by Nicole Baumann, Advocacy Coordinator | Jun 6, 2023 | Blog
At the beginning of the session, Oklahoma lawmakers filed over 3,200 potential pieces of legislation. The CAIR Oklahoma Government Affairs teamed flagged over 1,000 of these bills to track that ranged in categories of concern for freedom of expression, criminal...
by Nicole Baumann, Advocacy Coordinator | Mar 20, 2023 | Blog
Last week was a shorter week at the State Capitol, but still packed with plenty of activity and drama. This coming week holds the deadline for bills to be heard in the chamber of origin (House or Senate) so expect to see an increase in legislative chatter! On...
by Nicole Baumann, Advocacy Coordinator | Mar 14, 2023 | Blog
A chaotic week in the People’s House, Week 5 of the Oklahoma Legislative Session was an unfortunately memorable one. Following the deadline for bills to be heard in committee, it is now a desperate scramble for bills to be voted on the floor of origin (House or...
by Nicole Baumann, Advocacy Coordinator | Mar 8, 2023 | Blog
Last week was the deadline for bills to be heard in the origin committee. Meaning, if they do not get heard in a committee, they will not proceed with this legislative session as a bill unless added on to another or made from a shell bill. So, it was a very busy week....
by Nicole Baumann, Advocacy Coordinator | Feb 27, 2023 | Blog
This week saw lots of activity “under the dome” as contentious bills brought protestors to speak out against problematic bills. However, at this time many people feel that legislators are not listening to the needs of their whole constituency and are...
