator Ron Justice Senator Kyle Loveless 2016 Senator Bryce Marlatt Pres Pro Tempore Senator Kevin Matthews , The Oklahoma Senate has elected Senator Mike Mazzei Senator Mike Schulz (R-Altus) as Senator Dan Newberry successor to President Pro Senator Susan Paddack Senator Anastasia Pittman Tempore Brian Bingman (R- Senator Marty Quinn Sapulpa). Schulz, 52, has a Senator Ron Sharp Senator Wayne Shaw April 28 Bachelor’s degree in agriculture Senator Ralph Shortey from OSU. He was first elected to Senator Joseph Silk the legislature in 2006. He has Senator Frank Simpson been a friend to ACOG’s sister Senator Jason Smalley Senator John Sparks organization, the South Western Senator Rob Standridge Oklahoma Development Authority Senator Gary Stanislawski Senator Anthony Sykes (SWODA) in Burns Flat. Senator Roger Thompson Senator Charles Wyrick Senator Ervin Yen Home Stretch Representative Earl Sears - Chair Representative Dennis Casey All bills needed to be placed on the Representative Bennett, John calendar by last Thursday, April Representative Lisa Billy 19, in order to be heard this Representative Mike Brown Representative Ann Coody session. The second session of the Representative Doug Cox 55th Oklahoma Legislature is Representative Chuck Hoskin scheduled to adjourn 5 p.m., Representative Scott Inman Representative Dennis Johnson Friday, May 27. Representative Scott Martin Representative Charles McCall Representative Mark McCullough HB3126 | 9-1-1 Bill Representative Jeannie McDaniel Representative Randy McDaniel HB3126 is headed to the General Representative Jerry McPeak Conference Committee on Representative Richard Morrissette Appropriations and Budget. This is Representative Jason Nelson Representative Charles Ortega a joint committee of the House and Representative Leslie Osborn Senate. The committee’s task is to Representative Pat Ownbey create a single version of HB3126, Representative Pam Peterson Representative Wade Rousselot which both legislative houses Representative Todd Russ previously passed in somewhat Representative Mike Sanders Representative Ben Sherrer different forms. ACOG staff has Representative Paul Wesselhoft met with legislators and advocated Representative Harold Wright for this bill. Open Carry Committee members include: Senator Clark Jolley - Chair HB3098, a bill that will allow Senator Greg Treat Oklahomans to carry a firearm Senator Mark Allen Senator Patrick Anderson without a government-issue permit Senator Don Barrington or training, passed the Senate. It Senator Randy Bass previously passed the House and is Senator Stephanie Bice Association of Central Oklahoma Governments of Central Oklahoma Association headed to the governor for final LEGISLATIVE REPORT Senator Larry Boggs Senator Josh Brecheen consideration. The bill made Senator Corey Brooks national news. assistance to municipalities with students have access to school Heartland Flyer populations of 5,000 or less that meals. By not adopting the employ a part-time city manager or Community Eligibility Provision Oklahoma subsidizes Amtrak part-time city planner. (CEP), schools miss out on an service through a $2.85 million opportunity to reduce administra- annual appropriation. Due to the tive costs while ensuring more kids $1.3 billion budget shortfall, SJR68 have access to food. Only 15 lawmakers have indicated they AUTHORS: Jolley, Mulready percent of eligible school districts may reduce Amtrak funding. The This bill will allow grocery and in Oklahoma currently participate Heartland Flyer has a $22 million convenience stores to sell wine and in CEP. statewide economic impact. beer. ACOG staff met with legislators about the possible cuts and HB3146 | DUIs OTC Resignation advocated for continued funding. Steve Burrage, Chairman of the AUTHORS: Sanders, Treat The issue was publicized on the Oklahoma Tax Commission Both the House and Senate have website, Passenger Rail Oklahoma. resigned April 22, due to personal passed HB3146, which may reduce reasons. the number of drunken drivers on Drones Oklahoma roads. If signed by the HB2599 addresses concerns about governor, the law will require State of the Air the use of drones. It will restrict municipal law enforcement According to the American Lung the flight of unmanned aircraft officers who make an arrest to Association’s 2016 State of the Air over critical infrastructure. The enter an impaired driver arrest report, Oklahoma City is ranked Senate amended the bill and it’s report into the impaired driver the 24th most polluted city in the headed back to the House for database. nation for ozone. Ozone season consideration. runs from May to September. Sign 417 File To Run up for alerts. Tax Refund Donation Last week, 417 individuals in Fallin signed SB1085, a bill that Oklahoma filed to run for public Senate Honors Hansen allows taxpayers to donate their office. All five Oklahoma Jon Hansen died on April 16. The state income tax refund to the congressmen have drawn former Oklahoma City Assistant State. challengers from their own party. Fire Chief was best known for the vital role he played in keeping the Internet Tax Bill Lawmaker Pay world informed of recovery and rescue efforts following the HB2531 passed the Oklahoma The Oklahoman recently published bombing of the Murrah Building in Senate. If signed by the governor, an opinion editorial about 1995. The Oklahoma Senate the bill will increase revenue the legislators’ pay and per diem. The honored Hansen’s memory last State receives from sales tax on commentary was sparked by a week with Senate Resolution 59. Internet purchases, and will create report on the website the Oklahoma Retail Protection fivethirtyeight.com, which Act of 2016. publicized the $153 per day per Convention of States diem ($10,404 annually) Oklahoma recently became the 29th SB1493 | Fire Oklahoma state legislators receive state to call for a federal above and beyond their regular constitutional convention AUTHORS: Smalley, Park salaries. Oklahoma legislators’ following the passage of a House SB1493 authorizes a municipality annual base salary is $38,400 resolution. Thirty-four of 50 states to enter into agreements for used which is approximately equal to are required for a convention. No equipment that has been tested and the state’s median household such convention has ever been certified as safe with a volunteer income. called. fire department. SB1102 School Meals According to the Center on Budget AUTHORS: Dahm, Cleveland and Policy Priorities, in 2015-16, The governor has signed SB1102, Oklahoma is among the worst which removes a requirement of states in the nation for uptake of a the Oklahoma Department of program that ensures low-income Commerce to provide financial .