Articles from the 'Carls Capitol Comments' series
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Water usage bill vetoed
For the first time, one of my House bills was vetoed by the governor. House Bill 3194 would have ensured that permitted, high-volume, industrial water and commercial water wells monitored by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board are reporting their...
Protecting our courts
The House last week failed Senate Joint Resolution 34, which sought to dismantle the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) and would instead have asked voters to allow the governor to appoint judges...
The complicated budget process often gets contentious
It's the time of year when much of the focus in the Legislature turns to the state budget process. It's the one constitutional duty we have each year – to pass a balanced budget. As it does most y...
Delivering the invocation for the legislative session
One of the things I'm blessed to do each week is offer the invocation before the Wednesday Legislative Session of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Last week, I chose to read the scripture Philip...
House to consider Senate bills on opioid overview
The committee process has started anew as the House considers Senate bills before they advance to the House Floor. We had a bit of a slow week last week as we waited for the bills to be first- and...
HB 3191 on water metering for large industrial wells passes out of committee
At the Capitol, we are still in the process of hearing bills in various committees. All bills are reviewed by the floor leadership team and then assigned to a committee. The committee must hear and...
Tax cuts, abortion, wildfire prevention receive Capitol's attention
The legislative session started last week with its usual business. The House and Senate convened Monday for a joint session to hear the governor's annual State of the State Address. He called on us...
