Summary
We're joined by Krystal Yoseph to discuss Governor Stitt's first Executive Orders and cast our predictions for the 2019 Oklahoma legislative session.
Announcements
- Feb 4: State of the State address + start of legislative session
- Feb 10: The West Wing Watch Party: Double Feature
- Feb 21: Let’s Fix This Capitol Day!
News Articles
- Executive orders target lobbyists, planes, hiring freeze and Cabinet (Journal Record)
- Hope and Fear: Classen SAS move to NE sparks both (NonDoc)
- Bill would make it harder to sue officers for excessive force (The Frontier)
Take-aways
- OK Policy Annual Budget Summit:
- State will have more money to spend, but most of it is already allocated.
- Lots of discussion about expanding Medicaid, even from Republicans
- 2019 Legislative Predictions & what bills we’re watching
- HB2328 - deals with use of excessive force by law enforcement
- SB592 - requires protests/rallies at the Capitol to get a $50,000 bond
- HB2094 - makes it a misdemeanor to disrupt the Legislature
- HB2214 - Bans teacher walkouts
- HB1413 - Holds lawmakers responsible if they author laws that are ruled unconstitutional
- HB2456 - Bans conversion therapy with children
- HB1269 - Makes SQ780 retroactive
- SB102 - Raises minimum wage to $10.50/hour
- HB2597 - allows anyone over the age of 18 to openly carry a firearm without a license
- There will be more listed in our official Predict-O-Rama contest, will be released this week. Sign up for our Newsletter to get the announcement first!
- UPDATE: Predict-O-Rama is now live!