# 53rd Oklahoma Legislature

The Fifty-third Oklahoma Legislature was the meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. State legislators met at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City from January 4, 2011, to January 8, 2013, during the first two years of the first administration of Governor Mary Fallin.

## Dates of sessions

* Organizational day: January 4, 2011
* First regular session: February 7, 2011 – May 27, 2011
* Second regular session: February 6, 2012 – May 25, 2012
Previous: 52nd Legislature • Next: 54th Legislature

## Party composition
### Senate

| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| Affiliation | Republican | Democratic | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous legislature | 26 | 22 | 48 | 0 |
| Begin | 32 | 16 | 48 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 66.7% | 33.3% | | |

### House of Representatives

| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| Affiliation | Republican | Democratic | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous legislature | 62 | 39 | 101 | 0 |
| Begin | 70 | 31 | 101 | 0 |
| July 4, 2011 | 69 | 31 | 100 | 1 |
| December 2011 | 68 | 31 | 99 | 2 |
| February 14, 2012 | 68 | 31 | 99 | 2 |
| April 2012 | 67 | 31 | 98 | 3 |
| End of Legislature | 67 | 31 | 98 | 3 |
| Latest voting share | 66.7% | 33.3% | | |

## Major legislation
### Enacted

2011 Legislative Session
* Abortion - HB 1888 banned abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, except in situations dangerous or life-threatening to the mother.
* Abortion - SB 547 mandated that standard health insurance policies sold in Oklahoma or sold through a state health insurance exchange do not include elective abortion coverage.
* Agency consolidation - HB 2140 consolidated the Oklahoma Department of Central Services, Oklahoma Office of Personnel Management, Oklahoma State Employees Benefits Council, and the State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board into the Oklahoma Office of State Finance.
* Corrections reform - HB 2131 expanded eligibility of low-risk, nonviolent inmates for community sentencing and electronic monitoring programs.
* Education reform - SB 346 eliminated social promotion from public schools after the third grade.
* Education reform - HB 1456 established an "A-F" Grade System for public schools.
* Education reform - HB 1380 eliminated the ability of public school teachers to appeal any termination to state district courts as a trial de novo.
* Education reform - HB 2139 increased the authority of the Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction to manage the Oklahoma State Department of Education.
* Guns - HB 1439 expanded the right of Oklahomans to use deadly force at their place of business if they feel threatened.
* Guns - HB 1652 - allowed licensed Oklahomans to carry a concealed weapon on Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education facilities.
* Pensions - HB 2132 required any cost of living adjustment increases to be fully funded prior to implementation.
* Pensions - HB 1010 increased the retirement age for new members of the Oklahoma Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges from 65 to 67.
* Pensions - SB 377 increased the retirement age for new members of the Oklahoma Teachers' Retirement System from 62 to 65 and establishes a minimum age of 60 for full retirement benefits for teachers who meet the rule of 90 (age plus years of service).
* Pensions - SB 794 ensured that elected officials are treated the same as other public employees when calculating retirement benefits.
* Pensions - SB 347 provided for the forfeiture of a municipal employee's retirement benefits upon conviction of crimes related to their office.
* Public employee unions - HB 1593 repealed requirement that cities grant collective bargaining rights to their non-police and non-fire employees.
* Tort reform - HB 2128 reduced the cap on non-economic damages in tort lawsuits from $400,000 to $350,000.
* Tort reform - SB 862 eliminated joint and several liability from tort lawsuits.
2012 Legislative Session
* Education agency consolidation - SB 1797 consolidated the Oklahoma Teacher Preparation Commission, which oversees teacher training requirements, and the Oklahoma Office of Accountability, which monitors the performance of public schools, into new Oklahoma Office of Educational Quality and Accountability under the direction of the Oklahoma Secretary of Education.
* Guns - SB 1733 authorized citizens to openly carry firearms upon receiving a license from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
* Public safety - HB 3052 establishes the Justice Reinvestment Initiative to provide grants to local criminal justice agencies, mandated mental health screenings prior to sentencing, increased parole and community corrections for non-violent offenders, and included other provisions to reduce incarceration rates.
* Energy efficiency - SB 1096 directs all State agencies to reduce energy consumption by 20 percent by 2020
* Energy research - SB 1627 established the Oklahoma Energy Initiative to fund energy research and development projects
* Litigation reform - HB 2654 limits the remedies available to royalty owners for disputes with oil and gas companies
* Transportation - HB 2248 increases annual funding to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation to address failing bridges and highways
* Transportation - HB 2249 increases annual funding to the various counties to address failing bridges and highways
* Physicians - HB 3058 expands Oklahoma Hospital Residency Training Program to address physician shortage in rural areas
* Welfare reform - HB 2388 requires the Oklahoma Department of Human Services the drug-test all adult who apply for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program
* Abortion - SB 1274 requires doctors to inform pregnant women that she has the right to hear the heartbeat of fetus prior to performing an abortion
* Veterans - SB 1863 allows military veterans to transfer military experience for academic credits and other professional licensing requirements
* Meth production - HB 2941 limits the amount of pseudoephedrine which may be purchased within a given time span
* Veterans - HB 2689 allows children of military personnel from Oklahoma to receive in-state college tuition without regard for state of residency
* Water - HB 3055 commits the state to using no more fresh water in 2060 than is presently used

### Failed

2012 Legislative Session
* HB 3061 - Income tax cut - Lowers the rate of the state income tax
* SB 1990 - American Indian Cultural Center - authorizes a bond issue to pay for the completion of an Oklahoma City-based museum

### Added to 2012 ballot as a referendum

* HJR 1092 - Human Services Commission - Gave voters the opportunity to abolish constitutionally-authorized commission overseeing Department of Human Services, gives oversight to state legislators

## Leadership
### Senate

* President of the Senate: Todd Lamb (R-Oklahoma City)
* President pro tempore: Brian Bingman (R-Sapulpa)

#### Republican caucus

* Majority Floor Leader: Mike Schulz
* Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Clark Jolley
* Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Anthony Sykes
* Assistant Majority Floor Leader: John Ford
* Majority Whip: Cliff Branan
* Majority Whip: Dan Newberry
* Majority Whip: Gary Stanislawski
* Majority Whip: Rob Johnson
* Majority Caucus Chairman: Bryce Marlatt
* Majority Caucus Vice-Chairman: David Holt

### House of Representatives

* Speaker: Kris Steele (R-Shawnee)
* Speaker pro tempore: Jeffrey W. Hickman (R-Fairview)

#### Republican caucus

* Republican Majority Leader: Dale DeWitt
* Republican Majority Floor Leader: Dan Sullivan
* Assistant Republican Majority Floor Leader: Lisa Johnson Billy
* Assistant Republican Majority Floor Leader: Gary Banz
* Assistant Republican Majority Floor Leader: Mike Jackson
* Assistant Republican Majority Floor Leader: George Faught
* Assistant Republican Majority Floor Leader: Dennis Johnson
* Assistant Republican Majority Floor Leader: Leslie Osborn
* Republican Majority Whip: Skye McNiel
* Deputy Republican Majority Whip: Dennis Casey
* Deputy Republican Majority Whip: Marian Cooksey
* Deputy Republican Majority Whip: Corey Holland
* Deputy Republican Majority Whip: Fred Jordan
* Deputy Republican Majority Whip: Steve Martin
* Deputy Republican Majority Whip: Randy McDaniel
* Deputy Republican Majority Whip: Mike Sanders
* Deputy Republican Majority Whip: Paul Wesselhoft
* Republican Majority Caucus Chairman: Weldon Watson
* Republican Majority Caucus Vice Chairman: Harold Wright
* Republican Majority Caucus Secretary: Marian Cooksey

#### Democratic caucus

* Democratic Minority Leader: Scott Inman
* Democratic Minority Floor Leader: Mike Brown
* Deputy Democratic Floor Leader: Eric Proctor
* Assistant Democratic Floor Leader: Wes Hilliard
* Assistant Democratic Floor Leader: Steve Kouplen
* Assistant Democratic Floor Leader: Al McAffrey
* Assistant Democratic Floor Leader: Jeannie McDaniel
* Assistant Democratic Floor Leader: Wade Rousselot
* Assistant Democratic Floor Leader: Mike Shelton
* Democratic Whip: Ben Sherrer
* Assistant Democratic Whip: Cory T. Williams
* Democratic Caucus Chairman: Jerry McPeak
* Minority Caucus Vice Chairman: Joe Dorman
* Democratic Caucus Secretary: Donnie Condit

## Membership
### Changes in membership

* July 1, 2011: Jim Reynolds (R) resigned from SD-43 to take office as Cleveland County Treasurer.
* October 11, 2011: Greg Childers (R) ) is sworn in to fill Reynolds' vacant SD-43 seat.

### Senate

| District | Name | Party | Hometown | First Elected |
| Lt-Gov | Todd Lamb | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2011 |
| 1 | Charles Wyrick | Dem | Fairland | 2004 |
| 2 | Sean Burrage | Dem | Claremore | 2006 |
| 3 | Jim Wilson | Dem | Tahlequah | 2004 |
| 4 | Mark Allen | Rep | Spiro | 2010 |
| 5 | Jerry Ellis | Dem | Hugo | 2008 |
| 6 | Josh Brecheen | Rep | Coalgate | 2010 |
| 7 | Richard Lerblance | Dem | Hartshorne | 2003 |
| 8 | Roger Ballenger | Dem | Okmulgee | 2006 |
| 9 | Earl Garrison | Dem | Muskogee | 2004 |
| 10 | Eddie Fields | Rep | Pawhuska | 2010 |
| 11 | Judy Eason McIntyre | Dem | Tulsa | 2004 |
| 12 | Brian Bingman | Rep | Sapulpa | 2006 |
| 13 | Susan Paddack | Dem | Ada | 2004 |
| 14 | Frank Simpson | Rep | Ardmore | 2010 |
| 15 | Jonathan Nichols | Rep | Norman | 2000 |
| 16 | John Sparks | Dem | Norman | 2006 |
| 17 | Charlie Laster | Dem | Shawnee | 2003 |
| 18 | Kim David | Rep | Tulsa | 2010 |
| 19 | Patrick Anderson | Rep | Enid | 2004 |
| 20 | David Myers | Rep | Ponca City | 2002 |
| 21 | Jim Halligan | Rep | Stillwater | 2008 |
| 22 | Rob Johnson | Rep | Piedmont | 2010 |
| 23 | Ron Justice | Rep | Chickasha | 2004 |
| 24 | Anthony Sykes | Rep | Moore | 2006 |
| 25 | Mike Mazzei | Rep | Tulsa | 2004 |
| 26 | Tom Ivester | Dem | Sayre | 2006 |
| 27 | Bryce Marlatt | Rep | Woodward | 2008 |
| 28 | Harry Coates | Rep | Seminole | 2002 |
| 29 | John Ford | Rep | Bartlesville | 2004 |
| 30 | David Holt | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2010 |
| 31 | Don Barrington | Rep | Lawton | 2004 |
| 32 | Randy Bass | Dem | Lawton | 2004 |
| 33 | Tom Adelson | Dem | Tulsa | 2004 |
| 34 | Rick Brinkley | Rep | Owasso | 2010 |
| 35 | Gary Stanislawski | Rep | Tulsa | 2008 |
| 36 | Bill Brown | Rep | Broken Arrow | 2006 |
| 37 | Dan Newberry | Rep | Tulsa | 2008 |
| 38 | Mike Schulz | Rep | Altus | 2006 |
| 39 | Brian Crain | Rep | Tulsa | 2004 |
| 40 | Cliff Branan | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2002 |
| 41 | Clark Jolley | Rep | Edmond | 2004 |
| 42 | Cliff Aldridge | Rep | Midwest City | 2002 |
| 43 | Jim Reynolds (until July 1, 2011) Greg Childers (after October 11, 2011) | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2000/2011† |
| 44 | Ralph Shortey | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2010 |
| 45 | Steve Russell | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2008 |
| 46 | Andrew Rice | Dem | Oklahoma City | 2006 |
| 47 | Greg Treat | Rep | Catoosa | 2011 |
| 48 | Constance N. Johnson | Dem | Oklahoma City | 2006 |
†Elected in a special election

### House of Representatives

| Name | District | Party | City | First elected |
| Rusty Farley | 1 | Rep | Haworth | 2010 |
| John R. Bennett | 2 | Rep | Sallisaw | 2010 |
| James Lockhart | 3 | Dem | Heavener | 2010 |
| Mike Brown | 4 | Dem | Tahlequah | 2004 |
| Doug Cox | 5 | Rep | Grove | 2004 |
| Chuck Hoskin | 6 | Dem | Vinita | 2006 |
| Larry Glenn | 7 | Dem | Miami | 2004 |
| Ben Sherrer | 8 | Dem | Pryor | 2004 |
| Marty Quinn | 9 | Rep | Claremore | 2010 |
| Steve Martin | 10 | Rep | Bartlesville | 2004 |
| Earl Sears | 11 | Rep | Bartlesville | 2006 |
| Wade Rousselot | 12 | Dem | Okay | 2004 |
| Jerry McPeak | 13 | Dem | Warner | 2004 |
| George Faught | 14 | Rep | Muskogee | 2006 |
| Ed Cannaday | 15 | Dem | Porum | 2006 |
| Jerry Shoemake | 16 | Dem | Morris | 2004 |
| Brian Renegar | 17 | Dem | McAlester | 2006 |
| Donnie Condit | 18 | Dem | McAlester | 2010 |
| R. C. Pruett | 19 | Dem | Antlers | 2004 |
| Paul Roan | 20 | Dem | Tishomingo | 2000 |
| Dustin Roberts | 21 | Rep | Durant | 2010 |
| Wes Hilliard | 22 | Dem | Sulphur | 2004 |
| Sue Tibbs | 23 | Rep | Tulsa | 2000 |
| Steve Kouplen | 24 | Dem | Holdenville | 2008 |
| Todd Thomsen | 25 | Rep | Ada | 2006 |
| Kris Steele | 26 | Rep | Shawnee | 2000 |
| Josh Cockroft | 27 | Rep | | 2010 |
| Tom Newell | 28 | Rep | Seminole | 2010 |
| Skye McNiel | 29 | Rep | Bristow | 2006 |
| Mark McCullough | 30 | Rep | Sapulpa | 2006 |
| Jason Murphey | 31 | Rep | Guthrie | 2006 |
| Danny Morgan | 32 | Dem | Prague | 2002 |
| Lee Denney | 33 | Rep | Cushing | 2004 |
| Cory T. Williams | 34 | Dem | Stillwater | 2008 |
| Dennis Casey | 35 | Rep | Morrison | 2010 |
| Sean Roberts | 36 | Rep | Hominy | 2010 |
| Steve Vaughan | 37 | Rep | Ponca City | 2010 |
| Dale DeWitt | 38 | Rep | Braman | 2002 |
| Marian Cooksey | 39 | Rep | Edmond | 2004 |
| Mike Jackson | 40 | Rep | Enid | 2004 |
| John Enns | 41 | Rep | Waukomis | 2006 |
| Lisa Johnson Billy | 42 | Rep | Purcell | 2004 |
| Colby Schwartz | 43 | Rep | Yukon | 2006 |
| Emily Virgin | 44 | Dem | Norman | 2010 |
| Aaron Stiles | 45 | Rep | Norman | 2010 |
| Scott Martin | 46 | Rep | Norman | 2006 |
| Leslie Osborn | 47 | Rep | Mustang | 2008 |
| Pat Ownbey | 48 | Rep | Ardmore | 2008 |
| Tommy Hardin | 49 | Rep | Madill | 2010 |
| Dennis Johnson | 50 | Rep | Kingfisher | 2006 |
| Corey Holland | 51 | Rep | Marlow | 2008 |
| Charles Ortega | 52 | Rep | Altus | 2008 |
| Randy Terrill | 53 | Rep | Moore | 2004 |
| Paul Wesselhoft | 54 | Rep | Moore | 2006 |
| Todd Russ | 55 | Rep | Cordell | 2009 |
| Phil Richardson | 56 | Rep | Minco | 2004 |
| Harold Wright | 57 | Rep | Weatherford | 2008 |
| Jeff W. Hickman | 58 | Rep | Dacoma | 2004 |
| Mike Sanders | 59 | Rep | Kingfisher | 2008 |
| Purcy Walker | 60 | Dem | Elk City | 2000 |
| Gus Blackwell | 61 | Rep | Goodwell | 2002 |
| T. W. Shannon | 62 | Rep | Lawton | 2006 |
| Don Armes | 63 | Rep | Faxon | 2002 |
| Ann Coody | 64 | Rep | Lawton | 2004 |
| Joe Dorman | 65 | Dem | Rush Springs | 2002 |
| Jadine Nollan | 66 | Rep | Sand Springs | 2010 |
| Pam Peterson | 67 | Rep | Tulsa | 2004 |
| Glen Mulready | 68 | Rep | Tulsa | 2010 |
| Fred Jordan | 69 | Rep | Jenks | 2006 |
| Ron Peters | 70 | Rep | Tulsa | 2000 |
| Dan Sullivan | 71 | Rep | Tulsa | 2004 |
| Seneca Scott | 72 | Dem | Tulsa | 2008 |
| Jabar Shumate | 73 | Dem | Tulsa | 2004 |
| David Derby | 74 | Rep | Owasso | 2006 |
| Dan Kirby | 75 | Rep | Tulsa | 2008 |
| David Brumbaugh | 76 | Rep | Broken Arrow | 2010 |
| Eric Proctor | 77 | Dem | Tulsa | 2006 |
| Jeannie McDaniel | 78 | Dem | Tulsa | 2004 |
| Weldon Watson | 79 | Rep | Tulsa | 2006 |
| Mike Ritze | 80 | Rep | Tulsa | 2008 |
| Randy Grau | 81 | Rep | Edmond | 2010 |
| Guy Liebmann | 82 | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2004 |
| Randy McDaniel | 83 | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2006 |
| Sally Kern | 84 | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2004 |
| David Dank | 85 | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2006 |
| William Fourkiller | 86 | Dem | Stilwell | 2010 |
| Jason Nelson | 87 | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2008 |
| Al McAffrey | 88 | Dem | Oklahoma City | 2006 |
| Rebecca Hamilton | 89 | Dem | Oklahoma City | 2002 |
| Charles Key | 90 | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2000 |
| Mike Reynolds | 91 | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2002 |
| Richard Morrissette | 92 | Dem | Oklahoma City | 2002 |
| Mike Christian | 93 | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2008 |
| Scott Inman | 94 | Dem | Oklahoma City | 2006 |
| Charlie Joyner | 95 | Rep | Midwest City | 2006 |
| Lewis H. Moore | 96 | Rep | Edmond | 2008 |
| Mike Shelton | 97 | Dem | Oklahoma City | 2004 |
| John Trebilcock | 98 | Rep | Tulsa | 2002 |
| Anastasia Pittman | 99 | Dem | Oklahoma City | 2006 |
| Elise Hall | 100 | Rep | Oklahoma City | 2010 |
| Gary Banz | 101 | Rep | Midwest City | 2004 |

## References and notes

* ↑ Publications - Senate Journals, Oklahoma Senate Archived July 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (accessed July 2, 2013)
* ↑ Republican Rusty Farley (District 1) died.
* ↑ Republican Dan Sullivan (District 71) resigns.
* ↑ Democrat Curtis McDaniel is elected to succeed Farley. Democrat Al McAffrey (District 88) is elected to the State Senate
* ↑ Republican Sue Tibbs (District 23) died.
* ↑ The Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma serves as the President of the Senate.
* ↑ Although Lamb is formally listed as being from Oklahoma City, he does not represent any city either as Lieutenant Governor or as Senate President.