Sunday, June 5, 2022

OCPA column: the OK House - where good bills go to die


The Oklahoma House of Representatives: Where good bills go to die
By Jonathan Small

After the 2020 elections, GOP leaders bragged that Republicans held 82 of 101 seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Yet House leadership repeatedly declined to pass bills of significance this year.

A press release issued by House Speaker Charles McCall upon conclusion of the regular 2022 session provided sad confirmation of that problem. Roughly half the release focused on last year’s achievements—not measures that advanced in 2022.

A quick review explains why. The House was often the chamber where good bills went to die.

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by Jamison Faught - June 05, 2022 at 01:53PM
 

OCPA column: the OK House - where good bills go to die

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