House Completes Bill-Filing Process
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House Completes Bill-Filing Process
OKLAHOMA CITY (January 19, 2006) - By the close of the House bill-filing
process on Jan. 18, lawmakers in the Oklahoma House of Representatives
had filed 1,195 bills, 45 joint resolution and 11 concurrent
resolutions.
"Once again, our dedicated House staff have pulled through and
completed the grueling bill-filing process in a swift and orderly
manner," said House Speaker Lance Cargill, R-Harrah. "I appreciate their
hard work.
"In the weeks ahead, the House Republican caucus will unveil
details about our agenda."
Lawmakers will begin working their way through the mountain of bills
that await votes on Feb. 5 when the regular session convenes. The
session is scheduled to end in just four months by the May 25
adjournment date.
Normally, only a small percentage of bills become law, and many
of those measures deal with the state budget.
Last year, members of the Housed filed 1,654 bills and joint
resolutions, according to the "Session Highlights 2006" publication of
the House Committee Staff Division.
During 2006, only 336 of those measures became law. However, the
state budget was not completed during the regular 2006 legislative
session, and that work spilled over into a special legislative session.
During the 2006 special session, House members filed another 253 bills
and joint resolutions and 47 became law.
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