OK-SAFE, Inc.

Overview of the

1st Session of the 2009/2010

Oklahoma Legislature

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June 2009

52nd OK Legislature (2009/2010)…

Senators: 22 Democrats 26 Republicans

Representatives: 40 Democrats 61 Republicans

Governor: Democrat

“Let’s look at this…”

48 OK Senators…

13 are lawyers:

6 Democrat; 7 Republican

12 are former government employees:

7 Democrat 5 Republican

The remaining 23 are financial planners, real estate, ranchers, businessmen, a computer salesman, etc.

101 Representatives…

At least 5 are:

Members of ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, which provides model legislation to states

13 Senate Committees…

1. Agriculture and Rural Development2. Appropriations    - GCCA

    - Agency Assignments3. Business and Labor4. Education5. Energy and Environment6. Finance7. General Government8. Health and Human Services9. Judiciary10. Public Safety and Homeland

Security11. Retirement and Insurance12. Rules13. Tourism and Wildlife14. Transportation15. Veterans and Military Affairs

25 House Committees…1. Administrative Rules and Agency Oversight 2. Agriculture & Rural Development 3. Appropriations & Budget4. Education  5. General Government & Transportation   6. Human Services   7. Natural Resources & Regulatory Services 8. Public Health & Social Services  9. Public Safety & Judiciary10. Revenue & Taxation11. Common Education 12. Economic Development & Financial Services 13. Energy & Utility Regulations14. General Government 15. Government Modernization 16. Higher Education & Career Tech 17. Human Services 18. International Relations & Tourism 19. Judiciary 20. Public Health 21. Public Safety 22. Rules 23. Transportation 24. Veterans & Military Affairs 25. Wildlife

Bills have to get past:

House Side: Speaker of the House:

Chris Benge (R) Majority Floor Leader:

Tad Jones (R)

Senate Side: Senate President Pro

Tempore: Glen Coffee (R) Majority Floor Leader: Todd

Lamb (R)

In order to be heard…

718 Lobbyists…

By Principals (2009):

BankingChambers of CommerceTelecommunicationEducationInsuranceMedicalPharmaceuticalsLaw Enforcement

National Firms Lobbying… 3M Traffic Safety Systems AIG (yes, the same) AT&T Bank of America Chase Bank Chevron Citigroup Management Conoco Phillips Dell, Inc. Eli Lilly Corp. Exxon Mobil Corp. General Motors GlaxoSmithKline Goldman Sachs

Hewlett Packard IBM J.P. Morgan Securities Kimberly Clark Microsoft Monsanto Novartis Pharmaceuticals Pfizer PhRMA (DC) Planned Parenthood Proctor & Gamble Raytheon Sierra Club Sprint Nextel

Other Lobbying Interests…

175 named Oklahoma “something” or other CompSource Oklahoma County Government Legislative Committee County Officers and Deputies Association OK County Fraternal Order of Police OK Transit Association OK Turnpike Authority Health Care Industry

Professional Basketball Club, LLC PSO QuikTrip Corp. Spirit Bank Tarrant Regional Water The George Kaiser Family Foundation TRUST TransCanada, Alberta, CAN Tulsa County Home Finance Authority

Secretary of Safety & Security…

40 executive entities:

1. Adult Offender Supervision2. Alcohol & Drug Abuse Policy Board3. Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement4. Amber Alert5. Attorney General6. Board of Tests for Alcohol & Drug Influence7. Corrections Board8. Crime Victims Compensation Board9. Corrections Department10. Council on Law Enforcement Education

and Training (CLEET)11. Crime Victim’s Compensation Board12. District Attorney’s Council13. Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Advisory

Council14. Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board15. Driver’s License Compact16. Driver’s License Medical Advisory Committee17. Emergency Management Advisory Council18. Emergency Management Department19. Hazardous Materials Emergency Response

Commission20. Highway Safety Coordinating Committee

21. Highway Safety Office22. Homeland Security Director, Office of

(OKDHS)24. Governor’s Executive Panel on Security and

Preparedness25. Governor’s Committee on Homeland

Security Funding26. Appellate Indigent Defense System Board27. Chief Medical Examiner28. Board of Medicolegal Investigations29. State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs

Control30. State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs

Control Commission31. National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact

Council32. Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation

(OSBI)33. OSBI Commission34. Pardon and Parole Board35. Polygraph Examiners Board36. Public Safety Department (DPS)37. Sentencing Commission38. Sick Leave Review Board39. State Fire Marshall Office40. Statewide Nine-One-One Advisory Board

Question…

Who are the constituents?

“I have a bill!”

“That’s a beak, not a bill!”

Legislation…

1st Session:

OK House Introduced 1,431 Bills

OK Senate Introduced 1,401 Bills

Total -

2,832 Introduced Bills “Gentlemen, start your engines!”

Legislation…

Of the 2,832 New Bills:

264 passed in the 1st session and became law – 9.3% of total

166 Senate bills – 62.87% of total

98 House bills –

37.12% of total 48 Senators – avg. 3.45

101 Representatives – avg. 1.03

Good Bills that Passed…

HJR 1003 - Sovereignty; claiming sovereignty under the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (Key/Brogdon)

Gov. vetoed 4/24/09

Came back as: HCR 1028 Passed both Chambers Filed with Sec. 5/14/09

Good Bills that Passed…

SJR11 (HJR1004) – Rescinding the calls for a Constitutional Convention (Con/Con); (Brogdon/Wright)

Signed by Gov. 5/12/09

HB 1330 – The 10 Commandments Bill (Ritze/Brogdon)

Signed by Gov. 5/18/09

HB 1025 – Prohibiting employers & public officials from inquiring about firearms (Duncan/Sykes)

Signed by Gov. 5/22/09

HB 1595 – Prohibiting abortions based on sex of child (Sullivan/Lamb)

Signed by Gov. 5/21/09

Bad Bills that Passed (& dormant)…

Passed DNA Bills: SB 611 DNA Reporting (R) SB 1102 DNA collected for

misdemeanors (R)

Dormant DNA bills: HB 1430 DNA upon arrest (D) HB 1505 DNA upon arrest (R) HB 2081 DNA upon arrest (R) SB 1074 DNA collection (R)

DNA Collection expansion…

Source: Dept. of Defense Biometrics Task Force, Sept. 2008 ppt

Bad Bills…

SB 483, allowing for the ‘direct electronic access’ bill to the computerized photo in the DPS database (Jolley /Terrill) (R)

“Downstream only” – NOT

Debate made no mention of existing MOU’s about information sharing

OLETS/ NLETS

BATF&E

CARFAX

National Guard

OSBI

U.S. Marshall’s Dist. Task

Force

77 Counties 300 Cities/

Towns

CJIS

Germany

FBI

DPS

Bill Growing Government…

HB 1170 Creates a new cabinet position, the Chief Information Officer (CIO).

Expands Executive Branch; position is Governor appointed

Salary:

$130,000 - $160,000 All information systems

routed thru this office

Authors: Coffee/Derby

Good Bills that didn’t get heard…

SB 587 Eminent Domain, restricting power (Brogdon) SB 758 Toll roads; removing authority for certain

entities to construct toll roads (Sykes) HB 1363 Prohibiting certain ID documents (Cooksey) HB 1396 Prohibiting disclosure of SSN (Ritze) HB 2145 Creating the OK Personal Information

Protection Act (Ritze) HB 2146 OK Identity Protection Act (Ritze) SB 289 Religious Freedom and Privacy Protection

Act (Brogdon) – sent to Appropriations/Public Safety

18 Bills were Vetoed…

HJR 1003 10th Amendment HB 1326 Embryonic stem

cell protection HB 1601 Attorneys fees SB 4 Proof of identity to

vote SB 834 Schools, local

control SB 1111 School

Accountability Act SB 1123 Limiting liabilityGovernor Henry’s Veto pen

Action…

Call/email your elected officials:

Invite your Legislator for coffee

No more DNA bills

Protest the ‘direct electronic access’ to the DPS database

Request the Religious Freedom and Privacy Act be heard and passed this next session

OK Legislature…

House of Representatives:

1-800-522-8502 Senate:

1-800-865-6490 To find your Legislator:

http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/ To track bills:

Go to above site, click Status of Measures

End of Presentation

OK-SAFE, Inc.

June 2009

Sample of some votes…

Sample of some votes…

Sample of some votes…

Sample of some votes…