The Oklahoma House of Representatives: Where good bills go to die
After the 2020 elections, GOP leaders bragged that Republicans held 82 of 101 seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Yet House leadership repeatedly declined to pass bills of significance this year.
A press release issued by House Speaker Charles McCall upon the conclusion of the regular 2022 session provided sad confirmation of that problem.
Roughly half the release focused on last year’s achievements — not measures that advanced in 2022.
A quick review explains why. The House was often the chamber where good bills went to die.