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Oklahoma House Bill 1775 (also known as HB1775) is a passed 2021 legislative bill in the U.S. state of Oklahoma that bans teaching certain concepts around race and gender. The bill is typically referred to as a ban on critical race theory .
From Oklahoma's new anti-camping law to the "Women's Bill of Rights," over 200 bills go into effect in the state on Nov. 1.
The House passed the bill on April 21 by 75–16. [12] The Oklahoma Democratic Party accused Republican state legislators of "hateful rhetoric" and personal attacks on Mauree Turner during House debates on the bill. [13] Turner, the representative for Oklahoma's 88th House district, is the first non-binary person elected to a state legislature ...
Once approved on Third Reading, which is the name for this stage of the floor process, approved bills are sent to the Oklahoma Senate. If amended, bills will return to the Oklahoma House of Representatives for an acceptance of the Senate amendment(s) or to work out the differences in a conference committee, but can go directly to the governor ...
First introduced last year, Senate Bill 458 would allow prescriptive authority for a licensed advanced nurse recognized by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing as a certified nurse practitioner, clinical ...
A bill seeking to require public and charter schools to provide free menstrual products unanimously passed the Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee on Monday.. Authored by Rep. Cynthia ...
After passage by both houses, a bill is submitted to the Governor of Oklahoma who may choose to sign the bill, thereby making it law, or veto it, returning it to the Legislature with his objections. In such a case, the bill only becomes law if each house of the Legislature votes to override the veto with a two-thirds majority.
Senate Bill 1470, known as the Oklahoma Survivors’ Act, would change how criminal courts weigh domestic violence during sentencing. If defendants experienced abuse, that could be considered as a ...