Senate rejects House amendments to Senate Bill 133 and requests conference
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Summary
The Oklahoma State Senate adopted a motion to reject House amendments to Senate Bill 133 and requested a conference committee; the action was taken by voice vote and conferees were to be named later.
The Oklahoma State Senate voted to reject House amendments to Senate Bill 133 and requested the appointment of Senate conferees, the chamber announced after a voice vote during the session.
The floor leader moved "to reject house amendments to senate bill 133 and request conference," and the presiding officer called for a voice vote. When the chamber responded, the presiding officer declared, "The ayes have it," and the clerk recorded that the amendments were rejected. The motion also included a direction that Senate conferees to the conference committee be named later; no names or timeline were provided on the floor.
The action sends the bill back into a conference process between the two chambers to reconcile differences in language. The senate did not provide details on the substance of the House amendments during the session, and no lawmakers spoke at length on the floor about the bill’s policy content before or after the voice vote.
The session proceeded with other business after the vote, including a ceremonial recognition of the Adair Warriors football team and an announcement that the Oklahoma Forward Caucus meeting was moved to Room 6S7. The senate then approved a motion to adjourn until Thursday, April 2 at 09:30 a.m.; the clerk said conferees on SB 133 would be named at a later time.