We may have our first interim study subject lined up for this year—workers’ compensation reform. Sound familiar? House Speaker Kris Steele thinks it’s ripe for another go ‘round. Well, maybe not another massive redrafting of Title 85 (that’s where workers’ comp lives, in the law books). This one would center on whether Oklahoma should join [...]
Entries Tagged as 'HJR 1001'
">Capitol week in review … (April 30-May 4)
May 4th, 2012 · No Comments · Executive Branch, House, Senate, Week in Review
Tags: Aaron Stiles·abortion-inducing drugs·Brian Bingman·David Dank·Fred Jordan·Good Samaritan·HB 2155·HB 2296·HB 2381·HB 2419·HB 2561·HB 3061·HJR 1001·HJR 1093·income tax·judges·Kris Steele·Lake Murray·liability·lodge·Marie Price·Mary Fallin·mobile home parks·natural gas·opt out·pay raises·reduction·RU-486·SB 1913·senior freeze·shelter·tornadoes·workers' compensation
">Capitol week in review (April 23-27)
April 27th, 2012 · No Comments · House, Senate
It is not unheard of for tempers to flare up as Oklahoma lawmakers sprint toward deadlines. Some issues do not make it out of committee or receive a hearing on the House or Senate floor for one reason or another. Sometime it is at the choice of the author or the group advocating for a [...]
Tags: Brian Bingman·Cory Williams·Dale DeWitt·David Dank·Fred Jordan·George Faught·HB 2155·HJR 1001·Jeff Hickman·Jim Wilson·Kris Steele·Marie Price·Mike Mazzei·Mike Reynolds·Personhood·property tax·Richard Morrissette·SB 1433·senior freeze·state auditor·T.W. Shannon·Tom Ivester·workers' compensation
">Capitol week in review (March 19-23)
March 23rd, 2012 · No Comments · House, Senate, Uncategorized, Week in Review
No floor actions to review this week. Things were even quieter than usual at this time on the calendar, as both houses seemed to take a breather after rushing toward the March 15 original-house committee deadline. The week also was abbreviated, with the House and Senate deciding to take Thursday off (saving $5,000 in Senate [...]
Tags: bond issue·budget·Capitol·David Dank·HJR 1001·income tax·Marie Price·Mary Fallin·tax credits·Water
">Senior property tax freeze will cost millions, says OSSBA
March 23rd, 2012 · No Comments · House, Organizations, Senate
Reacting to an assertion by Rep. David Dank, R-Oklahoma City, that his measure to freeze property valuations for Oklahoma senior citizens would not reduce school funding, the Oklahoma State School Boards Association has released a statement disagreeing with the lawmaker. “HJR 1001 has the potential to cost schools and county services millions of dollars in [...]
Tags: David Dank·Emily Hutton·HJR 1001·Jeff Mills·Marie Price·Oklahoma State School Boards Association