2013-2014 – Oklahoma 54th Legislature
OJA Performance & Budget Hearings
2013 OJA Legislative Performance Review, January 22, 2013.
OJA Requested Legislation
2013 OJA Requested Legislation (Awaiting the filing of Introduced Bills)
OJA Legislative Updates
2013 OJA Legislative Updates:
OJA Legislative Update - (Awaiting the filing of Introduced Bills)
2013 Legislative Deadlines:
Friday, December 14, 2012 - Bill Request
Thursday, January 8, 2013 - Organizational Day
Monday, January 4, 2013 - Substantive Language
Thursday, January 17, 2013 - Introduction of Measures
Monday, February 4, 2013 - Session Convenes
Monday, February 18, 2013 - Senate: Double-assigned SBs from 1st Committee
Monday, February 25, 2013 - Senate: Single-assigned SBs from Senate Committee
Thursday, February 18, 2013 - Senate: Double-assigned SBs from 2nd Committee
Thursday, March 7, 2013 - House: HBs and HJRs out of Committee in the House of Origin
Thursday, March 14, 2013 - House and Senate: Third Reading and Final Passage of Bills and Joint Resolutions in the House of Origin
Thursday, March 28, 2013 - Senate: Double-assigned HBs and HJRs out of 1st Committee
Thursday, April 4, 2013 - Senate: Single-assigned HBs from Senate Committee
Thursday, April 11, 2013 - Senate: Double-assigned HBs from 2nd Committee
Thursday, April 18, 2013 - House: SBs and SJRs out of Committee in the Opposite House of Origin
Thursday, April 26, 2013 - Third Reading and Final Passage of Bills and Joint Resolutions in the Opposite House of Origin
Friday, May 31, 2013 - Adjournment, Sine Die, no later than 5:00 p.m.
2011-2012 – Oklahoma 53rd Legislature
OJA Final Reports
2012 Final OJA Legislative Report - All Enrolled Measures, June , 2012.
2012 Final OJA Legislative Update Report - Select Measures, June , 2012.
2011 Final OJA Legislative Report - All Enrolled Measures, June 17, 2011.
2011 Final OJA Legislative Update Report - Select Measures, June , 2011.
OJA Performance & Budget Hearings
2012 OJA Legislative Performance Review, January 25, 2012.
2011 OJA Legislative Performance Review, January 27, 2011.
OJA Requested Legislation
2012 OJA Requested Legislation
2011 OJA Requested Legislation
OJA Legislative Updates
2012 OJA Legislative Updates:
OJA Legislative Update - February 20, 2012
2011 OJA Legislative Updates:
OJA Legislative Update - February 25, 2011
OJA Legislative Update - March 25, 2011
OJA Legislative Update - April 15, 2011
OJA Legislative Update - June 17, 2011 - Final for the 2011 Session.
2012 Legislative Deadlines:
Friday, December 9, 2010 - Bill Request
Thursday, January 5, 2011 - Substantive Language
Thursday, January 19, 2012 - Introduction of Measures
Monday, February 6, 2012 - Session Convenes
Monday, February 20, 2012 - Senate: Double-assigned SBs from 1st Committee
Monday, February 27, 2012 - Senate: Single-assigned SBs from Senate Committees
Thursday, March 1, 2012 - Senate: Double-assigned SBs from 2nd Committee
Thursday, March 1, 2012 - House: HBs and HJRs out of Committee in the House of Origin
Thursday, March 15, 2012 - House and Senate: Third Reading and Final Passage of Bills and Joint Resolutions in the House of Origin
Thursday, March 29, 2012 - Senate: Double-assigned HBs and HJRs out of 1st Committee
Thursday, April 5, 2012 - Senate: Single-assigned HBs from Senate Committees
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - Senate: Double-assigned HBs from 2nd Committee
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - House: SBs and SJRs out of Committee in the Opposite House of Origin
Thursday, April 26, 2012 - Third Reading and Final Passage of Bills and Joint Resolutions in the Opposite House of Origin
Friday, May 25, 2012 - Adjournment, Sine Die, no later than 5:00 p.m.
2011 Legislative Deadlines:
Wednesday, November 16, 2010 - Oath of Office
Friday, December 10, 2010 - Request Drafting
Thursday, December 30, 2010 - Substantive Language
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - Organizational Session
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - Introduction of Measures
Monday, February 7, 2011 - Session Convenes
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - Bills out of Committee in the House of Origin
Thursday, March 17, 2011 - Third Reading and Final Passage of a Measure in the House of Origin
Thursday, April 17, 2011 - Bills out of Committee in the Opposite House of Origin
Thursday, April 28, 2011 - Third Reading and Final Passage of Measure in the Opposite House of Origin
Friday, May 27, 2011 - Adjournment, Sine Die, no later than 5:00 p.m.
Previous Legislatures:
2009-2010 – 52nd Legislature
2007-2008 – 51st Legislature
2005-2006 – 50th Legislature
Disclaimers:
Helpful Sites
The Oklahoma State Senate.
Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Oklahoma Legislature
Oklahoma has a bicameral legislature, meaning that one Legislature is comprised of two annual sessions. Legislatures are consecutively numbered with the 2013 session being the First Session of the 54th Legislature, and the 2014 session will be the Second Session of the 54th Legislature. Legislatures meets annually beginning at noon on the first Monday in February and must be finished by 5:00 p.m. on the last Friday in May of every year. At the beginning of the First Session of a Legislature (an odd-numbered year), an Organizational Day is held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in January. Normally, the legislature is in session Monday through Thursday, but may choose to convene on Fridays, which might happen near the end of the regular session in May. Extraordinary sessions may be called by the governor or the legislature.
Oklahoma has 48 members of the Senate and 101 members of the House of Representatives, both houses have a Republican majority. Members of both houses take office 15 days after the General Election. Senators serve staggered 4-year terms, with even-numbered districts elected in even years and odd-numbered districts elected in odd years. Representatives serve 2-year terms and are elected every even-numbered year.
Any member of either house may introduce legislation, which may be either a:
- bill, which can become law if passed by both houses and signed by the governor,
- joint resolution, which is the same as a bill, but may not become part of the statutes,
- current resolution, which expresses the will of both houses, or
- simple resolution, which expresses the will of the house of origin.
Legislation originating in the Senate is numbered consecutively beginning with "1" and legislation originating in the House is numbered consecutively beginning with "1001."
OJA is not responsible for any misinformation provided within this website that is based from other websites. Please visit Oklahoma Legislative sources for accuracy.
For more information regarding OJA Legislation, please contact:
JLynn Hartman, Director of Government Relations, (405) 530-2866 or JLynn.Hartman@oja.ok.gov.
Last Modified on 01/11/2013