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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Following is the legislative update for this week.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b>From: </b> <a name="from">
</a>Chancellor Glen D. Johnson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b>Date: </b> <a name="datea">
</a>Friday, April 6, 2018<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> <a name="re"></a>Legislative Update – April 6, 2018<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="BodyA"><a name="body"></a>The update below reflects the current status of major legislation concerning Higher Education during the week of April 2, 2018 – April 6, 2018<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">If you have any questions, please contact LeeAnna McNally at
</span><a href="mailto:lmcnally@osrhe.edu">lmcnally@osrhe.edu</a> <span style="color:black">
or (405) 225-9424.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Legislative Report <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>April 6, 2018<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">TEACHER PAY & REVENUE PACKAGE<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 1010xx</b> <b> (Representative Kevin Wallace and Senator Kim David)</b> Revenue package that includes: cigarette tax $1 per pack, GPT increase to 5%, hotel tax, and motor fuel tax increase.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><u>UPDATE Passed House Floor 79-19 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Floor 36-10 on Wednesday, March 28. This legislation was signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, March 29.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 1011xx (Representative Kevin Wallace and Senator Kim David)</b> Caps itemized deductions at $17,000 - “Romney Lite.”
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><u>UPDATE: Passed House Floor 59-40 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Floor 28-18 on Wednesday, March 28. This legislation was signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, March 29.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 1012xx</b> <b>(Representative Kevin Wallace and Senator Kim David)</b> Removes the $5 per night hotel tax from HB1010.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><u>UPDATE: Passed House Floor 69-26 on Thursday, March, 29. Passed Senate Floor 42-3.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 1013xx (Representative Kevin Wallace)</b> Expands casino games adding balls and dice.
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <u>UPDATE: Passed House Floor 72-27 on Monday, March 26.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 1014xx</b> <b> (Representative Kevin Wallace and Senator Kim David)</b> Modifies apportionment of ROADS funds.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><u>UPDATE: Passed House Floor 88-11 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Thursday, March 29.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 1015xx (Representative Kevin Wallace and Senator Kim David)</b> Maintains motor fuel tax exemptions.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><u>UPDATE: Passed House Floor 99-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Thursday, March 29. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday April 3.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 1016xx (Representative Kevin Wallace and Senator Kim David)</b> Re-creates the Healthcare Enhancement Fund.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><u>UPDATE: Passed House Floor 97-2 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Floor 39-3 on Thursday, March 29. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday April 3.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 1018xx</b> <b> (Representative Kevin Wallace and Senator Kim David)</b> Enforces cigarette excise tax.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><u>UPDATE: Passed House Floor 77-22 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Floor 38-5 on Thursday, March 29. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday April 3.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 1019xx (Representative Kevin Wallace and Senator Kim David)
</b>Third party internet vendor tax. Amendment directs funds to education. <b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><u>UPDATE: Direct to calendar. Passed House Floor 92-7 Wednesday, April 4. Passed Senate Floor 42-2 Friday April 6.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 1023xx (Representative Kevin Wallace and Senator Kim David)</b> Teacher pay raise minimum salary adjustment.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><u>UPDATE: Passed House Floor 98-1 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Floor 41-4 on Wednesday, March 28. This legislation was signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, March 29.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 1024xx (Representative Kevin Wallace and Senator Kim David)</b> Public employee pay raise.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><u>UPDATE: Passed House Floor 93-6 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Floor 39-3 on Thursday, March 29. Signed by Governor Fallin Tuesday April, 3.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 1026xx</b> <b> (Representative Kevin Wallace and Senator Kim David)</b> School support staff pay raise.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><u>UPDATE: Passed House Floor 91-8 on Monday, March 26</u>.
<u>Passed Senate Floor 34-9 on Thursday, March 29. Signed by Governor Fallin Tuesday April, 3.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 3705 (Representative Kevin Wallace and Senator Kim David)</b> Makes additional appropriations to the Department of Education.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><u>UPDATE: Passed House Floor 94-6 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Thursday March 29. Signed by Governor Fallin Tuesday April, 3.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3375 (Representative Kevin Wallace and Senator Greg McCortney)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Allows for Ball and Dice games in casinos.
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<u>UPDATE: Passed House floor 68-22 Thursday March, 8. Direct to Senate Calendar.
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<u>Passed senate floor 29-16 Friday, April. 6. Emergency failed. <o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:14.0pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Agency Administration</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2528 (Representative Bobby Cleveland and Senator Jack Fry)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Allows state employees to pursue civil action in whistleblower cases.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed out of House Government Oversight
and Accountability Committee 7-0 on Thursday, February 8. Passed House floor 85-0 on Thursday, March 8. Senator Jack Fry added as Senate author. Referred to Senate Rules Committee.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2767</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Mike Osburn and Senator Kay Floyd) </b>Rewrites the Oklahoma Personnel Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Laid over in the House Government Modernization
Committee on Tuesday, February 7. Passed House Government Modernization Committee 5-3 on Wednesday, February 28.Passed House Floor 81-8 on Thursday, March 15.</span>
</u><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to Senate General Government Committee then to Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2911</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Mickey Dollens and Representative Leslie Osborn and Adam Pugh)
</b>Creates the Work-based Learning Program coordinated by the Governor’s Council on Workforce and Economic Development to increase the number of registered apprenticeships and internship programs in the state to an aggregate of 20,000 by the end of 2020. Requires
participating partners (State Department of Education, State Department of Career and Technology Education, and the State Regents for Higher Education) to provide time and expertise and to assist publishing an annual progress report showing each state agency's
steps and accomplishments toward meeting statewide workforce goals. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Banking and Business Committee. Passed House Banking and Business Committee 19-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Representative Leslie Osborn added as co-author.
Passed House Floor 79-12 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, March 26.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3209</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Mark Lepak and Senator Greg Treat) </b>Changes Governor’s appointment powers. Proposes certain appointments be made by the Governor and compensation set by such. Removes power to promote from boards of such institutions.<b>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Withdrawn from House Government Modernization Committee and referred to House Rules Committee. Senator Greg Treat added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 54-36 on Tuesday,
March 13.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3280</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Chris Kannady and Senator Paul Rosino) </b>Deletes ability of state employees to accumulate more than the maximum annual leave limit, provided that such excess is used during the same calendar year in which it accrues or within 12 months
of the date on which it accrues. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to the House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget committee 26-0 on Monday February 19. Passed House Floor 84-0 on Tuesday,
March 13. Referred to Senate Public Safety Committee then to Senate Appropriations Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3587</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Mike Schulz) </b>The Governor shall have the power to remove any gubernatorial appointment on any agency, board or commission at any time.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed out of House Government Oversight
and Accountability Committee 6-1 on Thursday, February 8, 2018.Passed House Floor 70-26 on Monday, March 12. Assigned to Senate Rules Committee.</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3597</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Stephanie Bice) </b>No chief executive officer of any board, commission, department or program in the executive branch of state government shall be eligible for appointment as a cabinet secretary.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed out of House Government Modernization
Committee 6-1 on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Passed House Floor 74-8 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to Senate Rules Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Joint Resolution 1048 (Representative Mark Lepak and Senator Greg Treat)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Constitutional amendment making offices of State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commissioner of Labor, and Insurance Commissioner appointed offices.
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</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Rules Committee. Passed House Rules Committee 5-2 on Wednesday, February 28. Senator Greg Treat added as Senate author.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 925 (Senator Roger Thompson and Representative Mike Osburn)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Raises the requirement for an agency cost analysis report when privatizing a function from $100,000 to $1 million. Changes the privatization process.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee.
Passed Senate Appropriations 37-0 Wednesday, February 28. Representative Mike Osburn added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. Referred to House Government Modernization Committee.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1011 (Senator Josh Brecheen and Representative Earl Sears)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">An agency director shall be authorized to place a moratorium on pass-through funding during a fiscal year when the agency's total appropriations are less than the prior fiscal year's
total appropriations. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee.
Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 20-18 on Wednesday, February 28. Title and emergency stricken. Passed Senate Floor 28-7 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Government Modernization Committee.
<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1016</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Wayne Shaw and Representative John Paul Jordan) </b>Requires every school in the state and all administrative offices in state agencies to display a sign with the national motto and the U.S. and Oklahoma flags.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed Senate General Government Committee
6-4 on Monday, February 19. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 33-4 on Thursday, February 28. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 37-0 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Rules Committee.
<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1019</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Lonnie Paxton and Representative Kyle Hilbert) </b>Allows the Governor to appoint a person to fill an empty U.S. Senate seat until the next regularly scheduled statewide election.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Rules Committee. Passed
Senate Rules Committee 9-1 on Wednesday, February 28. Passed Senate Floor 34-9 on Tuesday, March 6. Referred to House Rules Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1581</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Kay Floyd and Representative Leslie Osborn) </b>Establishes paid parental leave.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed Retirement and Insurance 6-1 Wednesday,
February 28. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Thursday, March 1.Passed Senate Floor 35-0 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee.
</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Concurrent Resolution 16 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Travis Dunlap)</b>: Requires OSRHE to submit a list of all employees, courses, hours taught and tenure policy to the legislature.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Passed out of the Senate Education Committee 11-3 on Monday, February 12. Representative Travis Dunlap added as House author. Adopted on Thursday, March 8, 2018.</u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Audits<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3092 (Representative Josh Cockroft and Senator Dave Rader)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The CS for HB3092 establishes within the Legislative Services Bureau an Office of Accountability that will consist of 15 staff persons who will serve at the pleasure of the Speaker
of the House and the Pro Tempore of the Senate. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b><u>UPDATE: </u></b><u>Passed House Floor 70-26 on Wednesday, March 14.<b> </b>
Laid over in Senate Rules Committee due to questions regarding cost and purpose.<o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1270</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Kyle Hilbert) </b>Requires an itemized request justifying “every dollar” every four years, beginning in 2020, from every agency.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee.
Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 38-0 on Wednesday, February 28. Title and emergency clause stricken. Passed Senate Floor 33-0 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee.
</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Benefits for State Employees – Health & Retirement
<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 1340 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Greg Treat</b>) Puts out a one-time distribution of $1,000 to retired Oklahoma firefighters, police, justices and judges, Law enforcement, Teachers and public employees; requires
all further distributions other than those defined by the provisions of respective retirement plans to be authorized by the legislature; makes all further such distributions be made no more frequently than once every 6 years.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 17-0 on Tuesday, February 13.Senator Greg Treat added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 90-5 on Monday, March 12.
Referred to Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2523 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Julie Daniels)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Changes
state unemployment benefits. Specifically mentions educational service contract employees and modifies when they can enroll in unemployment benefits.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, March 1. First reading in Senate on Monday, March
5, 2018. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 11-0 on Thursday, March 29. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 11-0. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 Tuesday, April 4.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2553 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Adam Pugh)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Allows the Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System to terminate the Tax Sheltered Annuity Program.
<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed House Floor 83-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Referred to Senate Retirement and Insurance
Committee. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance 8-0. Passed Senate floor 43-0 Thursday March 5.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 527 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Randy McDaniel)</b> Changes maximum employer and employee pension contributions to 17% from July 2017 on.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Title restored. Passed House Floor 90-0 on Wednesday, March 7.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1056</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Ryan Martinez) </b>Allows OTRS to end its tax sheltered annuity.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Retirement and Insurance
Committee. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 6-0 on Monday, February 26. Passed Senate Floor 32-0 on Thursday, March 15.Referred to House Banking and Business Committee.
<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Budget<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 944 (Senator Stephanie Bice and Representative Ryan Martinez)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Mandates the training and certification of certain state employees as financial managers by the Division of Central Accounting, and specifies how that process is to be carried out.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 35-2 on Wednesday, February 28. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Thursday, March 8. Title restored.</span></u>
<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee. Passed Appropriations and Budget General Government 6-0.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1059 (Senator Marty Quinn and Representative Chris Kannady)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Updates Ad Valorem tax code.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
on Finance. Passed the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance 11-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 40-0 on Wednesday, February 28. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 32-7 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations
and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget 22-2 Wednesday, April, 4.
</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Career Tech</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3220</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Jason Smalley)</b> Authorizes the State Board of Career and Technology Education to develop certification system for teachers and instructors who teach in technology center school districts.<b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee 9-1 on Wednesday, February 28. Senator Jason Smalley added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 86-3 on Monday, March 12.Referred
to Senate Education Committee. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Public Safety/Campus Safety/Weapons<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 2527 (Representative Bobby Cleveland and Senator Rob Standridge)</b> Allows county employees in a courthouse to conceal carry.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE: </u></b><u>Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 11-4 on Wednesday, February 14. Senator Rob Standridge added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 72-13 on Tuesday, March 13. Referred to
Senate Public Safety Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 2626 (Representative Kevin West and Senator Anthony Sykes)
</b>Raises the states burden of proof bar on gun related charges. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE: </u></b><u>Passed House Floor 81-6 on Wednesday, March 7. Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 2632 (Representative Greg Babinec and Senator Michael Bergstrom)
</b>Adds “places of worship” to places where citizens have a right to use defensive force.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed out of the House Judiciary Committee 13-6 on Wednesday, February 14. Coauthored by Representative(s) Mike Ritze, John Michael Montgomery, Justin Humphrey, and Sean
Roberts. Passed House Floor 62-21 on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 12-0.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>2918</b> <b>(Representative Jeff Coody and Senator Nathan Dahm) </b>Allows concealed carry without a license.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Judiciary Committee. Passed House Public Safety 12-3 on Wednesday, February 28. Senator Nathan Dahm added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 66-16 on
Wednesday, March 14. Co-authored by Representative Sean Roberts. Referred to Senate Public Safety Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3353 (Representative Sean Roberts and Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Allows a person in possession of a valid handgun license or who meets the criteria and presents a valid military identification card to carry a handgun while scouting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed House General Oversight and Accountability
Committee 6-1 on Thursday, March 1. Passed House Floor 56-11 on Thursday, March 15. Coauthored by Representative Kyle Hilbert. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 Thursday March 5.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3693 (Representative Tom Gann and Senator Josh Brecheen)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Reduces renewal and licensing fees for firearms. Deletes background check investigation procedures for handgun licenses. Deletes certain residency requirements.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed House Rules Committee 7-3 on Thursday, March 1. Representative Tom Gann replaced Representative Kevin Calvey as principal House author. Passed House Floor 62-32 on
Wednesday, March 14. Co-authored by Representative Sean Roberts.</span> </u><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to Senate Public Safety Committee then to Senate Appropriations Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 910 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Sean Roberts)
</b>Removes the word “bow” from hunting requirements to open carry for persons with a handgun and military identification card.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 in Tuesday, March 6. Referred to House Judiciary Committee.
<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 957 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom and Representative Josh West)
</b>Adds “places of worship” to places where citizens have a right to use defensive force.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee 8-1 on Thursday, February 15. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 36-3 on Thursday, March 15. Title restored. Referred to House Judiciary
Committee.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#4F81BD"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1024 (Senator Stephanie Bice and Representative Chris Kannady)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Adds lawful permanent resident to the qualifications of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee
10-0 Thursday, March 1. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Tuesday, March 13. Referred to House Judiciary Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4F81BD"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1158 (Senator Paul Scott and Representative Jeff Coody)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Removes language prohibiting convicted felons, probationers, and previous delinquent children from riding as a passenger in vehicles with firearms.<b><u>
<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed out of the Senate Public Safety
Committee 9-0 on Thursday, February 15. Representative Jeff Coody added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 42-1 on Wednesday, March 15. Referred to House Judiciary Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4F81BD"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1212 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Sean Roberts)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Amends statute to include wildlife refuges and management areas as place handgun permit holders can specifically carry their gun without restrictions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed out of the Senate Public Safety
Committee 11-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Tuesday, March 6.Referred to House Judiciary. Referred to House Judiciary Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4F81BD"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Flagged As Possible Carryover Bills from Last Session<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 1608 (Representative John Enns and Senator Anthony Sykes)</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
Changes to allow off-duty police officers to carry a concealed firearm. Places requirement on type of weapon.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:1.0in"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></i></b><i><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed House Rules Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 28, 2018.<b>
</b>Passed House Floor 82-0 on Wednesday, March 14.</span></u></i> <i><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to Senate Public Safety Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><o:p> </o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i>House Bill 1721 (Representative Greg Babinec and Senator Kyle Loveless)
</i></b><i>Allows concealed carry of certain weapons on buses; permits use of firearms in certain locations; modifies definitions.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i> <b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Referred to Senate Public Safety Committee</u>.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 6 (Senator Josh Brecheen and Representative Jeff Coody)</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
Allows the Governor, Lt. Governor, State Auditor and Inspector, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commissioner of Labor, Insurance Commissioner, Corporation Commissioners, Oklahoma U.S. Senators, and
Oklahoma U.S. House of Representative members to carry a firearm while in the performance of their duties if the person has completed a handgun qualification course.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 275 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative John Paul Jordan
</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">) Prohibits public officers and employees from using public money to promote gun control. Modifies language specifying weapons subject to restriction. Specifies the conditions
under which a court will award expenses in a civil action suit<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Common Education<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Joint Resolution 70 (Senator Stephanie Bice and Representative Elise Hall)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Directs to a vote of the people a proposed amendment to the constitution. Expands uses allowed by school districts for ad valorem taxes.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed Senate Rules Committee 4-3 on Wednesday,
February 28.Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 34-8 on Thursday, March 8. Referred to House Rules committee.
<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 987 (Senator Allison Ikley-Freeman and Representative Jadine Nollan)</b> Adds definition of “career” into the private school code.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Author changed from Senator John Sparks to Senator Allison Ikley-Freeman. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, February. Emergency removed. Passed Senate Floor 36-5 on Tuesday,
March 6. Referred to House Common Education Committee. <o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1197</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) </b>Modifies performance level labels in the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Education Committee.
Passed Senate Education 10-1 on Monday, February 19. Emergency and Title stricken. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 34-10 on Wednesday, March 7. Title and emergency restored. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-2
on Monday, March 26.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1289</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Jason Smalley and Representative Karen Gaddis) </b>Students in grade twelve who are on track to complete the credits required for graduation may be enrolled in only those courses required to graduate and shall be exempt from the six-period enrollment
requirement and the hourly instructional requirements. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Education Committee.
Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 19. Representative Karen Gaddis added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Referred to House Common Education Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1370 (Senator Jason Smalley and Representative Kyle Hilbert)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Allows schools to teach career-ready courses in lieu of college preparatory work as identified in a student’s ICAP.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Education Committee.
Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 26. Title and emergency stricken. Representative Kyle Hilbert added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 37-0 on Tuesday, March 13. Referred to House Common Education Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Concurrent Enrollment<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1196 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan)
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Allows students eligible for certain enrollment to participate in a program offered by any institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education 11-0 on Monday, February 19. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Wednesday, March 14. Title stricken.
Referred to House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee.<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
</span></u><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Occupational Licensing<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1074</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Greg McCortney and Representative Josh West)</b> Revises the process for becoming a licensed speech-language pathologist and audiologist.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed out of the Senate Health and Human
Services Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 12. Emergency clause added. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Monday, March 5. Representative Josh West added as House author. First reading in the House on Tuesday, March 6. Passed House Public Health 5-0.
<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1141</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator JJ Dossett and Representative Chris Kannady) </b>Requires all licensing and certification authorities to implement rules to recognize appropriate military training.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed out of the Senate Veterans and
Military Affairs Committee 6-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. Referred to Veterans and Military Affairs. Referred to House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee.
<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 1174</b> <b>(Senator Kim David and Representative Glen Mulready)
</b>Creates Freedom to Work Act to regulate any profession or occupation that is subject to occupational fees or licensing requirements.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee 8-0 on Thursday, March 1. Passed Senate Floor 37-0 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Banking and Business Committee.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1281</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Greg McCortney and Representative Mike Ritze) </b>Changes some medical licensure provisions to allow for out of board meeting review of applications.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to the Senate Health and Human
Services Committee. This bill is scheduled to be heard by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Monday, February 19. Passed Senate Floor on 43-2 on Wednesday, March 14. Passed House Public Health Committee 8-0.</span></u><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Oklahoma’s Promise<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3592 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Jason Smalley)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> If a student withdraws
from a class in which he or she has received an award from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, Oklahoma’s Promise. the awarded funds shall remain available for the student to use to enroll in classes for a five-year period.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 18-7 on Monday, February 26. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 58-25
on Tuesday, March 13. Referred to Senate Education Committee then to Senate Appropriations Committee.</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<u>Passed Senate Education 13-0.<b> </b></u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 97 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom and Representative Michael Rogers)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">New<b>
</b>committee substitute provides OKPromise eligibility for students of teachers who have incomes under $150,000 and have worked for a school district at least five years. <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:<i>
</i></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 18-11 on Thursday, March 1. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 37-7 on Monday, March 12.Referred to House Appropriations and Budget
Education Subcommittee. <b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Teacher Education<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2734</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Jacob Rosecrants and Senator AJ Griffin) </b>Requires professional development program to include consent and healthy relationships education.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Common Education Committee. Passed House Common Education Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 26 with an amendment changing it from a “shall” to a “may”
law. Passed House Floor 54-34 on Wednesday, March 7. Emergency failed. Referred to Senate Education Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 2888 (Representative Zack Taylor and Senator AJ Griffin),
</b>Creates criteria to issue “Career,” “Mentor,” and “Lead” teacher certificates.
<b><u> <o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Referred to House Rules Committee. Passed House Rules Committee 10-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Laid over on House Floor on Thursday, March 1. Passed House Floor 60-30 on Wednesday, March
7. Referred to Senate Education Committee then to Senate Appropriations Committee.
<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3309 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Stephanie Bice)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Changes name of resident teacher program and directs funds to “induction” program differently.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Common Education Committee. Passed House Common Education Committee 15-0 on Monday, February 26. Passed House Floor 80-2 on Wednesday, March 14. Referred
to Senate Education Committee then to Senate Appropriations Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 980 (Senator AJ Griffin and Representative Rhonda Baker)</b> Creates criteria to issue “Career,” “Mentor,” and “Lead” teacher certificates.
<b><u> <o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 26. Emergency removed. Representative Rhonda Baker added as House author. Passed Senate
Floor 41-1 on Wednesday, March 14. Referred to House Common Education Committee.
<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">University & Medical School Policy<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 2882 (Representative Josh West and Senator Jason Smalley)
</b>Allows CareerTech/Higher Ed institutions to create a CLEET program <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 15-0 on Wednesday, February 14. Passed House Floor 72-14 on Tuesday February 27. Referred to Senate Public Safety Committee then to Senate
Appropriations Committee. <o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2913 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Senator Lonnie Paxton)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Creates the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program, which allows universities or farmers contracting with universities to cultivate certified hemp seed for research
and development for industrial uses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed house floor 92-0 March 5, 2018. Referred to Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee. Passed Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee 7-1 on Tuesday March, 27.
Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 34-1. Title and Emergency stricken.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2987 (Representative Marcus McEntire and Senator Ervin Yen)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Allows physician
assistants to be eligible for the Oklahoma Medical Loan Repayment Program.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to House Health Services and
Long-Term Care Committee. Passed out of House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Passed House Floor 73-10 on Tuesday, March 6. Passed Senate Health and Human Services 10-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Appropriations
Committee 26-9.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3134</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Mark Ritze and Senator Josh Brecheen) </b>Amends definitions dealing with forensic laboratories.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed out of the House Public Safety
Committee 15-0 on Wednesday, February 14. Passed House Floor 79-1 on Tuesday, March 6. Referred to Senate Public Safety Committee.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1185 (Senator Lonnie Paxton and Representative Jon Echols)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Creates the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed Senate Floor 43-1 March 7. Passed
House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee 10-0 on Tuesday, March 27. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1353</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Ervin Yen and Representative Jason Dunnington) </b>Provides for licensing Assistant Physicians.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
Committee. This bill is scheduled to be heard by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Monday, February 19. Passed Senate Floor 39-0 on Wednesday, March 15 Passed House Public Health Committee 7-0.Title restored.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1354 (Senator Ervin Yen and Representative Dale Derby)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Graduates of medical schools located in other countries which give any type of monetary contribution to a health facility located in this state shall not be given preference for
residency programs over graduates of a medical school located in this state. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
Committee. Passed Senate Health and Human Services Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 26. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed House Public Health Committee 8-0.
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