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The Oklahoma Senate is composed of 48 members, [1] each representing an electoral district in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2019, the majority of seats are held by Republicans. The current President Pro Tempore is Greg Treat of Oklahoma City.
2nd Oklahoma Legislature: January 5, 1908 3rd Oklahoma Legislature: November 28, 1910 4th Oklahoma Legislature: January 7, 1913 5th Oklahoma Legislature: January 5, 1915 6th Oklahoma Legislature: January 2, 1917 7th Oklahoma Legislature: January 7, 1919 8th Oklahoma Legislature: January 4, 1921 9th Oklahoma Legislature: January 2, 1923 10th ...
The Oklahoma Legislature is constitutionally required to enact laws barring conflicts of interest for its members. [16] The Oklahoma Ethics Commission currently makes recommendations to state legislators regarding ethical restrictions. In the event of a vacancy in the state legislature, the governor issues writs of election to fill such vacancies.
The Oklahoma House Republican caucus elected Rep. Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, Tuesday as Speaker-Elect of the House for the 60th Legislature.
Pay is set by a nine-member state board appointed by the governor, Speaker, and President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. [35] State legislators can seek reimbursement for expenses related to meals, lodging, and travel related to their duties at any point during the year. They receive a $174 per diam and a milage reimbursement of $0.655 per ...
The Fifty-ninth Oklahoma Legislature is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It meets in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from January 3, 2023, to January 3, 2025, during the first two years of the second administration of Governor Kevin Stitt .
After women in Oklahoma earned the right to vote in 1918, the Oklahoma Senate gained its first female state senator. Lamar Looney was elected in 1920 over a male incumbent, G. L. Wilson. Looney was a progressive Democrat and served from 1921 to 1929.
The Oklahoma Legislature meets in the Oklahoma State Capitol. The legislative branch is the branch of the Oklahoma state government that creates the laws of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Legislature, which makes up the legislative branch, consists of two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives. The state legislature has the power to levy ...