53rd Oklahoma Legislature: Difference between revisions

 

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*Assistant Republican Majority Floor Leader: [[Leslie Osborn]]

*Assistant Republican Majority Floor Leader: [[Leslie Osborn]]

*[[Whip (politics)|Republican Majority Whip]]: [[Skye McNiel]]

*[[Whip (politics)|Republican Majority Whip]]: [[Skye McNiel]]

*Deputy Republican Majority Whip: Dennis Casey

*Deputy Republican Majority Whip: Dennis Casey

*Deputy Republican Majority Whip: [[Marian Cooksey]]

*Deputy Republican Majority Whip: [[Marian Cooksey]]

*Deputy Republican Majority Whip: [[Corey Holland]]

*Deputy Republican Majority Whip: [[Corey Holland]]

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|[[Cory T. Williams]] || 34 || Dem || [[Stillwater, Oklahoma|Stillwater]] || 2008

|[[Cory T. Williams]] || 34 || Dem || [[Stillwater, Oklahoma|Stillwater]] || 2008

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|- {{Party shading/Republican}}

|Dennis Casey || 35 || Rep || [[Morrison, Oklahoma|Morrison]] || 2010

|Dennis Casey || 35 || Rep || [[Morrison, Oklahoma|Morrison]] || 2010

|- {{Party shading/Republican}}

|- {{Party shading/Republican}}

|[[Sean Roberts (Oklahoma politician)|Sean Roberts]] || 36 || Rep || [[Hominy, Oklahoma|Hominy]] || 2010

|[[Sean Roberts (Oklahoma politician)|Sean Roberts]] || 36 || Rep || [[Hominy, Oklahoma|Hominy]] || 2010

The Fifty-third Oklahoma Legislature was the meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. State legislators met at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City from January 4, 2011, to January 8, 2013, during the first two years of the first administration of Governor Mary Fallin.^[1]

Dates of sessions[edit]

• Organizational day: January 4, 2011
• First regular session: February 7, 2011 – May 27, 2011
• Second regular session: February 6, 2012 – May 25, 2012

Previous: 52nd Legislature • Next: 54th Legislature

Party composition[edit]

Senate[edit]

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End of previous legislature	26	22	48	0
Begin	32	16	48	0
Latest voting share	66.7%	33.3%

House of Representatives[edit]

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End of previous legislature	62	39	101	0
Begin	70	31	101	0
July 4, 2011[2]	69		100	1
December 2011[3]	68		99	2
February 14, 2012[4]
April 2012[5]	67		98	3
End of Legislature
Latest voting share	66.7%	33.3%

Major legislation[edit]

Enacted[edit]

2011 Legislative Session

• Abortion – HB 1888 banned abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, except in situations dangerous or life-threatening to the mother.
• Abortion – SB 547 mandated that standard health insurance policies sold in Oklahoma or sold through a state health insurance exchange do not include elective abortion coverage.
• Agency consolidation – HB 2140 consolidated the Oklahoma Department of Central Services, Oklahoma Office of Personnel Management, Oklahoma State Employees Benefits Council, and the State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board into the Oklahoma Office of State Finance.
• Corrections reform – HB 2131 expanded eligibility of low-risk, nonviolent inmates for community sentencing and electronic monitoring programs.
• Education reform – SB 346 eliminated social promotion from public schools after the third grade.
• Education reform – HB 1456 established an “A-F” Grade System for public schools.
• Education reform – HB 1380 eliminated the ability of public school teachers to appeal any termination to state district courts as a trial de novo.
• Education reform – HB 2139 increased the authority of the Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction to manage the Oklahoma State Department of Education.
• Guns – HB 1439 expanded the right of Oklahomans to use deadly force at their place of business if they feel threatened.
• Guns – HB 1652 – allowed licensed Oklahomans to carry a concealed weapon on Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education facilities.
• Pensions – HB 2132 required any cost of living adjustment increases to be fully funded prior to implementation.
• Pensions – HB 1010 increased the retirement age for new members of the Oklahoma Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges from 65 to 67.
• Pensions – SB 377 increased the retirement age for new members of the Oklahoma Teachers’ Retirement System from 62 to 65 and establishes a minimum age of 60 for full retirement benefits for teachers who meet the rule of 90 (age plus years of service).
• Pensions – SB 794 ensured that elected officials are treated the same as other public employees when calculating retirement benefits.
• Pensions – SB 347 provided for the forfeiture of a municipal employee’s retirement benefits upon conviction of crimes related to their office.
• Public employee unions – HB 1593 repealed requirement that cities grant collective bargaining rights to their non-police and non-fire employees.
• Tort reform – HB 2128 reduced the cap on non-economic damages in tort lawsuits from $400,000 to $350,000.
• Tort reform – SB 862 eliminated joint and several liability from tort lawsuits.

2012 Legislative Session

• Education agency consolidation – SB 1797 consolidated the Oklahoma Teacher Preparation Commission, which oversees teacher training requirements, and the Oklahoma Office of Accountability, which monitors the performance of public schools, into new Oklahoma Office of Educational Quality and Accountability under the direction of the Oklahoma Secretary of Education.
• Guns – SB 1733 authorized citizens to openly carry firearms upon receiving a license from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
• Public safety – HB 3052 establishes the Justice Reinvestment Initiative to provide grants to local criminal justice agencies, mandated mental health screenings prior to sentencing, increased parole and community corrections for non-violent offenders, and included other provisions to reduce incarceration rates.
• Energy efficiency – SB 1096 directs all State agencies to reduce energy consumption by 20 percent by 2020
• Energy research – SB 1627 established the Oklahoma Energy Initiative to fund energy research and development projects
• Litigation reform – HB 2654 limits the remedies available to royalty owners for disputes with oil and gas companies
• Transportation – HB 2248 increases annual funding to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation to address failing bridges and highways
• Transportation – HB 2249 increases annual funding to the various counties to address failing bridges and highways
• Physicians – HB 3058 expands Oklahoma Hospital Residency Training Program to address physician shortage in rural areas
• Welfare reform – HB 2388 requires the Oklahoma Department of Human Services the drug-test all adult who apply for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program
• Abortion – SB 1274 requires doctors to inform pregnant women that she has the right to hear the heartbeat of fetus prior to performing an abortion
• Veterans – SB 1863 allows military veterans to transfer military experience for academic credits and other professional licensing requirements
• Meth production – HB 2941 limits the amount of pseudoephedrine which may be purchased within a given time span
• Veterans – HB 2689 allows children of military personnel from Oklahoma to receive in-state college tuition without regard for state of residency
• Water – HB 3055 commits the state to using no more fresh water in 2060 than is presently used

Failed[edit]

2012 Legislative Session

• HB 3061 – Income tax cut – Lowers the rate of the state income tax
• SB 1990 – American Indian Cultural Center – authorizes a bond issue to pay for the completion of an Oklahoma City-based museum

Added to 2012 ballot as a referendum[edit]

• HJR 1092 – Human Services Commission – Gave voters the opportunity to abolish constitutionally-authorized commission overseeing Department of Human Services, gives oversight to state legislators

Leadership[edit]

Senate[edit]

Republican caucus[edit]

House of Representatives[edit]

Republican caucus[edit]

Democratic caucus[edit]

Membership[edit]

Senate[edit]

House of Representatives[edit]

References and notes[edit]

External links[edit]