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Oklahoma Senate schedules committee meetings, distributes budget snapshot and moves to adjourn
Summary
During a brief session, the Oklahoma Senate made several committee announcements, handed out an FY25/FY26 budget snapshot to members and a motion was made to adjourn until Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.; votes on the adjournment were not recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.
The Oklahoma Senate heard routine committee announcements, received a budget snapshot packet for members and a senator moved to adjourn until Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.
Senate Energy Committee chair Senator Green told colleagues, “Senate energy committee will start at 10:15.” Senator Hall announced Appropriations will meet at 1:30 p.m. in Room 535 and said staff had distributed an “Oklahoma budget snapshot” that shows total FY25 subcommittee appropriations, agency breakdowns and the Board of Equalization’s proposed expenditure authority for FY26; Hall also said the packet includes oil and gas revenue estimates for members to take to constituents. Senator Coleman announced Business and Insurance will meet as soon as a quorum is present in Room 535 and asked energy committee members with bills to attend so they can be placed early on that committee’s agenda.
Senator Pugh drew attention to visitors in the gallery representing a group identified in the transcript as “Oklahoma Care, which is the Oklahoma children's agencies and residential enterprises,” and asked senators to welcome the nonprofit providers who support out-of-home placements.
Later in the session a senator moved “that after the clerk's desk is cleared, the Senate stands adjourned until Monday, 02/24/2025 at 01:30 PM.” The transcript excerpt does not record a second or a roll-call vote on that motion; the outcome is not specified in the provided record.
The announcements focused on scheduling and information distribution rather than policy debate. The budget snapshot packet, described on its front page as containing FY25 subcommittee totals and agency pie charts and on the reverse as the Board of Equalization’s FY26 expenditure authority and revenue estimates, was presented to members for informational use and constituent discussions.
No statutes, ordinances or formal bills were debated in the portion of the transcript provided. The session included ceremonial items (introductions and an invocation) and routine scheduling announcements; substantive committee business was scheduled to occur at the times announced.
