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- Code to tell you where Supreme Court precedent has been said to say a state does not get the vote to
- Code to tell you where Supreme Court precedent has been said to say a state does not get the vote to
- Code to tell you where Supreme Court precedent has been said to say a state does not get the vote to
- saying, "I do not want my Oklahoma National Guard members to be vaccinated with the COVID vaccine."
- saying, "I do not want my Oklahoma National Guard members to be vaccinated with the COVID vaccine."
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New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (01/22/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
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- that they usually adopt under their 500s.
- an ethical code that they usually adopt an ethical code that they usually adopt under<01:37:00.960
- It's knowing codes. It's a whole safety. It's knowing codes.
- My, um, I got my degree at Oklahoma State and, um, because of that I was familiar with Oklahoma law more
- My, um, I got my degree at Oklahoma State and, um, because of that I was familiar with Oklahoma law more
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Transportation Subcommittee Jan 20th, 2026 at 09:30 am
A&B Transportation Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- There, really, really exciting, ranging from far northwest Oklahoma in Boise City to southeast Oklahoma
- down in southwest Oklahoma.
- The first being the operation of the Oklahoma Airport and Spaceport out in western Oklahoma, that 2,700
- We want space in Oklahoma. We want more space in Oklahoma.
- How can I help space in Oklahoma?
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee Oct 28th, 2025
A&B Finance Subcommittee
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- Oklahoma City.
- So how big is the sector in Oklahoma?
- So we are a very fundamental piece of the economy in Oklahoma. I pulled out Oklahoma County.
- That do that work in Oklahoma.
- Sales tax in Oklahoma is high.
Summary:
The committee heard an interim study on expanding or simplifying sales tax exemptions for Oklahoma nonprofits. Representatives Stark and Schreiber said the issue has been filed repeatedly over several sessions and framed it as a bipartisan effort to keep more charitable dollars in service of communities rather than paying sales tax. Schreiber also suggested broader tax reform or an omnibus approach rather than continuing to add individual exemptions.
Marnie Taylor of the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits gave an overview of the sector, describing nonprofits as a major part of the state economy and safety net, and argued that many organizations are highly regulated, under-resourced, and facing declining donations and funding. She said the current patchwork of exemptions is uneven and that a blanket or broader exemption would help organizations serving public needs. Committee members asked for sources behind some of the poverty, education, and health rankings cited in her presentation.
Several nonprofit leaders testified about how sales tax affects their operations. RG Foods described the cost of opening neighborhood grocery markets in food deserts and said sales tax on a Tulsa project would divert about $85,000 from programming. Jubilee Partners, Skyline Urban Outreach, the Pencil Box, the Tulsa Police Foundation, Blue Rose Ranch, and Legacy Parenting Center each explained how exemption status or the lack of it affects food assistance, school supplies, public safety equipment, animal rescue, and diapers and family support. Members asked follow-up questions about food desert definitions, budgets, and how much sales tax savings would change operations. No vote was taken in the excerpt, but the study concluded with closing remarks emphasizing that the exemption would keep more money in direct services and support the nonprofit sector statewide.
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- Oklahoma Career Tech, we're very proud of Oklahoma Career Tech.
- We have approximately 35% of the students in the state of Oklahoma that come to Oklahoma Tech.
- But our board at Oklahoma A&M is all workers.
- I'm an optometrist in Enid, Oklahoma, for 42 years.
- He was president of the Oklahoma Aerospace Foundation, a member of the University of Oklahoma Board of
Summary:
The Extended Education Committee met to consider a long slate of gubernatorial nominations and reappointments to education-related boards and commissions. The committee heard brief introductions from sponsoring senators and remarks from nominees for the Oklahoma Lottery Commission, State Board of Career and Technology Education, Regional University System of Oklahoma, State Board of Education, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges, the Secretary of Education, several university and college boards, the Oklahoma Student Loan Authority, the State Textbook Committee, the Oklahoma Arts Council, and the Langston University board, among others. Many nominees emphasized their backgrounds in public education, higher education, business, agriculture, health care, or community service, and several acknowledged family members or institutional leaders present in the room.
A few nominations drew questions or discussion. John Wesley Nofire was asked about working with the State Board of Education and about the social studies standards process, and he explained the board followed statutory public-comment procedures and made changes before final adoption. Secretary of Education Dan Hamlin received supportive comments from multiple senators, who praised his data-driven approach and urged that he be retained by future administrations. Michael McElroy, Brian Beller, Christopher Franklin, Dr. Michael Peck, and others also answered questions about the role of their boards and their experience with the institutions they would oversee.
The committee voted on each nomination, with most receiving unanimous approval and a few passing with one or two dissenting votes. Notable vote totals included David McKenzie and Michael McElroy passing 9-2 and 10-1 respectively, while the rest of the nominees generally passed 8-0, 9-0, 10-0, or 11-0. At the end of the meeting, the chair thanked members for their work on the large number of executive nominations and announced that the committee was adjourned for the year.
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Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee Feb 5th, 2025
Veterans and Military Affairs
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- the existing drug court system and provides... ...and provides guidance for any court that wants to adopt
- This is a small change within the Alabama Code of Military Justice, basically just delegating that non-judicial
- He was the first Black Alabamian in World War II and died on the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor.
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New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Jan 22nd, 2026 at 11:13 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Oklahoma Tech we're very proud of Oklahoma Tech. We are certainly the very best in the nation.
- We have approximately 35% of the students in the state of Oklahoma that come through Oklahoma Career
- But our board at Oklahoma and M is all workers.
- I'm an optometrist in Enid, Oklahoma, for 42 years.
- He's president of the Oklahoma Aerospace Foundation, a member of the University of Oklahoma Board of
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appr/Sub-Natural Resources REVISED Jan 8th, 2026 at 09:00 am
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- So, some of our many projects, just a few examples, we have our Oklahoma craft beer trail our Oklahoma
- So we will be talking about Oklahoma Cider Company, which is right here in downtown Oklahoma City.
- They're on our Oklahoma wine trails.
- So, what I did was I partnered with a northwest Oklahoma company or Oklahoma City company called Mollycoddled
- That we will 'Made in Oklahoma' will be 'Made in Oklahoma.'
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- Appendix B, which is later in the packet, provides a full listing of adopted items...
- The report listed two recommendations that the work group would like for the legislature to adopt.
- the rider request, it's—we have been sued for upholding or enforcing Chapter 108 of the Occupations Code
- Those are associated with adopted exceptional items from last session, the 88th regular session, which
- And do we want Oklahoma to pay their folks more than we do?
Bills:
SB1
Summary:
The Senate Finance Committee met to review Article 8, regulatory agencies, and began Article 9, general provisions, before recessing for floor action. The committee first heard budget presentations from the Public Utility Commission (PUC) and the Office of Public Utility Counsel (OPUC). The PUC budget recommendation was about $5.07 billion in all funds, including an additional $5 billion for the Texas Energy Fund, plus funding for staffing and technology needs tied to contested cases, infrastructure resiliency, and outage mapping. PUC witnesses emphasized the agency’s growing workload, the need for more staff and modern systems, and oversight of the Texas Energy Fund. OPUC’s recommendation was about $6.9 million, with a reduction in authorized FTEs to better match actual staffing; the agency requested additional funding for salaries, expert witnesses, and budget flexibility, and members highlighted OPUC’s role representing residential and small commercial consumers in utility proceedings.
The committee then heard from the Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC), whose recommendation was just over $11.2 million. BHEC’s main requests included funding to fill vacant positions, money for continuous National Practitioner Data Bank queries, and a proposed Texas-owned psychology licensing exam in response to concerns about changes to the national exam. Agency leaders also discussed a rider request that would shift responsibility for certain judgments or settlements to the comptroller. Members asked about prior complaint backlogs, and BHEC said those backlogs had been cleared. The Board of Chiropractic Examiners followed, with a recommendation of just under $2.4 million; the board sought support for staffing, training, broadband, and salary retention, and described its work regulating chiropractors and workers’ compensation-related doctors.
The Board of Dental Examiners was the last agency heard before the committee recessed. Its recommendation was just under $10 million, and it requested a 10% salary increase for eligible staff, three additional licensing staff, one staff member to handle required background checks, an additional attorney, and an executive director salary adjustment. Dental board witnesses said licensure growth, increased complaints, and low salaries were straining licensing and enforcement operations, even though the agency reported strong performance and high case completion rates. The chair ended the hearing early because the Senate had to return to the floor, and the committee remained in recess.
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Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE AND HOUSE May 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- At Christmastime, the teachers and the local churches adopt families that need Christmas presents.
- And they went from California to Oklahoma to Texas... ...October.
- And they went from California to Oklahoma to Texas, then to Arkansas.
- And this is because of the APSCAN coding structure.
- and special needs isolated funding cannot be analyzed separately because they share the same fund code
Summary:
The committee approved the March 9 and 10 minutes and then heard a presentation from the Arkansas Department of Education on the Arkansas Excellence in Teaching Fellowship, featuring three third-grade teachers from Cabot, Poyen, and Drew Central who are also teacher merit pay recipients. The teachers described the fellowship as a year-long Zoom-based collaboration with about 23 educators statewide, focused on sharing classroom strategies, data use, and professional support. Members asked about the teachers’ experience, how they share what they learn with their districts, the range of grades represented in the fellowship, and the relationship between the fellowship and merit pay. The teachers emphasized building relationships with students, using data to drive instruction, early intervention, and collaboration across grade levels, while the secretary said the program is intended to identify and elevate high-performing teachers and spread their practices.
A major portion of the discussion focused on third-grade reading, retention, and the new ATLAS testing system. Teachers and the secretary said students are screened and progress monitored throughout the year, families are notified early if students are at risk, and schools are using interventions, tutoring, and individualized reading plans. They said ATLAS results are now available much faster than in the past, often within 24 hours or a few days, allowing teachers and parents to respond quickly. Members asked about the impact of poverty, trauma, foster care, DHS involvement, IEPs, and critical shortage areas; teachers said relationship-building, small-group instruction, and coordination with counselors and special education staff are key. The secretary said the fellowship is a small subset of a broader merit pay program, that participation was voluntary, and that the state is trying to build a coherent system with literacy coaches, high-impact tutoring, and clearer standards rather than teaching to the test.
Members also discussed broader policy issues, including the need for more positive public messaging about public education, teacher input in decision-making, and support for early childhood education. Several legislators asked whether the state should expand funding for early learning and whether more literacy or academic coaches are needed in districts that improve and then lose eligibility for state support. The secretary said the state has committed literacy coaches to D and F schools and is still working through how to sustain support as schools improve. He also said the administration would look at data and return on investment before supporting additional funding, and he encouraged legislators to help recruit eligible teachers into future fellowship cohorts. After the teacher panel concluded, the committee moved on to the adequacy resource allocation study, where Bureau of Legislative Research staff began a presentation on state and local education funding sources, categorical funds, and district spending patterns.
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- I believe Oklahoma did something very similar. And they've seen good results. Okay.
- I believe Oklahoma did something very similar. And they've seen good results. Okay.
- You mentioned Oklahoma, and Oklahoma hasn't implemented yet the requirements for the One Big Beautiful
- You know, they've— they're in Oklahoma, which I think has less people than us.
- They're just prohibited from doing it until we adopt a statute that says.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, September 11, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
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- under my dear friend and fellow Oklahoma under my dear friend and fellow Oklahoma chairman<00:09
- Any criminal code illegal immigration.
- The motion is not adopted.
- The motion is not adopted. The motion is not adopted.
- The ayes have it, and the motion is adopted.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Legislative Evaluation and Development Committee REVISED: Meeting room changed to House rm 450 May 13th, 2026
Legislative Evaluation and Development Committee (LEAD)
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- Site selectors who haven’t done business with Oklahoma don’t really know about what Oklahoma has to offer
- So you can see, for example, there's an airplane icon that covers northeast Oklahoma and central Oklahoma
- We have a great story to tell in Oklahoma.
- We have a great story to tell in Oklahoma.
- We want the best for Oklahoma. We want to make you all shine. We care about Oklahoma.
Summary:
The LEAD Committee met with the Department of Commerce to review a high-level strategic plan for Oklahoma economic development. Commerce Director Bud presented a plan centered on the state’s competitive advantages: central location and logistics, low cost of doing business, energy availability, labor force, tax environment, and partnerships with tribes, local communities, universities, and workforce organizations. He said the agency must focus on industries where Oklahoma has a “right to win,” identifying aerospace and defense, energy, agribusiness, manufacturing, and cybersecurity as priority sectors, with other sectors such as transportation logistics, automotive, finance/shared services, federal offices, bioscience, and broader IT treated as secondary or longer-term opportunities.
Members asked about workforce, entrepreneurship, infrastructure, incentives, research and development, housing, and how Commerce should stay focused on its core mission. Commerce said CareerTech remains a major asset, but the state needs better coordination among agencies, universities, and workforce partners. Officials also said entrepreneurship should be encouraged within target industries, infrastructure readiness should be mapped and aligned to industry needs, and incentives should be evaluated against total cost of operations rather than compared only on percentage terms. They noted that the Incentive Evaluation Commission is comparing Oklahoma’s incentives with other states and that closing deals begins early, with the right people and partners involved from the start.
The discussion also emphasized the need for stronger statewide marketing, better use of regional development staff, more robust research/data capabilities, and a stronger international strategy. Legislators raised concerns about Commerce being tasked with programs outside its core mission, and Commerce said it must administer those programs unless the Legislature changes the law, though it would like to streamline and reallocate resources where possible. The meeting ended with broad support for the strategic direction, appreciation for Commerce’s work on recent projects, and adjournment without any formal vote or action taken.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Judiciary Subcommittee - Morning Session Jan 13th, 2026 at 09:00 am
A&B Judiciary Subcommittee
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- Well, and I know we talked about the Oklahoma family.
- , Tillwell, Oklahoma, J, Oklahoma, those places out in western Oklahoma, where you've got individuals
- So I'm fiercely proud of the state of Oklahoma, and this gives me the opportunity to fight for Oklahoma
- State of Oklahoma.
- I believe there were only 3 capital trials in Oklahoma last year. 3 capital trials in Oklahoma.
OK
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- The PCS and the bill is a request bill from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.
- From the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. Well, you'd like to adopt? Yes, sir, Mr. Chairman.
- Without objection, we will adopt the PCS as a working draft. Recognized to explain the PCS, sir.
- Would you like to adopt? Yes, Mr. Chairman.
- Without objection, we will adopt the PCS as a working draft. Recognized to explain the PCS.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Health and Human Services REVISED Apr 30th, 2026
Health and Human Services
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- who grew up in the big town of Gate, Oklahoma are good people.
- I currently serve in northwest Oklahoma small rural schools.
- Quality health care is important to the citizens of Oklahoma.
- Samuel Haubrick is a home inspector from Lawton, Oklahoma.
- Robert Wipp is a longtime fixture of southwest Oklahoma.
Summary:
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee met to consider a series of gubernatorial nominations, first for several boards and commissions and then for key health-related executive positions. Early confirmations included Michael Vaughn to the Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors, Tina Frazier to the State Board of Licensed Social Workers, Dr. Kanya Martin and Dr. Edgar Boyd to the Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Dr. Christopher Thurman to the Health Care Workforce Training Commission, Samuel Haubrick and Robert Wipp Jr. to the Committee of Home Inspector Examiners, and Dr. Gabriel Pittman to the State Board of Health. Each nominee briefly described their background and qualifications, and committee members generally emphasized professional experience, public service, and rural health needs. All of these nominations advanced on unanimous or near-unanimous votes.
The committee then considered Clayton Bullard for two roles: Cabinet Secretary of Health and Mental Health and Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. Senators focused heavily on Medicaid managed care, provider payment delays, MCO oversight, and the short timeline before a new administration. Bullard said his priority would be stabilizing the agency, building a balanced budget, monitoring contractors and managed care organizations, and ensuring claims are paid promptly; he reported high rates of clean-claim payment within 14 days and said the agency would continue fining MCOs for noncompliance. Members also pressed him on legislative oversight and the need to keep lawmakers informed about policy changes. Both nominations were approved and sent to the full Senate.
Sharon Schell Millington was then nominated to lead the Office of Juvenile Affairs. Senators asked about security concerns, staff safety, de-escalation training, pay for direct care staff, and coordination with local law enforcement. Millington said the agency had increased staff pay, adopted nationally recognized restraint/de-escalation training, and was working to improve communication with law enforcement. Her nomination also passed and moved to the Senate floor. At the end of the meeting, the chair answered a question about board membership requirements, clarified that the statute limits how many members may reside in one congressional district but does not require every district to be represented, and thanked committee staff for their work as the committee’s final HHS meeting of the session.
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New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 28th, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
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- We’re going to begin today with the **Board of Medical Examiners**, Agency Code 446.
- Agency Code 446, also known as the Medical Board. Thank you.
- We're talking about the State Fair Commission; it's Agency Code 460.
- Agency code number 465, and they're located behind tab four in your binders.
- Therefore, we strongly urge the committee to adopt DFA's recommendation.
NM
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- Madam Chair, I move we adopt the amendment. All right, let's call the roll.
- They'll move to Texas or Oklahoma or whatever.
- They'll move to Texas or Oklahoma or whatever.
- They'll be in Texas or in Oklahoma or somewhere around us. So just keep that in mind.
- If they are in the criminal code, state or federal, they are distinct, and we're only talking about people
Bills:
SB100
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget 2nd Revision: Oklahoma Department of Transportation will present at 10:30 a.m.
Appropriations and Budget
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- And that's something that Oklahoma has always been and we do very well.
- Passenger service to the state of Oklahoma.
- It is a state-funded route now, so Texas and Oklahoma pays for it.
- Ports of Oklahoma ports And infrastructure revolving fund.
- That's only one product that comes from Oklahoma That's like that.