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Overview of the 1st Session of the 2009/2010 Oklahoma Legislature Copyright OK-SAFE, Inc. www.ok-safe.com June 2009
52nd OK Legislature (2009/2010)… Senators: 22 Democrats 26 Republicans Representatives: 40 Democrats 61 Republicans
“Let’s look at this…”
Governor: Democrat
48 OK Senators… 13 are lawyers: 6 Democrat; 7 Republican
12 are former government employees: 7 Democrat 5 Republican
The remaining 23 are financial planners, real estate, ranchers, businessmen, a computer salesman, etc.
13 Senate Committees… 1. 2.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
Agriculture and Rural Development Appropriations - GCCA - Agency Assignments Business and Labor Education Energy and Environment Finance General Government Health and Human Services Judiciary Public Safety and Homeland Security Retirement and Insurance Rules Tourism and Wildlife Transportation Veterans and Military Affairs
101 Representatives… At least 5 are: Members of
ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, which provides model legislation to states
25 House Committees… 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Administrative Rules and Agency Oversight Agriculture & Rural Development Appropriations & Budget Education General Government & Transportation Human Services Natural Resources & Regulatory Services Public Health & Social Services Public Safety & Judiciary Revenue & Taxation Common Education Economic Development & Financial Services Energy & Utility Regulations General Government Government Modernization Higher Education & Career Tech Human Services International Relations & Tourism Judiciary Public Health Public Safety Rules Transportation Veterans & Military Affairs Wildlife
718 Lobbyists… Registered Lobbyists by Principals (2009): Banking Chambers of Commerce Telecommunication Education Insurance Medical Pharmaceuticals Law Enforcement
National firms…
3M Traffic Safety Systems AIG (yes, the same) AT&T Bank of America Chase Bank Chevron Citigroup Management Conoco Phillips Dell, Inc. Eli Lilly Corp. Exxon Mobil Corp. General Motors GlaxoSmithKline Goldman Sachs
Hewlett Packard IBM J.P. Morgan Securities Kimberly Clark Microsoft Monsanto Novartis Pharmaceuticals Pfizer PhRMA (DC) Planned Parenthood Proctor & Gamble Raytheon Sierra Club Sprint Nextel
Other interests… 175 named Oklahoma
“something” or other CompSource Oklahoma County Government Legislative Committee County Officers and Deputies Association OK County Fraternal Order of Police OK Transit Association OK Turnpike Authority Health Care Industry
Professional Basketball
Club, LLC PSO QuikTrip Corp. Spirit Bank Tarrant Regional Water The George Kaiser Family Foundation TRUST TransCanada, Alberta, CAN Tulsa County Home Finance Authority
Secretary of Safety & Security… 40 executive entities: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Adult Offender Supervision Alcohol & Drug Abuse Policy Board Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Amber Alert Attorney General Board of Tests for Alcohol & Drug Influence Corrections Board Crime Victims Compensation Board Corrections Department Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) Crime Victim’s Compensation Board District Attorney’s Council Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Advisory Council Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board Driver’s License Compact Driver’s License Medical Advisory Committee Emergency Management Advisory Council Emergency Management Department Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Commission Highway Safety Coordinating Committee
21. 22. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
Highway Safety Office Homeland Security Director, Office of (OKDHS) Governor’s Executive Panel on Security and Preparedness Governor’s Committee on Homeland Security Funding Appellate Indigent Defense System Board Chief Medical Examiner Board of Medicolegal Investigations State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control Commission National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Council Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) OSBI Commission Pardon and Parole Board Polygraph Examiners Board Public Safety Department (DPS) Sentencing Commission Sick Leave Review Board State Fire Marshall Office Statewide Nine-One-One Advisory Board
Question…
Who are the constituents?
Legislation… 1st Session: OK House Introduced
1,431 Bills OK Senate Introduced
1,401 Bills Total “Gentlemen, start your engines!”
2,832 Introduced Bills
“I have a bill!”
“That’s a beak, not a bill!”
Legislation… Of the 2,832 New Bills: 264 passed in the 1st
session and became law – 9.3% of total 166 Senate bills –
62.87% of total 98 House bills –
37.12% of total
48 Senators – avg. 3.45 101 Representatives – avg. 1.03
Good Bills that Passed… HJR 1003 -
Sovereignty; claiming sovereignty under the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (Key/Brogdon) Gov. vetoed 4/24/09 Came back as: HCR 1028 Passed both Chambers Filed with Sec. 5/14/09
Good Bills that Passed… SJR11 (HJR1004) –
HB 1025 – Prohibiting
Rescinding the calls for a Constitutional Convention (Con/Con); (Brogdon/Wright) Signed by Gov. 5/12/09
employers & public officials from inquiring about firearms (Duncan/Sykes) Signed by Gov. 5/22/09
HB 1330 – The 10
HB 1595 – Prohibiting
Commandments Bill (Ritze/Brogdon) Signed by Gov. 5/18/09
abortions based on sex of child (Sullivan/Lamb) Signed by Gov. 5/21/09
Bad Bills that Passed (& dormant)… Passed DNA Bills: SB 611 DNA Reporting (R) SB 1102 DNA collected for
misdemeanors (R)
Dormant DNA bills: HB 1430 DNA upon arrest (D) HB 1505 DNA upon arrest (R) HB 2081 DNA upon arrest (R) SB 1074 DNA collection (R)
DNA Collection expansion…
Source: Dept. of Defense Biometrics Task Force, Sept. 2008 ppt
Bad Bills… SB 483, allowing for the
‘direct electronic access’ bill to the computerized photo in the DPS database (Jolley/Terrill) (R) “Downstream only” – NOT Debate made no mention of existing MOUs about information sharing
FBI OLETS/ NLETS
Germany
BATF&E
CJIS DPS 77 Counties 300 Cities/ Towns
CARFAX
National Guard OSBI
U.S. Marshall’s Dist. Task Force
Bill Growing Government… HB 1170 Creates a new
cabinet position, the Chief Information Officer (CIO). Expands Executive Branch; appointed by the Governor Salary: $130,000 - $160,000 All information systems routed thru this office Authors: Coffee/Derby
Good Bills that didn’t get heard… SB 587 Eminent Domain, restricting power (Brogdon) SB 758 Toll roads; removing authority for certain
entities to construct toll roads (Sykes) HB 1363 Prohibiting certain ID documents (Cooksey) HB 1396 Prohibiting disclosure of SSN (Ritze) HB 2145 Creating the OK Personal Information Protection Act (Ritze) HB 2146 OK Identity Protection Act (Ritze) SB 289 Religious Freedom and Privacy Protection Act (Brogdon) – sent to Appropriations/Public Safety
18 Bills were Vetoed… HJR 1003 10th Amendment HB 1326 Embryonic stem Governor Henry’s Veto pen
cell protection HB 1601 Attorneys fees SB 4 Proof of identity to vote SB 834 Schools, local control SB 1111 School Accountability Act SB 1123 Limiting liability
Action… Call/email your elected officials: Invite your Legislator for
coffee No more DNA bills Protest the ‘direct electronic
access’ to the DPS database Request the Religious
Freedom and Privacy Act be heard and passed this next session
OK Legislature… House of Representatives:
1-800-522-8502 Senate: 1-800-865-6490 To find your Legislator: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/ To track bills: Go to above site, click Status of Measures
End of Presentation
OK-SAFE, Inc. June 2009
Sample of some votes…
Sample of some votes…
Sample of some votes…
Sample of some votes…