Table Meeting Notes (3/11/22)

Welcome & Introductions

1. LFT Updates

   1. Members survey will be sent this afternoon

   2. Training from Bolder Advocacy coming soon. 

      1. Public Charities Can Lobby 

      2. Maximize Your Lobbying Limit

      3. Praising and Criticizing Incumbents

   3. VAN has loaded Oklahoma’s 2022 voter list
      
      

2. Discussion of legislative activities
   
   

   1. OEA: Voucher bill (SB1647) was not heard. Whip count evn split, but Governor is  actively whipping votes. Lots of strange bedfellows on this issue (eg homeschoolers, Rep. Hamilton). Polling data. HB3092 is a “less bad” library bill (leave it to local community); may be some wisdom in backing a less bad bill as a way to avoid getting stuck with a very bad one. HB3500 (McEntire) deals with students assaulting staff/teachers, but it deals with adult title of law.
      
      

   2. Conf of Churches: HB3903 - Changes to power of Pardon & Parole Board. Event Tues 3/15 evening at Tower Theatre w/ faith community. Also still watching conversion therapy.
      
      

   3. Elections & Voting -
      
      

   4. MHAOK: SB1381 (Standridge) - makes muncipalities responsible for homeless encampment. Likely to die…but not dead yet. SB3238 (Gann) evictions passed HB3316 - clean slate bill passed committee. HB3297 HB3053 allows for deferred sentence instead of outright dismissal passed nearly unanimously. SB626 requires MH tx providers, when a minor is being released from tx, to inform parent/guardian that they should inform the schools.
      
      

   5. ACLU: Context of issues like criminal justice reform has expanded among the legislature, including the intersectionality of CJR, mental illness, substance use, trauma, etc. (Which is good news!) Six abortion bills passed yesterday; many have emergency clauses. Similar legislation has been proposed in other states (FL, TN, IA); national-level effort to highlight these bills. SJR37 would ban abortions in OK regardless of the status of Roe v Wade.
      
      

3. Discussion of “funder shift.” Several mentions of how multiple issues are connected by shared root causes and how we can collectively present.
   
   

4. Senate may do some work next week, but sounds like House will not

1. Announcements

   1. Nonprofit Advocacy Day at the Capitol is Mar 22nd.
      
      

   2. Civics Con will be Jun 10-11, theme is “GeoCivics: Designing Stronger Communities.”
      
      

   3. Upcoming Table meetings:

      1. March 25 (virtual)

      2. April 8 (in-person) & 22 (virtual)

      3. May 13 (in-person) & 27 (virtual)

      4. June 10

      5. July 8

      6. August 12

      7. September 9

      8. October 14

      9. November 11

      10. December 9