50th Oklahoma Legislature

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50th Oklahoma Legislature
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Leadership
President of the Senate:
Mary Fallin (R)
President Pro Tem of the Senate:
Mike Morgan (D)
Speaker of the House:
Term:
January 4, 2005–January 2, 2007
Composition:
Senate
26   22  
House
55   46  

The Fiftieth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It met in Oklahoma City from January 4, 2005 to January 2, 2007,[1] during the second two years of the first term of Governor Brad Henry. The Democratic Party held the majority of the state senate seats and the Republican Party held the majority of seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The 2005 session was marked by the enactment of the Tax Relief Act of 2005. The 2006 session was marked by the enactment of the Kelsey Smith-Briggs Child Protection Reform Act.

Dates of sessions[]

  • Organizational day: January 4, 2005
  • First regular session: February 7, 2005 – May 27, 2005
  • Special sessions: May 27, 2005 - June 6, 2005, August 30–31, 2005
  • Second regular session: February 6, 2006 – May 26, 2006
  • Special session: May 25, 2006 - May 26, 2006, June 21–23, 2006

Previous: 49th Legislature • Next: 51st Legislature

Party Affiliation[]

Senate[]

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican
26 22 48
Voting share 54.2% 45.8%

House of Representatives[]

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican
45 56 101
Voting share 44.5% 55.5%

Major legislation[]

Enacted[]

2005[]

  • Education - HB 1992 created the Academic Achievement Award Program.
  • Education - SB 531 allowed school districts to exceed their carryover funds for two years without penalty.
  • Health care - SB 547 created a one-stop prescription program for the uninsured.
  • Health care - HB 1088 secured Oklahoma State University Medical Schools' residency programs.
  • Health care - HB 1411 created the Physician Assistant Scholarship Program.
  • Juveniles - SB 458 required courts to sentence juveniles as an adult if they assault an employee of the Juvenile Affairs Office.
  • Roads and bridges - HB 1078 increased funding for road and bridge repair.
  • Tax Relief Act of 2005 - HB 1547 and SB 435 increased the standard deduction and reduced the top income tax rate.[2]
  • War memorial - created a War on Terror Memorial Design Committee.
  • Veterans - HB 1476 increased the income tax exemption for retirement benefits for veterans.
  • Victim's rights - HB 1698 prohibited the appearance of names and addresses for sex crime victims on court website.

2006[]

  • Kelsey Smith-Briggs Child Protection Reform Act - HB 2840 gave the Oklahoma Department of Human Services and judges the authority to request investigative resources from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and gave child advocates greater input into review procedures in order to address child abuse.
  • Stand Your Ground - HB 2615 extended existing legal protections for law-abiding citizens to use deadly force to protect themselves and their families from intruders in their homes to other locations such as vehicles.

Leadership[]

Senate[]

  • President of the Senate: Lieutenant Governor Mary Fallin
  • President Pro Tempore of the Senate: Mike Morgan
  • Majority Floor Leader: Ted Fisher
  • Majority Whip: Susan Paddack
  • Republican Minority Leader: Glenn Coffee
  • Republican Caucus Chair: Jonathan Nichols

House of Representatives[]

Members[]

Senate[]

District Name Party Hometown First Elected Towns Represented
Lt-Gov Mary Fallin Rep Duncan 1994 President of Senate
1 Charles Wyrick Dem Fairland 2004 Grove, Jay, Miami
2 Stratton Taylor Dem Claremore 1982 Claremore, Pryor
3 Jim Wilson Dem Tahlequah 2004 Stilwell, Tahlequah
4 Kenneth Corn Dem Howe 2002 Howe, Poteau, Sallisaw
5 Dem Atoka 1996 Atoka, Hugo
6 Jay Paul Gumm Dem Durant 2002 Durant
7 Richard Lerblance Dem Hartshorne 2003 Hartshorne, McAlester, Wilburton
8 Frank Shurden Dem Henryetta 2002 Henryetta, Okmulgee
9 Earl Garrison Dem Muskogee 2004 Muskogee, Ft. Gibson
10 Dem Fairfax 2002 Fairfax, Pawhuska
11 Judy Eason McIntyre Dem Tulsa 2004 Tulsa
12 Dem Sapulpa 2002 Bristow, Sapulpa
13 Susan Paddack Dem Ada 2004 Ada
14 Johnnie Crutchfield Dem Ardmore 1998 Ardmore
15 Jonathan Nichols Rep Norman 2000 Norman
16 Cal Hobson Dem Norman 2006 Norman, Purcell
17 Charlie Laster Dem Shawnee 2003 Shawnee
18 Mary Easley Dem Grand Lake Towne 2004 Tulsa, Wagoner
19 Patrick Anderson Rep Enid 2004 Enid
20 David Myers Rep Ponca City 2002 Ponca City
21 Mike Morgan Dem Stillwater 1996 Stillwater
22 Mike Johnson Rep Kingfisher 1998 Kingfisher
23 Ron Justice Rep Chickasha 2004 Chickasha
24 Daisy Lawler Dem Comanche 2002 Duncan, Comanche, Moore
25 Mike Mazzei Rep Tulsa 2004 Broken Arrow, Tulsa
26 Gilmer Capps Dem Snyder 2002 Elk City, Mangum, Sayre, Snyder
27 Rep Woodward 1996 Woodward, Guymon
28 Harry Coates Rep Seminole 2002 Seminole
29 Rep Bartlesville 2004 Bartlesville
30 Glenn Coffee Rep Oklahoma City 1998 Oklahoma City
31 Don Barrington Rep Lawton 2004 Lawton
32 Randy Bass Dem Lawton 2004 Lawton
33 Tom Adelson Dem Tulsa 2004 Tulsa
34 Randy Brogdon Rep Owasso 2002 Owasso, Tulsa
35 James Williamson Rep Tulsa 1996 Tulsa
36 Scott Pruitt Rep Broken Arrow 2002 Broken Arrow, Tulsa
37 Nancy Riley Rep Tulsa 2000 Bixby, Sand Springs, Tulsa
38 Dem Altus 2002 Altus, Weatherford
39 Brian Crain Rep Tulsa 2004 Tulsa
40 Cliff Branan Rep Oklahoma City 2002 Oklahoma City
41 Clark Jolley Rep Edmond 2004 Edmond
42 Cliff Aldridge Rep Midwest City 2002 Midwest City
43 Rep Oklahoma City 2000 Del City, Oklahoma City
44 Debbe Leftwich Dem Oklahoma City 2003 Oklahoma City
45 Kathleen Wilcoxson Rep Oklahoma City 1996 Oklahoma City, Moore
46 Bernest Cain Dem Oklahoma City 2002 Oklahoma City
47 Todd Lamb Rep Edmond 2004 Edmond, Oklahoma City
48 Angela Monson Dem Oklahoma City 2002 Oklahoma City

House of Representatives[]

Name District Party City
Jerry Ellis 1 Dem Valliant
2 Dem Sllisaw
Neil Brannon 3 Dem Arkoma
Mike Brown 4 Dem Tahlequah
Doug Cox 5 Rep Grove
Chuck Hoskin 6 Dem Vinita
Larry Glenn 7 Dem Miami
Ben Sherrer 8 Dem Pryor
Tad Jones 9 Rep Claremore
10 Rep Bartlesville
11 Rep Bartlesville
Wade Rousselot 12 Dem Okay
Jerry McPeak 13 Dem Warner
Barbara Staggs 14 Dem Muskogee
Ed Cannaday 15 Dem Porum
Jerry Shoemake 16 Dem Morris
Mike Mass 17 Dem McAlester
18 Dem McAlester
R. C. Pruett 19 Dem Antler
Paul Roan 20 Dem Tishomingo
21 Dem Durant
Wes Hilliard 22 Dem Sulphur
Sue Tibbs 23 Rep Tulsa
24 Dem Holdenville
25 Dem Ada
Kris Steele 26 Rep Shawnee
Shane Jett 27 Rep Tecumseh
Ryan Kiesel 28 Dem Seminole
Todd Hiett 29 Rep Bristow
Mark McCullough 30 Rep Sapulpa
31 Rep Guthrie
Danny Morgan 32 Dem Prague
Lee Denney 33 Rep Cushing
Terry Ingmire 34 Rep Stillwater
35 Rep Sand Springs
Joe Sweeden 36 Dem Pawhuska
37 Rep Ponca City
Dale DeWitt 38 Rep Braman
Marian Cooksey 39 Rep Edmond
Mike Jackson 40 Rep Enid
Curt Roggow 41 Rep Waukomis
Lisa Billy 42 Rep Purcell
Ray Young 43 Rep Yukon
Bill Nations 44 Dem Norman
Thad Balkman 45 Rep Norman
46 Dem Norman
Susan Winchester 47 Rep Chickasha
Greg Piatt 48 Rep Ardmore
Terry Hyman 49 Dem Leon
Jari Askins 50 Dem Duncan
51 Dem Marlow
52 Dem Altus
Randy Terrill 53 Rep Moore
Paul Wesselhoft 54 Rep Moore
55 Dem Burns Flat
Phil Richardson 56 Rep Minco
James Covey 57 Dem Custer City
Jeff Hickman 58 Rep Dacoma
59 Rep Kingfisher
Purcy Walker 60 Dem Elk City
Gus Blackwell 61 Rep Goodwell
Abe Deutschendorf 62 Dem Lawton
Don Armes 63 Rep Faxon
Ann Coody 64 Rep Lawton
Joe Dorman 65 Dem Rush Springs
Lucky Lamons 66 Dem Tulsa
Pam Peterson 67 Rep Tulsa
Chris Benge 68 Rep Tulsa
Fred Jordan 69 Rep Jenks
70 Rep Tulsa
71 Rep Tulsa
72 Dem Tulsa
Jabar Shumate 73 Dem Tulsa
74 Rep Owasso
75 Dem Tulsa
76 Rep Broken Arrow
77 Rep Tulsa
Jeannie McDaniel 78 Dem Tulsa
Weldon Watson 79 Rep Tulsa
80 Rep Broken Arrow
Ken A. Miller 81 Rep Edmond
Guy Liebmann 82 Rep Oklahoma City
83 Rep Oklahoma City
Sally Kern 84 Rep Oklahoma City
Odilia Dank 85 Rep Oklahoma City
86 Dem Stilwell
Trebor Worthen 87 Rep Oklahoma City
88 Dem Oklahoma City
Rebecca Hamilton 89 Dem Oklahoma City
John Nance 90 Rep Oklahoma City
Mike Reynolds] 91 Rep Oklahoma City
Richard Morrissette 92 Dem Oklahoma City
93 Dem Oklahoma City
Kevin Calvey 94 Rep Oklahoma City
95 Rep Midwest City
Lance Cargill 96 Rep Harrah
Mike Shelton 97 Dem Oklahoma City
John Trebilcock 98 Rep Tulsa
Opio Toure 99 Dem Oklahoma City
Mike Thompson 100 Rep Oklahoma City
Gary Banz 101 Rep Midwest City

See also[]

  • Oklahoma state elections, 2004

References[]

  1. ^ Publications - Senate Journals, Oklahoma Senate Archived July 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (accessed May 28, 2013)
  2. ^ Legislative briefs, Oksenate.gov (accessed June 29, 2013)
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