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Transcript Highlights:
  • I do recall passing that for data centers in 2021, and this body did the same with wind back in 2011,
  • the day, we will phase out the five-year manufacturing exemption similar to how we treated wind and data
  • and again, that is what we are trying to do: treat solar as we have in the past with both wind and data
  • There's a very public conversation going on about batteries and data centers and all of these things
  • We have increased oversight of compliance regulation.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 17th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm not sure I have any tangible data to say that the school district did something more efficiently
  • We are the 17th most regulated state with 142,313 regulatory restrictions in our administrative code
  • We were back then the fifth most regulated.
  • Very quickly, as I stated, we're already One of the more regulated states in the nation.
  • Why would we lock this in to stay in 2006 regulations? Thank you for that question.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 17th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • In Oklahoma, right now, we are the 17th most regulated state with 142,313 regulatory restrictions in
  • We were back then the 15th most regulated, so we are improving.
  • We were back then the 15th most regulated, so we are improving.
  • As I stated, we're already one of the more regulated states in the nation.
  • Why would we lock this in to stay in 2006 regulations?
Summary: The Senate convened, established a quorum, offered prayer, and recognized several guests, doctors, nurses, pages, student shadows, and visitors in the gallery. Members also adopted a motion to request the House’s consent for the Senate to adjourn for more than three days, with Senator Hicks opposing the motion because of the number of bills still available for consideration. The motion passed. The chamber then considered several bills. Senate Bill 1627, a cleanup measure to eliminate duplicate criminal code sections and clarify the law for legal research, passed 45-0 and was advanced as an emergency. Senate Bill 227, dealing with gross production tax and ad valorem taxation on oil and gas means of production, drew extensive questioning and debate over possible revenue impacts, county assessors, schools, and economically at-risk wells; it passed 37-9. Senate Bill 366, which gives charter schools a first right of refusal to buy or lease public school buildings sold or leased by districts, also generated debate over local control and lack of resale guardrails, and passed 40-6 as an emergency. Later, Senate Bill 1193 to remove general fund carryover caps for school districts passed 46-0 as an emergency after supporters argued it would reduce “use it or lose it” spending and allow more local flexibility, while opponents questioned fiscal effects and accountability. Senate Bill 1433, the Guidance Transparency Act requiring agencies to publicly disclose guidance documents in a searchable database, passed 37-7 after concerns about attorney-client privilege, administrative burden, and whether guidance could function like law. Senate Bill 1450, expanding relief from fines, fees, and court costs for certain people in the criminal justice system, was advanced and passed unanimously; Senate Bill 1481, increasing minimum recess time for K-5 students from 20 to 40 minutes, was advanced as an emergency measure; Senate Bill 1810, allowing expert testimony in human trafficking cases, passed 45-0; Senate Bill 1812, requiring school districts to make benchmark testing information available to parents, passed 46-0 as an emergency; Senate Bill 1921, increasing OSBI background-check fees, passed 39-7; and Senate Bill 1948, updating fireworks laws and limiting county restrictions on private outdoor consumer fireworks displays, was taken up with significant safety and local-control questioning.