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Overview Tracking 228 bills
1. Number of tracked bills passed = 28
a.) Supported
= 14
(i.) SJR 37 – State Question 734, Freeport exemptions
b.) Opposed
=1
c.) Monitored
= 13
2. Number of failed bills = 197
a.) Supported
= 52
(i.) HB 2755 vetoed by Governor, State Land Reimbursement Fund
b.) Opposed
= 41
c.) Monitored
= 107
Passed Legislation
HB1061XX+ AKA: ODOT Road access Funding
Paraphrase: HB1061XX, by Rep. Chris Benge, R-Tulsa, Rep. Jim Newport, R-Ponca
City, Sen. Johnnie C. Crutchfield, D-Ardmore, and Sen. Jeff Rabon, D-Hugo,
appropriates $74.8 million to the Department of Transportation, and authorizes the
Transportation Commission to transfer $10 million in federal funds to the Oklahoma
Department of Environmental Quality to respond to the subsidence risk at the Tar Creek
Superfund site.
Commentary: Sets industrial road access funding at $4,593,000. Sets lake and historic
site access funding at $3, 279,000.
Effective Date: 07/01/2006 Emergency: Yes
Classification: Information Position: Support
Principal Authors: Benge, Chris (H); Newport, Jim (H); Crutchfield, Johnnie C. (S);
Rabon, Jeff (S)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 06/27/2006
HB1169XX+ AKA: Department of Commerce
Paraphrase: HB1169XX, by Rep. Chris Benge, R-Tulsa, Rep. Jim Newport, R-Ponca
City, Sen. Johnnie C. Crutchfield, D-Ardmore, and Sen. Jeff Rabon, D-Hugo, creates an
Oklahoma Opportunity Fund. (Emergency Measure)
Commentary: Creates a fund, "Oklahoma Opportunity Fund" which may be used to
provide infrastructure improvements that promotes economic benefit to the state in
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retaining jobs or promoting new jobs.
Effective Date: 07/01/2006 Emergency: Yes
Classification: Important Position: Monitor
Principal Authors: Benge, Chris (H); Newport, Jim (H); Crutchfield, Johnnie C. (S);
Rabon, Jeff (S)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 06/27/2006
HB1176XX+ AKA: Motor Vehicle Collection Tax
Paraphrase: HB1176XX, by Rep. Chris Benge, R-Tulsa, Rep. Jim Newport, R-Ponca
City, Sen. Johnnie C. Crutchfield, D-Ardmore, and Sen. Jeff Rabon, D-Hugo, provides
for apportionment of motor vehicle registration fees to a new County Improvements for
Roads and Bridges Fund. The measure. Interest received on investments from funds in
the County Bridge and Road Improvement Fund, the County Road Machinery and
Equipment Revolving Fund, a new High Priority State Bridge Revolving Fund would
be required to be deposited in the County Improvements for Roads and Bridges Fund.
The bill makes the State Transportation Fund a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal
year limitations, to be used for the construction, repair and maintenance of state
highways. It appropriates $270 million to the Department of Transportation. The
measure annualizes the $70 million debt service in bonds that ODOT is paying..
Commentary: 1. Creates a new fund at ODOT called “County Improvements for
Roads and Bridges Fund”.
(i)Funds for County Roads and Bridges, 85 million once fully implemented.
(ii)Funding from the State’s General fund (Motor Vehicle Collection tax) will be
phased in “thirds” (5%) starting in state 2008 fiscal, July 1, 2007. For the 2009 State
fiscal year it will be 10%. For the 2010 fiscal year and thereafter it will be 15%.
(iii)Funding is divided equally between the 8 ODOT Field Divisions.
(iv)Policies and Procedures developed by the ODOT Transportation Commission.
(v)Projects must be on county’s five year plan and let by ODOT.
(vi)Counties may receive annual funding that may accumulate for up to 5 years to fund
expensive projects.
2.Interest earned stays with the following funds: County Road Machinery and
Equipment Revolving fund, the High Priority State Bridge Revolving fund, and the
County Improvements for Roads and Bridges fund.
3.Interest earned from the County Bridge and Road Improvement fund shall be credited
to the Circuit Engineering District Revolving Fund.
4.Removes the diversion of $200,000 off the top of the gasoline tax that was going to
the Education Reform Revolving Fund.
5.Removes the “Cap” from gross production tax on oil at 4% or 7% that goes into the
County Bridge and Road Improvement fund.
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Effective Date: 07/01/2006 Emergency: Yes
Classification: Important Position: Support
Principal Authors: Benge, Chris (H); Newport, Jim (H); Crutchfield, Johnnie C. (S);
Rabon, Jeff (S)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 06/27/2006
HB2086+
AKA: Extends Budget filing date
Paraphrase: HB2086, by Rep. Mike Wilt, R-Bartlesville and Sen. John Ford, RBartlesville, changes from Sept. 1 to Oct. 1 each year the date by which a local board of
education must file with the State Board of Education an itemized expenditure budget
and request for state-appropriated funds for the ensuing fiscal year and an estimate of
the revenues from all sources to be received by the district during the ensuing fiscal
year. (Amended by House, Emergency Measure)
Commentary: Schools wanted to give them longer to develop a budget. The longer it
takes to get budgets in, the longer it takes to get tax levies finalized and then to get the
tax bills out so counties can start collecting property tax money for counties and
schools. Delays getting your county funding into hands.
Effective Date: 04/21/2006 Emergency: Yes
Classification: Information Position: Oppose
Principal Authors: Wilt, Mike (H); Ford, John (S)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 04/21/2006
HB2151*+ AKA: Commission on County Government Personnel Education and Training
Paraphrase: HB2151, by Rep. John A. Wright, R-Broken Arrow and Sen. Mary
Easley, D-Tulsa, recreates the Commission on County Government Personnel Education
and Training until July 1, 2012.
Commentary: In accordance with the Sunset Law, recreating and extending the
Commission that oversees county training until 2012.
Effective Date: 08/25/2006 Emergency: No
Classification: Important Position: Monitor
Principal Authors: Wright, John A. (H); Easley, Mary (S)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 04/17/2006
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HB2397*+ AKA: Sales tax exemptions
Paraphrase: HB2397, by Rep. Ben Sherrer, D-Chouteau and Sen. Mary Easley, DTulsa, provides a sales tax exemption for sales of food boxes by a church or federally
tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization for the purpose of feeding needy individuals. The
measure requires that the food boxes contain only edible staple food items having a sale
price of no more than $50. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Emergency
Measure)
Effective Date: 07/01/2006 Emergency: Yes
Classification: Important Position: Monitor
Principal Authors: Sherrer, Ben (H); Easley, Mary (S)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 06/09/2006
HB2425*+ AKA: Powers of County Commissioners, and County Training.
Paraphrase: HB2425, by Rep. Larry Glenn, D-Miami and Sen. Charles Wyrick, DFairland, modifies authorization for county commissioners to use county-owned
equipment, labor and supplies at their disposal on property owned by the county, public
schools, two-year colleges or technical branches of colleges that are members of The
Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, state and municipalities with a population
less than 5,000 or with a population less than 15,000 if the county has passed a sales tax
with the proceeds earmarked for construction, maintenance, improvement or repair of
any of the streets or roadways of the county. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate,
Emergency Measure, Committee Substitute)
Commentary: Counties may work on any city (5,000 to 15,000 population) street only
if the county has passed a sales tax where a portion of the tax goes to roads/bridges.
2. Separates Assessors training program, Cooperative Extension Service provides
training for county officers except for Sheriffs and Assessors
Effective Date: 07/01/2006 Emergency: Yes
Classification: Important Position: Monitor
Principal Authors: Glenn, Larry (H); Wyrick, Charles (S)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 05/09/2006
HB2507+
AKA: Oklahoma Storage Tanks
Paraphrase: HB2507, by Rep. Dennis Adkins, R-Tulsa and Sen. Richard C. Lerblance,
D-Hartshorne, modifies the Oklahoma Storage Tank Regulation Act to expand the
definition of "petroleum" to include motor fuel with the fuel additive Methyl Tertiary
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Butyl Ether (MTBE) and to exempt fleet and commercial aboveground storage tank
systems with a capacity of 1,320 gallons or less. (Amended by House, Emergency
Measure)
Commentary: New language has the OK Storage Tank Regulation Act now not
applying to:
1. Underground storage tanks 110 gal or less.
2. Fleet or commercial aboveground with tanks 1,320 gal or less.
3. Noncomerical Agricultural or residential tanks 1,320 gal or less.
Effective Date: 04/11/2006 Emergency: Yes
Classification: Important Position: Support
Principal Authors: Adkins, Dennis (H); Lerblance, Richard C. (S)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 04/11/2006
HB2585*+ AKA: Emergency Management Act
Paraphrase: HB2585, by Rep. Rex Duncan, R-Sand Springs and Sen. Charles Wyrick,
D-Fairland, sets standards for emergency management in Oklahoma to be consistent
with those of the National Incident Management System, using the Incident Command
System, and creates an Oklahoma Intrastate Mutual Aid Compact. Signatories of the
compact would recognize the need for intergovernmental coordination to provide
mutual assistance in the prevention of, response to and recovery from disasters.
(Amended by House, Emergency Measure, Committee Substitute)
Commentary: Intrastate Mutual Aid Compact. Broadens the ability of counties to help
other counties/cities in case of a disaster and can get reimbursed from FEMA. See SB
242 and SB 1422
Effective Date: 05/26/2006 Emergency: Yes
Classification: Important Position: Support
Principal Authors: Duncan, Rex (H); Wyrick, Charles (S)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 05/26/2006
HB2591*+- AKA: Method of transfer of money to certain funds
Paraphrase: HB2591, by Rep. Bill Case, R-Midwest City and Sen. Cliff Aldridge, RMidwest City, authorizes county excise boards to transfer money from one fund to any
other fund with the permission of the county officer in charge of the fund that the money
will temporarily be transferred from, if it appears to the county treasurer that there is
insufficient money in a particular fund to meet the requirements of appropriation from
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the fund. (Emergency Measure)
Commentary: CGLC county treasurers bill allowing for temporary transfers between
funds in excise board counties to prevent having to borrow money or issue non payable
warrants. Must get approval from county officer over fund where funds are being
transferred from and must be repaid to that fund within the same fiscal year.
Effective Date: 04/25/2006 Emergency: Yes
Classification: Lobbied Position: Support
Principal Authors: Case, Bill (H); Aldridge, Cliff (S)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 04/25/2006
HB2611*+ AKA: Travel pay increase, safety awards, NACO card, Selling property
Paraphrase: HB2611, by Rep. Bill Case, R-Midwest City and Sen. Earl Garrison, DMuskogee, authorizes county assessors to receive up to $500 a month in travel
allowances and county clerks, court clerks and treasurers to receive up to $400 a month
in travel allowances. The measure also allows county commissioners to hire general
counsel from outside law firms. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Committee
Substitute)
Commentary: 1. Increase the travel pay for assessors ($500), county clerk, court clerk
and treasurer ($400).
2. NACO prescription card
3. No county official can receive a safety award.
4. Can sell property at the site instead of the courthouse.
Effective Date: 11/01/2006 Emergency: No
Classification: Important Position: Monitor
Principal Authors: Case, Bill (H); Garrison, Earl (S)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 06/07/2006
HB2690*+ AKA: Authorizes certain development authorities
Paraphrase: HB2690, by Rep. Purcy D. Walker, D-Elk City and Sen. Gilmer N. Capps,
D-Snyder, authorizes any combination of cities, towns and counties to jointly create
regional economic development authority for the purposes of planning, financing and
constructing transportation or regional economic development projects. The measure
prohibits a regional economic development authority from exercising any powers of
eminent domain. A levy by a transportation authority or regional economic development
authority would be limited to 30 years if the proceeds from the tax are pledged to the
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repayment of indebtedness and to 20 years if the proceeds from the tax are to be used
for expenditures other than the repayment of indebtedness. (Amended by House,
Amended by Senate)
Commentary: Counties and cities can join together to create joint regional economic
development authority.
Effective Date: 11/01/2006 Emergency: No
Classification: Important Position: Support
Principal Authors: Walker, Purcy D. (H); Capps, Gilmer N. (S)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 06/09/2006
HB2750*+ AKA: Extends sheriffs' powers as peace officer
Paraphrase: HB2750, by Rep. Mike Thompson, R-Oklahoma City and Sen. Jeff
Rabon, D-Hugo, requires the county sheriff to coordinate and administer courthouse
security. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Emergency Measure)
Commentary: OSA supports. CGLC voted to remove part that provided sheriff is over
emergency management other than that, CGLC is fine with bill. Provides that sheriff is
chief law enforcement officer for the county responsible for coordinating and
administering courthouse security.
Effective Date: 07/01/2006 Emergency: Yes
Classification: Lobbied Position: Monitor
Principal Authors: Thompson, Mike (H); Rabon, Jeff (S)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 04/20/2006
HB2906+
AKA: REAP Equity
Paraphrase: HB2906, by Rep. Ron Peterson, R-Broken Arrow and Sen. Mary Easley,
D-Tulsa, provides for separate accounts within the Rural Economic Action Plan.
(Amended by House, Emergency Measure, Stricken enacting clause, Committee
Substitute)
Commentary: Divides the REAP funds equally between all 11 substate planning
districts. This bill will only provide ACOG and INCOG a equal share of REAP funds if
the overall amount of REAP is increased so that other 9 substate planning districts will
not get less funds than this fiscal year ending 6/30/06.
Effective Date: 07/01/2006 Emergency: Yes
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Classification: Important Position: Monitor
Principal Authors: Peterson, Ron (H); Easley, Mary (S)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 06/09/2006
HB3044*+ AKA: Insurance Pools
Paraphrase: HB3044, by Rep. Chris Hastings, R-Tulsa and Sen. Owen Laughlin, RWoodward, clarifies language relating to entities that are considered insurers. (Amended
by House, Amended by Senate)
Effective Date: 11/01/2006 Emergency: No
Classification: Important Position: Monitor
Principal Authors: Hastings, Chris (H); Laughlin, Owen (S)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 04/21/2006
SB0080XX+ AKA: Rural Economic Action Plan and Oklahoma Department of Environmental
Quality funding.
Paraphrase: SB0080XX, by Sen. Johnnie C. Crutchfield, D-Ardmore, Sen. Jeff Rabon,
D-Hugo, Rep. Chris Benge, R-Tulsa, and Rep. Jim Newport, R-Ponca City, makes
general appropriations to the various agencies of the executive, legislative and judicial
departments. The bill appropriates $6,638,579,163 for state agency operations, an
increase of 7 percent and $438.5 million over fiscal year 2006 appropriations. Education
will receive $3.573 billion, $1.053 billion will go to health and social services, $729.8
million to public safety, $672.7 million to human services, $448.1 million to general
government and transportation, $146 million to natural resources and $15.5 million to
Rural Economic Action Program (REAP). The appropriation includes an across-theboard $3,000 pay raise for public school teachers and a funding increase of $130 million
for higher education
Commentary: REAP funding is set at 15.5 million for FY 2007.
DEQ funding affects ACCO's Trash/COP/Chipper program.
Effective Date: 07/01/2006 Emergency: Yes
Classification: Important Position: Support
Principal Authors: Crutchfield, Johnnie C. (S); Rabon, Jeff (S); Benge, Chris (H);
Newport, Jim (H)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 06/27/2006
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SB0558*+ AKA: Public construction contracts
Paraphrase: SB0558, by Sen. Frank Shurden, D-Henryetta and Rep. Mark Liotta, RTulsa, increases from $25,000 to $50,000 the value of contracts for construction or
repair of a public building or structure that requires a surety bond or irrevocable letter of
credit. The measure modifies the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974 to require that
public construction contracts all public construction contracts exceeding $50,000 be
awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, by free and open competitive bidding after
solicitation for sealed bids. No work could be commenced until a written contract is
executed and all required bonds and insurance have been provided by the contractor to
the awarding public agency. Contracts of less than $50,000 would be awarded to the
lowest bidder by receipt of a written responsive bid from a minimum three bidders. All
bids would be required to be time and date stamped upon receipt at the office of the
awarding agency. Contracts for less than $5,000 for minor maintenance or minor repair
work could be negotiated with a qualified contractor. (Amended by House, Stricken
Title, Carryover Bill, Emergency Measure, Stricken enacting clause, Committee
Substitute)
Commentary: Limit raised from $25,000 to $50,000.
Effective Date: 07/01/2006 Emergency: Yes
Classification: Important Position: Support
Principal Authors: Shurden, Frank (S); Liotta, Mark (H)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 06/07/2006
SB1288*+ AKA: Bridge funding
Paraphrase: SB1288, by Sen. Johnnie C. Crutchfield, D-Ardmore, Rep. Chris Benge,
R-Tulsa, and Rep. Jim Newport, R-Ponca City, appropriates $92,969,210 from the
Oklahoma Dynamic Economy and Budget Security Fund and $7,130,790 from the
Special Cash Fund to the Department of Transportation, to be transferred to the State
Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund and expended for repair, renovation,
rehabilitation or replacement of bridges on the state highway system. The measure
directs the Office of State Finance to transfer the first $150 million of surplus funds that
accrue to the General Revenue Fund for fiscal year 2006, over and above that which is
placed in the Constitutional Reserve Fund, to the Oklahoma Dynamic Economy and
Budget Security Fund. OSF would be required to transfer an additional $25 million of
surplus general revenue funds to the County Bridges and Road Improvement Fund for
repair, renovation, rehabilitation, or replacement of county bridges. (Amended by
House, Amended by Senate, Appropriation Bill, Emergency Measure)
Commentary: Provides 100 million to ODOT and 25 million to counties.
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Effective Date: 03/14/2006 Emergency: Yes
Classification: Information Position: Support
Principal Authors: Crutchfield, Johnnie C. (S); Benge, Chris (H); Newport, Jim (H)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 03/14/2006
SB1331*+- AKA: County inventory limit & County Engineer requirement
Paraphrase: SB1331, by Sen. Cliff Aldridge, R-Midwest City and Rep. Bill Case, RMidwest City, increases from $250 to $500 the value of equipment for use in the
construction and maintenance of roads and bridges that must be included in a county's
inventory system.
Commentary: Raises inventory requirement limit from $250 to $500.
Removes limit of counties that can hire the same engineer.
Effective Date: 11/01/2006 Emergency: No
Classification: Lobbied Position: Support
Principal Authors: Aldridge, Cliff (S); Case, Bill (H)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 04/17/2006
SB1390*+ AKA: Use of CBRI funds in an emergency. Remove plan requirement. Adding
maintenance requirement. Change Force Account limit.
Paraphrase: SB1390, by Sen. Debbe Leftwich, D-Oklahoma City and Rep. Bill Case,
R-Midwest City, provides that, when a county bridge sustains damage and consequently
requires immediate repair, the board of county commissioners, by resolution, may direct
the transfer by the Department of Transportation of any unencumbered monies in that
county's account in the County Road and Bridge Improvement Fund, to that county's
highway fund, for the sole purpose of repairing or reconstructing said bridge. The
measure increases from $100,000 to $200,000 the amount a force account county bridge
project may be reimbursed. It requires the Transportation Department to maintain
drainage structures that are within the state's right-of-way, that lie under county roads at
the intersections of county roads and state highways. (Amended by House, Amended by
Senate, Emergency Measure)
Commentary: 1. Allows counties to use CBRI funds in case of a bridge emergency.
2. Remove 15 ton or less bridge plan submitted to ODOT.
3. Requires ODOT to maintain structure under a county road within State R/W.
4. Raises bridge force account limit from $100,000 to $200,000.
Effective Date: 05/15/2006 Emergency: Yes
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Classification: Lobbied Position: Support
Principal Authors: Leftwich, Debbe (S); Case, Bill (H)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 05/15/2006
SB1601*+ AKA: Increases benefit allowance for health benefits.
Paraphrase: SB1601, by Sen. Judy Eason McIntyre, D-Tulsa and Rep. Mark Liotta, RTulsa, increases the flexible benefit allowance for dependents of participations in plans
offered by the State Employees Benefits Council. (Amended by House, Stricken Title,
Emergency Measure, Stricken enacting clause, Committee Substitute)
Effective Date: 07/01/2006 Emergency: Yes
Classification: Important Position: Monitor
Principal Authors: Eason McIntyre, Judy (S); Liotta, Mark (H)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 06/06/2006
SB1752*+ AKA: Commercial vehicles
Paraphrase: SB1752, by Sen. Jeff Rabon, D-Hugo and Rep. Mark Liotta, R-Tulsa,
authorizes the Corporation Commission to require employees and potential employees
to submit fingerprints for state and national criminal history checks. The measure
authorizes the commission to make rules necessary for the state to participate in the
Unified Carrier Registration System. It imposes a $7 fee on private carrier identification
devices and requires that license and renewal fees from motor carriers and private
carriers be deposited in a new Trucking One-Stop Shop fund. The bill exempts certain
subcontractors from provisions of the Motor Carrier Act. The measure transfers certain
duties related to motor fuel to the Corporation Commission. (Amended by House,
Amended by Senate, Stricken Title, Emergency Measure, Stricken enacting clause)
Commentary: Read the paraphrase for details.
No longer does this => Allows sheriffs to seize vehicles that have been denied to
operate by a state or federal agency.
Effective Date: 06/06/2006 Emergency: Yes
Classification: Important Position: Monitor
Principal Authors: Rabon, Jeff (S); Liotta, Mark (H)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 06/06/2006
SB1782*+ AKA: DOC reimbursement
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Paraphrase: SB1782, by Sen. Richard C. Lerblance, D-Hartshorne and Rep. Ryan
Kiesel, D-Seminole, authorizes the Department of Corrections to reimburse counties
$30 per offender per day for county jail incarceration that is ordered as an intermediate
sanction for eligible offenders. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Emergency
Measure)
Commentary: DOC is responsible for the reimbursement of $30/day for county jail
incarceration. Currently at $24/day.
Effective Date: 07/01/2006 Emergency: Yes
Classification: Important Position: Support
Principal Authors: Lerblance, Richard C. (S); Kiesel, Ryan (H)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 06/07/2006
SB1842*+ AKA: Task Force
Paraphrase: SB1842, by Sen. Charlie Laster, D-Shawnee and Rep. Daniel Sullivan, RTulsa, creates a 17-member Medical Services Responsibility and Jail Custody Task
Force until Jan. 1, 2007, to study how emergency medical care and routine medical
services, including treatment for preexisting conditions, are best delivered to and
expensed by county jails for persons arrested or detained for an alleged crime; taken into
custody by a law enforcement officer for an alleged crime but not received into the
physical custody of a jail facility, held in the physical custody of a jail as a result of a
criminal conviction or pending disposition of a criminal case or coming into contact
with a law enforcement officer and not arrested, detained or taken into custody for a
crime. The measure requires the task force to submit written recommendations to the
Senate president pro tempore and House speaker by Dec. 15, 2006. (Amended by
House, Emergency Measure, Committee Substitute)
Commentary: Creates a task force to study inmate medical costs and states that jail
trusts/private jails must follow state laws.
No longer does this =>. Imposes cost of emergency medical treatment on county.
Effective Date: 05/26/2006 Emergency: Yes
Classification: Important Position: Monitor
Principal Authors: Laster, Charlie (S); Sullivan, Daniel (H)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 05/26/2006
SB1938*+ AKA: Highway Remediation and Cleanup and weight limit scales.
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Paraphrase: SB1938, by Sen. Kenneth Corn, D-Poteau and Rep. Gus Blackwell, RGoodwell, prohibits a portable scale used at any location other than an official weigh
station by the Department of Public Safety or the Corporation Commission to weigh any
vehicle transporting grain from being located within two highway miles of a commercial
grain elevator. The prohibition would not apply to such a vehicle that is involved in a
collision, being subjected to a Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) inspection
by DPS or operated on any highway of the national defense highway system. The
measure creates an Oklahoma Highway Remediation and Cleanup Services Act to
provide for the Department of Environmental Quality to license, supervise, govern and
regulate highway remediation and cleanup services and highway remediation and
cleanup service operators in the state. The board would be required to adopt rules that
state the requirements for facilities, for storage of vehicles, the records to be kept by
operators and liability insurance and other insurance or bonding requirements to
adequately protect the interests of the public. The measure specifies licensure and other
requirements for highway remedian and cleanup services. DEQ would be required to
keep a current list of licensed highway remediation and cleanup service operators and
forward the list to the Department of Public Safety for distribution to wrecker service
operators licensed by DPS. DEQ would be required to update the list regularly to delete
operators whose licenses have been suspended or revoked. (Amended by House,
Amended by Senate, Stricken Title, Emergency Measure, Stricken enacting clause)
Commentary: Establishes Highway Remediation and Cleanup services act. Also states
that portable weight limit scales can not be placed within 2 miles of a grain elevator.
No longer => OSA supports with amendment to $40 a day. DOC liable for prisoner in
county jail at rate of $30 and from time sentence is ordered. See HB 2748.
Effective Date: 11/01/2006 Emergency: Yes
Classification: Lobbied Position: Monitor
Principal Authors: Corn, Kenneth (S); Blackwell, Gus (H)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 06/06/2006
SB1972*+ AKA: Relates to sale of lease of land.
Paraphrase: SB1972, by Sen. Brian Crain, R-Tulsa and Rep. Daniel Sullivan, R-Tulsa,
prohibits sales of property of five acres or less that result in a remainder tract of land of
five acres or less where such remainder tracts are not shown in the record of the county
clerk.
Commentary: Transfer or sale five acres or less.
Effective Date: 11/01/2006 Emergency: No
Classification: Important Position: Monitor
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Principal Authors: Crain, Brian (S); Sullivan, Daniel (H)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 04/10/2006
SB1991*+ AKA: Architectural & Interior Designers Acts
Paraphrase: SB1991, by Sen. Mike Morgan, D-Stillwater and Rep. Mike Wilt, RBartlesville, creates an Oklahoma Interior Designers Act and prohibits representation of
oneself as an "interior designer" without meeting specified criteria. The measure adds
interior designers to the Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects and Landscape
Architects and increases membership of the board. (Amended by House, Stricken Title,
Emergency Measure, Committee Substitute)
Commentary: Exempts from the State Architectural and Interior Designers Act county
buildings under $158,000 construction value.
Effective Date: 07/01/2006 Emergency: Yes
Classification: Important Position: Support
Principal Authors: Morgan, Mike (S); Wilt, Mike (H)
Status: Governor Action - Signed Status Date: 05/15/2006
SJR0037+ AKA: Sale tax Exemptions
Paraphrase: SJR0037, by Sen. Brian Crain, R-Tulsa and Rep. Daniel Sullivan, RTulsa, proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the legislature to enact enact laws
governing the procedures for applying to the county assessor for a property tax
exemption for freeports. (Amended by House, Committee Substitute, Constitutional
Amendment)
Commentary: Assessors bill
Effective Date: / / Emergency: No
Classification: Important Position: Monitor
Principal Authors: Crain, Brian (S); Sullivan, Daniel (H)
Status: Secretary of State Status Date: 05/16/2006
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Legislative Summary
2nd Session of the 50th Legislature
County Commissioners Tracking
Review of HB 1176XX
1. Creates a new fund at ODOT called “County Improvements for Roads and Bridges Fund”.
a. Funds for County Roads and Bridges, 85 million once fully implemented.
b. Funding from the State’s General fund (Motor Vehicle Collection tax) will be phased
in “thirds” (5%) starting in state 2008 fiscal, July 1, 2007. For the 2009 State fiscal
year it will be 10%. For the 2010 fiscal year and thereafter it will be 15%.
c. Funding is divided equally between the 8 ODOT Field Divisions.
d. Policies and Procedures developed by the ODOT Transportation Commission.
e. Projects must be on county’s five year plan and let by ODOT.
f. Counties may receive annual funding that may accumulate for up to 5 years to fund
expensive projects.
2. Creates a new fund at ODOT called “High Priority State Bridge Revolving fund” for State
Highway bridges.
a. Funding from 1.625% of the Gasoline tax and 1.39% of the Diesel tax that was going
to the State’s General fund.
3. Interest earned stays with the following funds: County Road Machinery and Equipment
Revolving fund, the High Priority State Bridge Revolving fund, and the County
Improvements for Roads and Bridges fund.
4. Interest earned from the County Bridge and Road Improvement fund shall be credited to
the Circuit Engineering District Revolving Fund.
5. Removes the diversion of $200,000 off the top of the gasoline tax that was going to the
Education Reform Revolving Fund.
6. Removes the “Cap” from gross production tax on oil at 4% or 7% that goes into the
County Bridge and Road Improvement fund.
7. Changes the State Transportation Fund into a revolving fund not subject to fiscal
limitations.
8. ODOT shall create an on-line mapping system for the highway systems in this state.
9. Increases funding for ODOT’s “Rebuilding Oklahoma Access and Driver Safety fund.”
Note: Only items “7” and “8” go into effect July 1, 2006. All other items are not effective until
July 1, 2007.
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