{"id":31282,"date":"2019-03-14T22:58:10","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T03:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/?p=31282"},"modified":"2019-03-15T12:13:50","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T17:13:50","slug":"31282","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/2019\/03\/14\/31282\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifteen bills StateImpact is watching in the 2019 Oklahoma legislature"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_13320\"  class=\"wp-caption module image alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 620px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13320 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2013\/03\/ok-capitol.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2013\/03\/ok-capitol.jpg 620w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2013\/03\/ok-capitol-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2013\/03\/ok-capitol-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2013\/03\/ok-capitol-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2013\/03\/ok-capitol-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-media-credit\">jimmywayne \/ flickr<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oklahoma Capitol Building<\/p>\n<\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a huge freshman class and a promise for less gridlock, Oklahoma lawmakers filed more than 2,800 bills this legislative session. With a third of the session now over, the StateImpact team has an update on some bills we\u2019re following.<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/590329764&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false&visual=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><!--more--><\/p><p><b>Health<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kosu.org\/post\/oklahoma-lawmakers-advance-abortion-trigger-bill\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">facing criticism by anti-abortion groups<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Senate Pro Tempore Greg Treat threw out the so-called \u2018trigger\u2019 language in <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oklegislature.gov\/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB195&Session=1900\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senate Bill 195<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The language said <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">if abortion is outlawed on a federal level, \u00a0either by overturning Roe v. Wade or by a U.S. constitutional amendment, the bill would then immediately do away with the state&#8217;s current regulations, and make abortion a felony in Oklahoma. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead, the new language passed March 14 in the state Senate goes further and asks voters to add a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us\/cf_pdf\/2019-20%20FLOOR%20AMENDMENTS\/Senate\/SB195%20(3-13-19)%20(TREAT)%20FS%20FA2.PDF\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">constitutional amendment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> explicitly stating that receiving or performing an abortion is not protected by the Oklahoma Constitution. The proposal was backed by nearly all Senate Republicans.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bill now heads to the House. If approved, the soonest it could go on the ballot would be 2020. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a press release from his office, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treat said he expects to pursue the \u201ctrigger\u201d language in another bill at some point in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Anti abortion advocates at he Oklahoma Capitol now <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateImpactOK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@StateImpactOK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w6cMsZY2wx\">pic.twitter.com\/w6cMsZY2wx<\/a><\/p><p>\u2014 Jackie Fortier (@JackieFortier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackieFortier\/status\/1100136327075586049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s also <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oklegislature.gov\/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb614&Session=1900\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senate Bill 614<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, authored by Republican Senator Julie Daniels. It would require doctors to tell women undergoing medication abortions that the procedure can be reversed<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after the first drug is taken but before the second, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and would fine a clinic $10,000 per day if they don\u2019t make information available. Opponents say that it would intrude into doctor-patient relationships and promote a medically unproven reversal procedure.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medication abortions are considered safe and highly effective, according to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/womens-health-policy\/fact-sheet\/medication-abortion\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kaiser Family Foundation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a nonpartisan health information, and policy group. They are usually offered to patients early in a pregnancy, using two different medications: Mifepristone, sold under the brand name Mifeprex, and Misoprostol. Mifepristone blocks progesterone, a hormone essential to the development of a pregnancy, and Misoprostol, taken 24-48 hours later, causes the uterus to expel its contents, according to the foundation. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oklahoma currently has some of the strictest abortion laws in the nation. A woman must receive state-directed counseling that includes information designed to discourage her from having an abortion, and then wait 72 hours before the procedure is provided. By law, abortions aren\u2019t covered under most health insurance policies. <\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oklegislature.gov\/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb605\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senate Bill 605<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is flying under the radar. It\u2019s a Medicaid expansion bill &#8211; sort of. The bill <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">directs the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to create an \u201cOklahoma Plan\u201d within the state\u2019s Affordable Care Act marketplace. Residents making up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level would be able to purchase these subsidized, private plans.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If passed, Oklahoma will ask the federal government if the state can use Medicaid expansion dollars for the plan. It\u2019s similar to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/medicaid\/issue-brief\/a-look-at-the-private-option-in-arkansas\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arkansas\u2019 Medicaid expansion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but the big difference is that Oklahoma\u2019s plan includes <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/2018\/12\/20\/oklahomas-medicaid-work-requirement-targets-poor-caregivers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">work requirements<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lawmakers would likely <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oklegislature.gov\/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb605&Session=1900\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">include<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cutting coverage for members of the expansion population who don\u2019t meet a work reporting requirement in any expansion plan.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oklahoma has the second highest uninsured rate in the nation, and proponents of SB 605 say it would expand access to about 100,000 people and would cost the state an estimated $148 million dollars to implement. But, the title has been stricken from this bill, meaning its introductory definition has been removed. The procedural move means lawmakers could radically change it and rewrite the bill\u2019s description before it gets final approval.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30465\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-30465\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2018\/07\/788-photo-1920x1206.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2018\/07\/788-photo-1920x1206.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2018\/07\/788-photo-500x314.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2018\/07\/788-photo-768x482.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2018\/07\/788-photo-150x94.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2018\/07\/788-photo-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2018\/07\/788-photo-620x389.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2018\/07\/788-photo-1720x1080.jpeg 1720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Mia Mamone \/ KGOU<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Voters approved the sale, cultivation and transportation of medical marijuana by passing State Question 788 in June 2018.<\/p>\n<\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, one bill we\u2019ve been watching has already passed both chambers and been signed into law. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oklegislature.gov\/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2612\">House Bill 2612<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, more commonly referred to as the \u2018unity bill\u2019 would create a regulatory framework for Oklahoma\u2019s medical marijuana industry. The 77-page bill is largely the product of a bicameral Medical Marijuana Working Group, which met numerous times last fall and drafted regulatory language to fill in the gaps left by State Question 788, a voter-approved ballot initiative that legalized medical marijuana last June after the legislature had adjourned.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The legislation includes detailed <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">testing, licensing, inspection and penalty requirements for medical marijuana. The bill has come under fire by medical marijuana industry advocates, who say that it puts too much regulatory power ultimately in the hands of the Oklahoma State Department of Health, the umbrella agency over the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bill was signed into law by Governor Kevin Stitt on March 14, 2019.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Criminal Justice<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the criminal justice front, four bills could have a significant effect on Oklahoma\u2019s justice system. <\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oklegislature.gov\/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1269\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">House Bill 1269<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has gotten the most notoriety. It would apply sentencing reforms inside State Question 780 to state prisoners who were convicted before the law changed. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State Question 780 made drug possession a misdemeanor and raised the felony threshold for many property crimes to $1,000. Oklahoma County\u2019s head public defender, Bob Ravitz, said the bill would significantly reduce the state\u2019s prison population. \u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019ll free up individuals who have minor felony convictions and allow them to become productive members of the workforce again,\u201d Ravitz said.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31266\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-31266\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2019\/03\/Bob-Ravitz-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"Bob Ravitz talks criminal justice in his Oklahoma City office.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2019\/03\/Bob-Ravitz-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2019\/03\/Bob-Ravitz-672x448.jpg 672w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2019\/03\/Bob-Ravitz-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2019\/03\/Bob-Ravitz-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2019\/03\/Bob-Ravitz-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2019\/03\/Bob-Ravitz-620x413.jpg 620w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2019\/03\/Bob-Ravitz-1620x1080.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Quinton Chandler \/ StateImpact Oklahoma<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bob Ravitz is the head public defender in Oklahoma County.<\/p>\n<\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Department of Corrections data from late January suggested at least 2,000 people could get shorter sentences under that bill if it were enacted immediately. But the measure faces some resistance from the state\u2019s district attorneys who say not all of the people who would be affected should get shorter sentences. \u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are multiple other bills that have gotten less public attention and are part of a movement for criminal justice reform in Oklahoma. Reform advocates and state officials hope to get rid of Oklahoma\u2019s status as the state with the highest incarceration rate. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oklegislature.gov\/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2009\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HB 2009<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> would reduce the length of sentences for people who are convicted after a previous felony conviction.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oklegislature.gov\/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1100\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HB 1100<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> would set guidelines for courts to easily separate simple drug possession cases from drug possession with the intent to distribute. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oklegislature.gov\/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB252\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SB 252<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> would allow more people to be released from jail before their trial date.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oklegislature.gov\/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB967&Session=1900\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SB 967<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oklegislature.gov\/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB975&Session=1900\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SB 975<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> would create rules for how police should track and handle rape kits.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Education<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been nearly one year since Oklahoma teachers walked out of the classroom demanding more funding for public schools, and education remains a top issue at the state capitol. \u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oklegislature.gov\/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB%201780\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">House Bill 1780<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a bill that would give teachers an additional $1,200 raise, is still in play. Combined with the pay raise passed just before the 2018 teacher walkout, it would bring the state\u2019s average teacher salary to number one in the region. Some educators, however, say they would rather see those dollars injected into the classroom. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education funding could become a sticking point during the budgeting process. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lawmakers have about $575 million extra to appropriate this session, but Republican priorities could cut that figure in half. In his executive budget, Gov. Stitt estimated raising teacher pay again will cost close to $70 million, and another <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$230 million <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">must go toward existing obligations, like debt. Plus, adding money to the state\u2019s savings account is also important to Republicans. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, The Oklahoma Education Association, which led last year\u2019s walkout, supports additional raises, but the organization has also requested $150 million more for education in the fiscal year 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30098\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-30098\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2018\/05\/180402_Walkout02_HR-1920x1277.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2018\/05\/180402_Walkout02_HR-1920x1277.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2018\/05\/180402_Walkout02_HR-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2018\/05\/180402_Walkout02_HR-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2018\/05\/180402_Walkout02_HR-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2018\/05\/180402_Walkout02_HR-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2018\/05\/180402_Walkout02_HR-620x412.jpg 620w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2018\/05\/180402_Walkout02_HR-1624x1080.jpg 1624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Jacob McCleland \/ KGOU<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teachers and supporters rally at the state capitol during the nine-day teacher walkout.<\/p>\n<\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few other education bills to follow:<\/span><\/p><p><b>Restoring the Five Day School Week: <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oklegislature.gov\/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB441&Session=1900\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senate Bill 441<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, authored by Republican Sen. Marty Quinn would effectively force school districts operating four days a week to return to a five-day school week. Schools can request exemptions, but the bar is high. Districts would have to show student performance met or exceeded statewide averages, as well as cost savings, under a four-day schedule. \u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Republicans who support the measure say it will make Oklahoma more attractive to businesses. <\/span><\/p><p><b>Preschool and Kindergarten Cutoffs: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A bill that would raise the age for enrolling in kindergarten and preschool is also still in the running to become law. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, Oklahoma preschoolers must turn four years old and kindergartners must turn five before September 1. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oklegislature.gov\/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb1020&Session=1800\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senate Bill 1020<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Republican Sen. Greg McCortney, moves the date to Aug. 1, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meaning more kids would have to wait a year to enroll.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Critics say the measure could negatively impact low-income children, but McCortney has referenced <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">data from the Oklahoma State Department of Education showing roughly 40 percent of children who had to repeat pre-K in the last five years were born in July or August.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Tweaking School Funding: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">School funding is based partly on the number of students districts serves, but some students count for more than one\u2014 they\u2019re weighted. \u00a0Republican Sen. Gary <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stanislawski authored \u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oklegislature.gov\/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB%20362\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senate Bill 362<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after leading a task force that recommended adjusting weights for some disadvantaged students. For example, Stanislawski\u2019s bill increases the weight for low-income students from 1.25 to 1.3, but that\u2019s less than what task force recommended. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe reason we had to go with just .05 increase is over half of the children in the state are economically disadvantaged,\u201d Stanislawski explained. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The changes depend on an infusion of $60 million into the state funding formula. The cost of implementing the adjustments recommended by the task force, according to Stanislawski, is $800 million. The bill also attempts to distinguish bilingual students from those who lack English proficiency.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Virtual Charter Schools: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oklahoma lawmakers have advanced legislation designed to increase transparency for the virtual charter school system. Authored by Republican Rep. Sheila Dills, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oklegislature.gov\/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB%201395\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">House Bill 1395<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> says virtual charters are subject to the same financial reporting as other public schools.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe&#8217;re just trying to add clarity to the Virtual Charter School Act of 2012,\u201d Dills said Wednesday. \u201cSome of the virtual charter schools have made significant efforts to be more transparent than others.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The legislation also requires owners of the private companies that manage virtual charter schools and board members to disclose conflicts of interest with companies the school&#8217;s contract with. It comes as Epic Charter Schools, the largest in the state, faces investigations by state and federal law enforcement.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a huge freshman class and a promise for less gridlock, Oklahoma lawmakers filed more than 2,800 bills this legislative session. 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