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Oklahoma House adopts resolution honoring OSBI’s 100 years of service
Summary
The Oklahoma House of Representatives adopted House Resolution 10 18 recognizing the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation’s centennial and acknowledging the agency’s role in statewide criminal records and investigations.
The Oklahoma House of Representatives on Thursday adopted House Resolution 10 18 recognizing the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation’s 100 years of service to the state, Rep. Tim Turner said on the floor.
The resolution commemorates the agency’s centennial and highlights its role as a statewide investigative and forensic resource, including its function as a central repository for criminal records, supporters said.
Rep. Tim Turner presented the resolution and noted the bureau’s early operating budget of $78,000 and a claim in the resolution that the agency reduced bank robberies by 75% in its first year. “I now yield for adoption,” Turner said after explaining the measure.
Turner asked for unanimous consent to adopt the resolution, and the measure was adopted without objection. Executive Director Greg Mashburn, Deputy Director Steven Carter, legislative liaison Lt. Derek White and Philip Ott, chairman of the agents association, were introduced on the chamber floor and were acknowledged along with other agents and civilian employees in the South Gallery.
The text presented on the floor described the OSBI’s duties as including criminal investigations, evidence collection and analysis, and the collection and publication of statewide crime statistics. The resolution directs that a citation of congratulations be presented to the bureau; it is a ceremonial recognition and does not create binding legal obligations.
No roll-call vote was recorded on the resolution; the measure passed by unanimous consent as noted on the floor.
