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• There were some clarifications in that municipalities no longer adopt a building code.
• <01:52:13.840> they longer adopt a building code. they longer adopt a building code. they
• So it would essentially be a choose-your-own-adventure if we were not to adopt the newest code.
• want to go forward with a new code want to go forward with a new code adoption<02:02:48.639> for
• ,<02:03:16.400> newest to adopt the uh newest code, newest to adopt the uh newest code, newest

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee first took up House Bill 525, which would have transferred administration of the program for the deaf and hard of hearing and the related board to OPLC. The chair said the sponsor was no longer interested in moving forward, and Representative Schmidt moved ITL. The motion passed 14-0 with two members absent, and the bill was placed on the consent calendar. The committee then considered Senate Bill 182 on the maternal mortality review committee. The chair described a narrower amendment that would keep the name change, clarify operations so recommendations are returned to the appropriate entities, and expand contact with family members and close contacts, while dropping a proposed addition of a Department of Corrections member. The amendment was adopted unanimously, and the bill was then moved ITL and placed on the consent calendar. Senate Bill 185, dealing with OPLC investigations and backlog reduction, received an update from OPLC General Counsel Nicholas Fry. He described efforts to improve public communication, clear the complaint backlog, standardize intake and expert review, add automated responses and website updates, use weekly legal-viability reviews, create preliminary investigation protocols, and establish a process for law-enforcement referrals. Members asked about board involvement and criminal-conviction cases; Fry said boards are kept informed and that such matters can proceed either through complaints or application/background-check processes. Representative Groa requested a follow-up update in January, and the committee agreed to an oral report then if needed. The bill was then voted ITL unanimously and placed on the consent calendar. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 349 on optometrists performing ophthalmologic laser procedures. Dr. Angelique Sawyer testified in support, saying the amendment adds more specific proctoring and qualification requirements, based on language requested after earlier hearings, and that similar systems exist in other states. Representative Sers confirmed that the new sections were the key additions, while Representative Schmidt said he remained open to the concept but wanted a thorough review and asked about a subcommittee. The discussion was still ongoing when the transcript ended, with no vote recorded on HB 349.

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• The success of this project is part of a second facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
• <04:26:36.640> As second facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
• As second facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
• , to amend Title 38, United States Code, to amend Title 38, United States Code, to<04:28:39.359><
• <07:25:10.558> to would weaponize the tax code to would weaponize the tax code to exacerbate

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, May 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• original of this bill as it was adopted original of this bill as it was adopted was<00:53:44.559
• It's not adopted by rule.
• It's not it's not adopted official form. It's not it's not adopted by<01:54:24.320> rule.
• <03:34:51.120> Pregnancy child up for adoption. Pregnancy child up for adoption.
• In 2018, voters adopted constitution.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <01:17:49.920> to expanded beyond the vehicles code to expanded beyond the vehicles code to
• <01:41:38.800> Um, is adopted. Thank you very much. Um, is adopted. Thank you very much.
• Chair, your recommendation is adopted. Chair, your recommendation is adopted.
• Chair, your recommendation is adopted.
• <01:44:58.159> Next is adopted. Thank you very much. Next is adopted.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 281 SD1, which would define and prohibit torture as a Class A felony. The Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office, HPD investigators, and other supporters said the bill is needed because existing laws do not adequately capture torture, especially cases involving children and vulnerable persons. Several testifiers emphasized that starvation is a common method of torture that often leaves little visible evidence, and they urged the committee to restore the original starvation language removed from the measure. The Office of the Public Defender said it did not oppose the bill’s purpose but raised concerns that the language was too broad and could create trial issues, particularly around minors and vulnerable people, and suggested narrowing amendments. The chair indicated the testimony had made a strong impression and said the committee would try to move the bill forward. The committee then heard SB 292 SD1, relating to sexual exploitation and safe harbor protections for survivors seeking medical or law enforcement help. The Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office supported the measure, noting that a prior version raised equal protection concerns that were no longer present, and said survivors should be able to seek help without fear of prosecution. Written support was also noted from several advocacy and state groups. Testimony in support focused on retaliation fears, trafficking, and the need for manpower and resources to address exploitation and related crimes. Finally, the committee took up SB 295 SD1, which would increase penalties for violating temporary restraining orders and orders for protection and treat a violation of one as a second offense for the other. The Public Defender’s Office objected to the mandatory jail component, arguing judges should retain discretion and that there was no clear evidence mandatory jail deters violations. The transcript cuts off before any final committee action or vote on SB 295 was recorded.

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• We're going to adopt those best practices on how we are involved in intervention, first responders, and
• and to Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Utah to see how close those Medicaid rates are to what we as
• About 32 calls, and then from there we coded it properly.
• Medicaid pays compared to Medicare, Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Utah for all of the rates.
• Mainly from slower adoption of the EV technologies, renewables, and slower adoption of policies for decarbonization

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• Adopted.
• Robillet moves to adopt, move for the adoption of a conference committee report.
• Shlegal, must adopt.
• Reservillee will be adopted.
• Representative Freiberg moves to adopt the bill. The motion to table objections is adopted.

Bills: HR275, HR276, HR277, HR278, HR279, HR280, HR281, HR282, HR283, HR284, HCR112, HCR113, HR265, HR266, HR267, HR268, HR269, HR270, HR271, HR272, HR273, HCR107, HCR108, HCR109, HCR110, HCR111, SCR63, SCR66, SCR67, SB414, SB484, SB513, HR168, HR174, HR194, HR216, HR264, HCR54, HCR74, HCR79, HCR85, HCR87, HCR94, HCR95, HCR97, HCR98, HCR104, SCR23, SCR29, SCR33, SCR38, HB75, HB705, SB54, SB56, SB72, SB79, SB97, SB105, SB123, SB125, SB129, SB163, SB171, SB252, SB287, SB375, SB386, SB461, SB466, HR84, HR188, HR205, HR3, HR197, HR243, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, SCR11, SCR22, SCR2, SCR20, SCR24, SCR35, HCR6, HB301, HB359, HB657, HB675, HB680, HB727, HB39, HB58, HB112, HB134, HB155, HB187, HB287, HB462, HB782, HB825, HB846, HB903, HB904, HB929, HB941, HB962, HB1200, HB4, HB623, HB944, HB986, HB1098, HB1222, SB45, SB58, SB71, SB81, SB92, SB100, SB109, SB141, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB204, SB205, SB207, SB213, SB214, SB216, SB229, SB257, SB274, SB290, SB304, SB374, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB429, SB479, SB522, SB34, SB164, SB172, SB198, SB208, SB232, SB281, SB286, SB317, SB322, SB334, SB380, SB385, SB409, SB417, SB421, SB430, SB439, SB447, SB458, SB510, HB842, HB633, HB1191, HB625, HB1255, HB251, HB582, HB646, HB819, HB998, HB1257, SB197, SB436, SB78, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HB284, HB302, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB82, SB89, HB258, SB149, SB382, SB441

Keywords: highway maintenance, signage, transportation safety, DOTD, infrastructure, public safety, federal grants, job creation, carbon storage, carbon dioxide storage, carbon capture and storage, CCS, mineral rights, mineral owners, oil and gas, disposal wells, injection wells, advanced drilling, carbon sequestration, Louisiana energy policy

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• I move that the Blackman amendment dated February 3rd, 2026, at 11:40 a.m. be adopted.
• And I will say that my first state that I worked in was Oklahoma.
• I'll use Oklahoma as an example.
• And I did check with one of my friends in the Oklahoma legislature this morning.
• They do that in Oklahoma.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• I apologize; I was educated in Oklahoma at Oklahoma State. My family has deep roots there.
• pharmacy and a healthcare facility licensed by the healthcare authority, pursuant to the healthcare code

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• House Bill 4193 seeks to do one simple thing: to be certain that Oklahoma taxpayer dollars do not flow
• So with that, I will yield for questions and move for adoption.
• again that because you're requiring the entity that if they're doing business with a company here in Oklahoma
• Our Oklahoma taxpayer dollars making their way to our foreign adversaries?

Bills: HB4193

Keywords: procurement, foreign adversaries, national security, state contracts, compliance, 914, all

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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.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• The amendment was adopted. It was a voice vote only. disabled veterans.
• The amendment was adopted.<00:34:08.159> It<00:34:08.240> was<00:34:08.320> a<00
• , excuse me, New Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, excuse me, New Mexico,<00:39:00.160> and<00:39:00.400
• But it looks like to me that if a town has a standard credit, your town doesn't have to adopt it.
• It sounds like that your town doesn't have to adopt it.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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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

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure

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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• Literally, if we were to pass this bill, we could possibly beat Texas in Oklahoma or in Louisiana.
• in Oklahoma or in Louisiana. in Oklahoma or in Louisiana.
• That has been adopted. Do we have any other amendments that would like to be proposed?
• Code, Section 5312.
• Code, Section 5312.

Bills: HB0120, HB0043, HB0128

Keywords: energy production, natural gas, industrial sovereignty, manufacturing, tax exemptions, money laundering, illegal investment, financial institutions, criminal activity, Wyoming legislation, severance tax, oil production, tax exemption, energy sector, economic impact, 916, all

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• 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?

Keywords: 914, all

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• looked at just four of 12 IHS clinics throughout the South including in New Mexico, Arizona, and Oklahoma
• I'm a member of the Navajo Nation and a daughter of a Navajo Code Talker.
• I grew up in a country where my father risked his life as a Navajo code talker who used the unbreakable
• code that was vital to The United States victory over Japan in World War II I Had a long journey with
• In 2012, I gave birth to my first baby and I decided to have ParaGuard, which is a code for IUD, inserted

Bills: SM14

Keywords: forced sterilization, coerced sterilization, Indigenous women, Native American women, women of color, reproductive justice, reproductive sovereignty, truth and reconciliation commission, memorial, trauma-informed care, reparative justice, human rights, bodily autonomy, Indian Health Service, Indian affairs, Commission on the Status of Women, survivor testimony, reproductive health access, genocide, transitional justice

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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."

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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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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• 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

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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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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• 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

Keywords: 914, all