50th Oklahoma Legislature

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50th Oklahoma Legislature
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Leadership
President of the Senate: Mary Fallin (R)
President Pro Tem of the Senate: Mike Morgan (D)
Speaker of the House: Todd Hiett (R)
Term: January 4, 2005–January 2, 2007
Composition: Senate
26      22     
House
55      46     

The Fiftieth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It met in Oklahoma City from January 4, 2005 to January 2, 2007,[1] during the second two years of the first term of Governor Brad Henry. The Democratic Party held the majority of the state senate seats and the Republican Party held the majority of seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The 2005 session was marked by the enactment of the Tax Relief Act of 2005. The 2006 session was marked by the enactment of the Kelsey Smith-Briggs Child Protection Reform Act.

Dates of sessions

  • Organizational day: January 4, 2005
  • First regular session: February 7, 2005 – May 27, 2005
  • Special sessions: May 27, 2005 - June 6, 2005, August 30–31, 2005
  • Second regular session: February 6, 2006 – May 26, 2006
  • Special session: May 25, 2006 - May 26, 2006, June 21–23, 2006

Previous: 49th Legislature • Next: 51st Legislature

Major legislation

Enacted

2005

  • Education - HB 1992 created the Academic Achievement Award Program.
  • Education - SB 531 allowed school districts to exceed their carryover funds for two years without penalty.
  • Health care - SB 547 created a one-stop prescription program for the uninsured.
  • Health care - HB 1088 secured Oklahoma State University Medical Schools' residency programs.
  • Health care - HB 1411 created the Physician Assistant Scholarship Program.
  • Juveniles - SB 458 required courts to sentence juveniles as an adult if they assault an employee of the Juvenile Affairs Office.
  • Roads and bridges - HB 1078 increased funding for road and bridge repair.
  • Tax Relief Act of 2005 - HB 1547 and SB 435 increased the standard deduction and reduced the top income tax rate.[2]
  • War memorial - created a War on Terror Memorial Design Committee.
  • Veterans - HB 1476 increased the income tax exemption for retirement benefits for veterans.
  • Victim's rights - HB 1698 prohibited the appearance of names and addresses for sex crime victims on court website.

2006

  • Kelsey Smith-Briggs Child Protection Reform Act - HB 2840 gave the Oklahoma Department of Human Services and judges the authority to request investigative resources from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and gave child advocates greater input into review procedures in order to address child abuse.
  • Stand Your Ground - HB 2615 extended existing legal protections for law-abiding citizens to use deadly force to protect themselves and their families from intruders in their homes to other locations such as vehicles.

Leadership

Senate

  • President of the Senate: Lieutenant Governor Mary Fallin
  • President Pro Tempore of the Senate: Mike Morgan
  • Majority Floor Leader: Ted Fisher
  • Majority Whip: Susan Paddack
  • Republican Minority Leader: Glenn Coffee
  • Republican Caucus Chair: Jonathan Nichols

House of Representatives

Members

Senate

District Name Party Hometown First Elected Towns Represented
Lt-Gov Mary Fallin Rep Duncan 1994 President of Senate
1 Charles Wyrick Dem Fairland 2004 Grove, Jay, Miami
2 Stratton Taylor Dem Claremore 1982 Claremore, Pryor
3 Jim Wilson Dem Tahlequah 2004 Stillwell, Tahlequah
4 Kenneth Corn Dem Howe 2002 Howe, Poteau, Sallisaw
5 Jeff Rabon Dem Atoka 1996 Atoka, Hugo
6 Jay Paul Gumm Dem Durant 2002 Durant
7 Richard Lerblance Dem Hartshorne 2003 Hartshorne, McAlester, Wilburton
8 Frank Shurden Dem Henryetta 2002 Henryetta, Okmulgee
9 Earl Garrison Dem Muskogee 2004 Muskogee, Ft. Gibson
10 J. Berry Harrison Dem Fairfax 2002 Fairfax, Pawhuska
11 Judy Eason McIntyre Dem Tulsa 2004 Tulsa
12 Ted Fisher Dem Sapulpa 2002 Bristow, Sapulpa
13 Susan Paddack Dem Ada 2004 Ada
14 Johnnie Crutchfield Dem Ardmore 1998 Ardmore
15 Jonathan Nichols Rep Norman 2000 Norman
16 Cal Hobson Dem Norman 2006 Norman, Purcell
17 Charlie Laster Dem Shawnee 2003 Shawnee
18 Mary Easley Dem Grand Lake Towne 2004 Tulsa, Wagoner
19 Patrick Anderson Rep Enid 2004 Enid
20 David Myers Rep Ponca City 2002 Ponca City
21 Mike Morgan Dem Stillwater 1996 Stillwater
22 Mike Johnson Rep Kingfisher 1998 Kingfisher
23 Ron Justice Rep Chickasha 2004 Chickasha
24 Daisy Lawler Dem Comanche 2002 Duncan, Comanche, Moore
25 Mike Mazzei Rep Tulsa 2004 Broken Arrow, Tulsa
26 Gilmer Capps Dem Snyder 2002 Elk City, Mangum, Sayre, Snyder
27 Owen Laughlin Rep Woodward 1996 Woodward, Guymon
28 Harry Coates Rep Seminole 2002 Seminole
29 John Ford Rep Bartlesville 2004 Bartlesville
30 Glenn Coffee Rep Oklahoma City 1998 Oklahoma City
31 Don Barrington Rep Lawton 2004 Lawton
32 Randy Bass Dem Lawton 2004 Lawton
33 Tom Adelson Dem Tulsa 2004 Tulsa
34 Randy Brogdon Rep Owasso 2002 Owasso, Tulsa
35 James Williamson Rep Tulsa 1996 Tulsa
36 Scott Pruitt Rep Broken Arrow 2002 Broken Arrow, Tulsa
37 Nancy Riley Rep Tulsa 2000 Bixby, Sand Springs, Tulsa
38 Robert M. Kerr Dem Altus 2002 Altus, Weatherford
39 Brian Crain Rep Tulsa 2004 Tulsa
40 Cliff Branan Rep Oklahoma City 2002 Oklahoma City
41 Clark Jolley Rep Edmond 2004 Edmond
42 Cliff Aldridge Rep Midwest City 2002 Midwest City
43 Jim Reynolds Rep Oklahoma City 2000 Del City, Oklahoma City
44 Debbe Leftwich Dem Oklahoma City 2003 Oklahoma City
45 Kathleen Wilcoxson Rep Oklahoma City 1996 Oklahoma City, Moore
46 Bernest Cain Dem Oklahoma City 2002 Oklahoma City
47 Todd Lamb Rep Edmond 2004 Edmond, Oklahoma City
48 Angela Monson Dem Oklahoma City 2002 Oklahoma City

House of Representatives

Name District Party City
Jerry Ellis 1 Dem Valliant
Glen Bud Smithson 2 Dem Sllisaw
Neil Brannon 3 Dem Arkoma
Mike Brown 4 Dem Tahlequah
Doug Cox 5 Rep Grove
Chuck Hoskin 6 Dem Vinita
Larry Glenn 7 Dem Miami
Ben Sherrer 8 Dem Pryor
Tad Jones 9 Rep Claremore
Steve Martin 10 Rep Bartlesville
Mike Wilt 11 Rep Bartlesville
Wade Rousselot 12 Dem Okay
Jerry McPeak 13 Dem Warner
Barbara Staggs 14 Dem Muskogee
Ed Cannaday 15 Dem Porum
Jerry Shoemake 16 Dem Morris
Mike Mass 17 Dem McAlester
Terry Harrison 18 Dem McAlester
R. C. Pruett 19 Dem Antler
Paul D. Roan 20 Dem Tishomingo
John Carey 21 Dem Durant
Wes Hilliard 22 Dem Sulphur
Sue Tibbs 23 Rep Tulsa
Dale Turner 24 Dem Holdenville
Bob Plunk 25 Dem Ada
Kris Steele 26 Rep Shawnee
Shane Jett 27 Rep Tecumseh
Ryan Kiesel 28 Dem Seminole
Todd Hiett 29 Rep Bristow
Mark McCullough 30 Rep Sapulpa
Dale DePue 31 Rep Guthrie
Danny Morgan 32 Dem Prague
Lee Denney 33 Rep Cushing
Terry Ingmire 34 Rep Stillwater
Rex Duncan 35 Rep Sand Springs
Scott BigHorse 36 Dem Pawhuska
Jim Newport 37 Rep Ponca City
Dale DeWitt 38 Rep Braman
Marian Cooksey 39 Rep Edmond
Mike Jackson 40 Rep Enid
Curt Roggow 41 Rep Waukomis
Lisa J. Billy 42 Rep Purcell
Ray Young 43 Rep Yukon
Bill Nations 44 Dem Norman
Thad Balkman 45 Rep Norman
Doug Miller 46 Dem Norman
Susan Winchester 47 Rep Chickasha
Greg Piatt 48 Rep Ardmore
Terry Hyman 49 Dem Leon
Jari Askins 50 Dem Duncan
Ray McCarter 51 Dem Marlow
David Braddock 52 Dem Altus
Randy Terrill 53 Rep Moore
Paul Wesselhoft 54 Rep Moore
Ryan McMullen 55 Dem Burns Flat
Phil Richardson 56 Rep Minco
James Covey 57 Dem Custer City
Jeff Hickman 58 Rep Dacoma
Rob Johnson 59 Rep Kingfisher
Purcy D. Walker 60 Dem Elk City
Gus Blackwell 61 Rep Goodwell
Abe Deutschendorf 62 Dem Lawton
Don Armes 63 Rep Faxon
Ann Coody 64 Rep Lawton
Joe Dorman 65 Dem Rush Springs
Lucky Lamons 66 Dem Tulsa
Pam Peterson 67 Rep Tulsa
Chris Benge 68 Rep Tulsa
Fred Jordan 69 Rep Jenks
Ron Peters 70 Rep Tulsa
Daniel Sullivan 71 Rep Tulsa
Darrell Gilbert 72 Dem Tulsa
Jabar Shumate 73 Dem Tulsa
John Smaligo 74 Rep Owasso
Dennis Adkins 75 Dem Tulsa
John Wright 76 Rep Broken Arrow
Mark Liotta 77 Rep Tulsa
Jeannie McDaniel 78 Dem Tulsa
Weldon Watson 79 Rep Tulsa
Ron Peterson 80 Rep Broken Arrow
Ken Miller 81 Rep Edmond
Guy Liebmann 82 Rep Oklahoma City
Fred Morgan 83 Rep Oklahoma City
Sally Kern 84 Rep Oklahoma City
Odilia Dank 85 Rep Oklahoma City
John Auffet 86 Dem Stillwell
Trebor Worthen 87 Rep Oklahoma City
Debbe Blackburn 88 Dem Oklahoma City
Rebecca Hamilton 89 Dem Oklahoma City
John Nance 90 Rep Oklahoma City
Mike Reynolds 91 Rep Oklahoma City
Richard Morrissette 92 Dem Oklahoma City
Al Lindley 93 Dem Oklahoma City
Kevin Calvey 94 Rep Oklahoma City
Bill Case 95 Rep Midwest City
Lance Cargill 96 Rep Harrah
Mike Shelton 97 Dem Oklahoma City
John Trebilcock 98 Rep Tulsa
Opio Toure 99 Dem Oklahoma City
Mike Thompson 100 Rep Oklahoma City
Gary Banz 101 Rep Midwest City

See also

References

  1. Publications - Senate Journals, Oklahoma Senate (accessed May 28, 2013)
  2. Legislative briefs, Oksenate.gov (accessed June 29, 2013)
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