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Rules Committee, Oklahoma State Senate
The Rules Committee is a standing committee of the Oklahoma State Senate.
Per Section 7-2 of the Senate Rules, committees of the Oklahoma State Senate are assigned by the President Pro Tempore.[1] The rules do not specify when or how often committees are assigned. The President Pro Tempore shall appoint, subject to the approval of the Senate, the Majority Caucus members and the chair and vice-chair of each standing committee.[1] The Minority Floor Leader shall appoint, subject to the approval of the Senate, the minority membership of all standing committees. Any vacancies that have occurred in any committees after members have been appointed will be filled by the President Pro Tempore or the Minority Floor Leader, as appropriate.[1] The vacancy appointment will be subject to the approval of the Senate. The President Pro Tempore and the Majority Floor Leader are considered to be ex officio members with voting rights of all standing committees.[1]
See rules: Senate Rules 2021-2022
Function
| “ | The Rules Committee shall determine any policies of the Senate submitted to it by the President Pro Tempore. The Rules Committee shall have the duty of approving any language expressing legislative intent prior to such language being included in a bill or joint resolution. If a bill or joint resolution is filed which includes language expressing legislative intent, the bill or joint resolution shall be assigned to the Rules Committee for approval or removal of such language prior to the bill or resolution’s consideration by another committee; provided, bills or resolutions assigned to the Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget shall be exempt from this provision.[2][3] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Rules Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (16) | Third-party members(0) |
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Kay Floyd (D) left this committee on December 31, 1969. [Source]
2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Rules Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Rules Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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Allison Ikley-Freeman (D) left this committee on November 15, 2020.
Jason Smalley (R) left this committee on January 31, 2020.
Gary Stanislawski (R) left this committee on November 15, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Rules Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (11) | |||
| • Randy Bass | • Eddie Fields, Chair | |||
| • Kay Floyd | • Bryce Marlatt, Vice chair | |||
| • Mark Allen | ||||
| • Stephanie Bice | ||||
| • Nathan Dahm | ||||
| • Kim David | ||||
| • AJ Griffin | ||||
| • Frank Simpson | ||||
| • Rob Standridge | ||||
| • Gary Stanislawski | ||||
| • Roger Thompson | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Rules Committee Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (11) | |||
| • Kay Floyd | • Ron Justice, Chair | |||
| • Earl Garrison | • Eddie Fields, Vice-Chair | |||
| • John Sparks (Oklahoma) | • Rick Brinkley | |||
| • Nathan Dahm | ||||
| • Kim David | ||||
| • AJ Griffin | ||||
| • Clark Jolley | ||||
| • Bryce Marlatt | ||||
| • Frank Simpson | ||||
| • Rob Standridge | ||||
| • Greg Treat | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Rules Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (15) | |||
| • Constance Johnson | • AJ Griffin, Chair | |||
| • Al McAffrey | • Rob Johnson, Vice chair | |||
| • Jabar Shumate | • Don Barrington | |||
| • John Sparks | • Cliff Branan | |||
| • Charles Wyrick | • Rick Brinkley | |||
| • Kim David | ||||
| • Eddie Fields | ||||
| • John Ford | ||||
| • Jim Halligan | ||||
| • Clark Jolley | ||||
| • Ron Justice | ||||
| • Bryce Marlatt | ||||
| • Frank Simpson | ||||
| • Rob Standridge | ||||
| • Gary Stanislawski | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Rules Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (12) | |||
| • Judy Eason McIntyre | • Rob Johnson, Chair | |||
| • Jerry Ellis | • Jonathan Nichols, Vice chair | |||
| • Earl Garrison | • Patrick Anderson | |||
| • Andrew Rice | • Cliff Branan | |||
| • John Sparks | • Josh Brecheen | |||
| • Charles Wyrick | • Eddie Fields | |||
| • John Ford | ||||
| • David Holt | ||||
| • Clark Jolley | ||||
| • Mike Mazzei | ||||
| • Dan Newberry | ||||
| • Anthony Sykes | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Rules Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (10) | |||
| • Earl Garrison, Vice chair | • Jonathan Nichols, Chair | |||
| • Judy Eason McIntyre | • Brian Bingman | |||
| • John Sparks | • Cliff Branan | |||
| • Joe Sweeden | • John Ford | |||
| • Charles Wyrick | • Mike Johnson | |||
| • Clark Jolley | ||||
| • Mike Mazzei | ||||
| • Jim Reynolds | ||||
| • Mike Schulz | ||||
| • Anthony Sykes | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Oklahoma State Legislature, "Senate Rules 2021-2022," accessed March 1, 2021(Rule 7-2)
- ↑ Oklahoma State Legislature, "Senate Rule 2013-2014," accessed January 23, 2014(Rule 7-3)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
