Thursday, May 26, 2011

Taxes and Fees, Taxes and Fees, Haven’t We Had enough of These?

Each time we receive a paycheck we see that our earnings are taxed by federal and state governments. Actually any income we earn is subject to a tax. But it does not stop there.
The average tax rate on cell phones in the US is 16.26%. This amount includes federal and state taxes.  This is part of the reason your $69.00 monthly plan costs over $80.00 a month.  There is an $11.00 tax thrown for good measure. Here in Oklahoma your landline will have an 11% tax on the bill as well.
So you start to pay your utilities and notice that the gas and electric bills have a 4.2% tax on the amount of the bill. These are called City and state tax and sales tax respectively.
The cable bill also has another 11% add on average for taxes.
In 2010 the average combined sales tax bite rose by a full percentage point, reaching 9.64%. This increases the price we pay for virtually everything we purchase.
As you drive to spend that extra 10% on clothes and groceries, don’t forget the average federal and state taxes on gasoline. As of January 2011, the average state tax is $.26 per gallon. Here in Oklahoma it is $.17 per gallon of gas. Add that to the federal gas tax of $.18 per gallon and you have added $.44 per gallon of gas in taxes. That is an average of about $30.00 each month in taxes if you spend $250.00 each month.
So far we are spending $30.00 a month for gasoline taxes, $11.00 for the cell phone, and another $11.00 for the cable taxes. Add $4.00 in gas and electric taxes and you have $56.00 in taxes that do not include sales or income taxes each month.  If you spend $1000.00 each month for food, hygiene products and clothes, there is another $92.60 each month. We are now up to around $150.00 each month in these taxes.
If you decide to put your money in a savings account, the money in your savings account is not taxed, but any interest you earn on that money is added to your other income on your tax return. Your bank should mail you a statement, called a 1099INT, at the end of the year (or in January) of how much interest you have earned.
Given the low interest rates right now, it is probably not a lot in interest income, but it is still supposed to be reported and taxed.
The Declaration of Independence gives many reasons for the king “having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States”, one of which is “For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent”.  Do you consent to these taxes?
The fact is many of these taxes go unnoticed. When you pay the bills online where the page simple shows you owe so much and never click the detail, the taxes are not seen. This is even more the case when you have the bills automatically paid. These taxes have been in place for many years, however. But we often look at the total on the bills and pay them. The receipt for gasoline does not detail the amount of tax you paid for filling the tank.  Assuming you can actually afford to fill the tank.
The taxes noted here do not even include the taxes on liquor and cigarettes that have been imposed.
Keep these taxes in mind when the government tells you they want to monitor all of your internet activity for you own safety.  There are billions in taxes waiting to be had on internet sales, usage and such.
This does not even detail the amount of property taxes you pay for your home. This is an average of $1132 per year or nearly $100 a month.
A partial list of taxes (direct or indirect) includes:
Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
Capital Gains Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Court Fines (indirect taxes)
Deficit spending
Dog License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel permit tax
Gasoline Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inflation
Inheritance Tax Interest expense (tax on the money)
Inventory tax IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Local Income Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Septic Permit Tax
Service Charge Taxes
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Taxes (Truckers)
Sales Taxes
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Road Toll Booth Taxes
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone federal excise tax
Telephone federal universal service fee tax
Telephone federal, state and local surcharge taxes
Telephone minimum usage surcharge tax
Telephone recurring and non-recurring charges tax
Telephone state and local tax
Telephone usage charge tax
Toll Bridge Taxes
Toll Tunnel Taxes
Traffic Fines (indirect taxation)
Trailer Registration Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax


We pay taxes to earn, taxes to spend and taxes to save. We pay taxes for marriage and taxes for divorce.  There are taxes for life and taxes for death.  There are fees or taxes to do work on your property and to stay in your property. How long before a tax on the taxes?
We have become complacent with regards to the endless barrage of taxes we incur on a daily basis.  It is estimated we spend over half of our gross income in taxation of these sorts. All the while we are told that we need to pay more taxes to support the functions of government.  It is time for governments to go back to the job originally detailed in the US Constitution. This is not a radically new idea; it has been our code of laws for a few hundred years. It is time for “We the people to demand less of our government and more of ourselves.  It is time for “We the People of the United States, in Order to reform a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity” to demand our government stay within the bounds of the Constitution and reestablish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

OK FY 2012 Budget

The budget for fiscal year 2012 is in excess of $6.5 billion dollars. The text if the 52 page bill can be found here.
The budget has just over $3.4 billion in total education (or about 52%), which includes Dept of Education, Higher Regents, Libraries, Educational TV and Arts Council. Of that amount $2.3 billion goes to the OK Department of Education for the support of public schools. This is approximately 4% less than 2011 budget or $138 million less in funding.
The Government and Transportation budget is just over $262 million which includes Office of Bond Advisor, Department of Central Services, OK Election board and the OK Department of Emergency Management to name a few. The Department of Transportation has the lion’s share of the appropriations in this category at just over $106 million or 40% of the amount allotted.
Next we see Public Health received $1.3 billion in appropriations. This represents about 20% of the total FY 2012 budget. The largest appropriation in this category is to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority at $983 million followed by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services receiving $187 million.
The Human Services appropriations are next in the bill with an allotment just under $667 million. This goes to Department of Human Services, Juvenile Affairs, Indian Affairs and rehabilitative services. This represents a $56 million cut or about 8%.
The National Resources and Regulatory Services (which includes Department of Commerce, The Rural Economic Action Plan Fund, Department of Consumer Credit, and Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry) have been appropriated just over $143 million.
Public Safety has been appropriated $588 million for operations in fiscal year 2012. This group includes the OSBI and the Department of Public Safety to name a few.
Judiciary is the final group receiving $163 million in appropriations. This includes the Oklahoma Supreme Court, The Pardon and Parole Board, Attorney General’s Office and District Attorney’s Council.
This bill simply tells the sources ( such as General Revenue Fund, Special Cash Fund, and The Oklahoma Educational Lottery Trust fund) from which the appropriations will be made.
In a May 20 letter, Rep. James Lockhart of Heavener wrote of the budget "the Legislature has indebted the citizens of Oklahoma to the tune of $1.3 billion in bonds (borrowed money) that have not complied with the balanced budget requirement of the Constitution, nor been approved by a vote of the people.
"At this time our annual bond payment is in excess of $180 million a year. The amount we pay in interest alone is astronomical. These “borrow and spend” tactics are fiscally irresponsible and alarming in placing an albatross around the necks of future generations of Oklahomans.
"A myriad of bonds were proposed this year. One that received approval by both chambers is House Bill 2171, a $70 million, 15-year bond for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. This bond was initiated to help offset the $100 million swiped from the Transportation Department’s revolving fund in order to shore up some of the $500 million shortfall in this year’s budget.
What we owe in bonds at this point represents over 20% of our entire state budget of $6 billion for this fiscal year!"
The money Lockhart refers to being swiped is detailed in the Governor’s Executive Summary on the budget in February of this year. The summary states “One component of the FY-2012 budget is a transfer of $100 million from the State Transportation Fund to the Special Cash Fund for appropriation to other critical government services. The Department of Transportation will be given authorization to issue a bond through OCIA for $100 million.”
In an interview with CapitolBeatOK, Jonathan Small, fiscal analyst the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, stated "“Overall, it seems that this year, lawmakers tried to approach development of the appropriated budget in a more prioritized fashion. This explains why some agencies received cuts of 0.5%, while others received cuts of 9.0%.  Some would say this is a better way to approach budgeting, because it starts the process of trying to focus spending on core functions, and eliminate spending on non-core functions.”
Small continued, “There has been discussion of the cumulative effect of appropriated cuts to agency budgets the last 3 years, with some putting those figures at 20%+, but those discussions should be made in the context of the rapid increase in government spending and in particular state appropriations, which grew 32% from FY-2005 to FY-2009.”
In appropriated dollars, this new budget is for $6,502,883,889 in Fiscal Year 2012. The total budget reduction is 3.2% from the FY 2011 budget of $6,720,837,226 or a reduction of $217,953,337 in actual dollars.
The Governor's Budget from February gives the estimated revenue at $6,425,694,917. Her proposed budget was written with $6,325,592,836 in appropriations or $177,291,053 less that the final budget. This revenue is still $77,188,972 less than the revised budget for FY 2012. However, the difference will be made up with $120 million in cash reserves, $100 million remaining in federal stimulus funds and about $20 million in various revolving funds.

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Erin Swezey Act one step away from becoming law

The Erin Swezey Act is on its way to Gov. Mary Fallin’s desk. Thursday both the House and Senate gave overwhelming support to Senate Bill 529, a measure named for a 20-year-old Oklahoma State University student from Edmond who was killed by a drunk driver in 2009.
Sen. Clark Jolley, R-Edmond, is principal author of SB 529. He authored the bill at the request of Erin’s parents, Keith and Dixie Swezey, who sought the greater use of mandatory interlock devices as a way to keep more drunk drivers off the road and reduce fatalities.
“I’m extremely proud of the Senate and the House for making this important commitment to public safety with the passage of the Erin Swezey Act,” said Jolley, R-Edmond. “Right now, Oklahoma is among the top six states in the nation in drunk driving fatalities. This gives us the tools we need to save lives.”
In the final version of the bill approved by lawmakers, an interlock device would be required on a first conviction for those with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .15 or higher for 18 months. For a second or subsequent offense, the mandate would apply to those with a BAC of .08. The interlock device would be mandatory for four years on a second offense, and for five years for subsequent offenses. In addition, the individual’s driver license would have the designation “Interlock Required” as long as the device’s use is mandated.
“We know this will help us save lives from what we’ve seen in other states. Right now there are 13 that require interlock devices for those convicted of DUI, and it has resulted in at least a 30 percent drop in fatalities in those states. In Arizona, they’ve reduced drunk driving deaths by 46 percent.”
SB 529, authored by Rep. Jason Nelson in the House of Representatives, now goes to Gov. Fallin for her signature. Jolley expressed his thanks to Nelson for his work and to fellow lawmakers for supporting the bill and said he is hopeful Gov. Fallin will sign the measure into law. If approved, the Erin Swezey Act will be effective as of November 1, 2011.

OK Government Agency Consolidation Bill

Today the Oklahoma Senate passed House Bill 2140, authored by President Pro Tem Brian Bingman, R-Sapulpa and House Speaker Kris Steele. The measure will consolidate administrative processes and help to eliminate duplication of services.
“This legislation will reduce the size Oklahoma government through consolidation and increasing efficiencies,” said Bingman. “Our efforts have been focused on job creation and government right-sizing throughout this session because they are one and the same. The citizens of our state have spoken and they will no longer tolerate a bloated, inefficient and expensive government. Taking these steps to reduce wasteful government overhead will allow us to free up our resources for better use in things that produce a positive economic benefit such as education, transportation and public safety - all things that help to grow our economy.”
Under HB 2140, the following agencies will be consolidated under the Office of State Finance:
o Dept of Central Services
o Office of Personnel Management
o Oklahoma State Employees Benefits Council
o State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board
“If we can consolidate agencies where there is duplication in services in a way that saves taxpayer dollars, let’s do it,” Bingman said. “I am not willing to direct the hard earned dollars of our taxpayers to an inefficient and duplicative government apparatus at the expense of schools, roads and public safety. We will make Oklahoma stronger by investing wisely with taxpayer resources, this bill accomplishes that and anything less is unacceptable.”
The next step for HB 2140 is the governor’s desk for approval.
As noted above, HB 2140 consolidates several currently independent agencies into the Office of State Finance (OSF).  The agencies consolidated into the new OSF include: Department of Central Services, Office of Personnel Management, Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission, Oklahoma Department of Libraries, Oklahoma State Employees Benefit Council, and Oklahoma State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board.
The bill requires that by no later than December 31, 2011, the Director of the OSF shall consolidate the functions and demonstrate a 15% overall cost reduction as a result of the consolidation.
To determine what a 15% cost reduction from consolidation would be, House Fiscal Staff analysts gathered operating budgets from each of the agencies listed above including the OSF.  Taking into account state appropriations, federal dollars, and revolving funds as revenue sources, House Fiscal Staff determined the combined operating budgets of the agencies above to be $147,826,230.  Assuming a 15% cost savings from consolidation of the above agencies based on their total operating budget figure, the dollar amount of the cost savings from consolidation would be $22,173,934.
Where the specific cost savings will come from in the consolidation is left to the discretion of the Director of OSF who shall provide recommendations to the Legislature.

Legislature Adjourns and List of bills Passed by Governor

 The Oklahoma Legislature adjourned Sine Die (without fixing a day for future action or meeting) on May 20 2011. The governor signed 292 bills into law so far. They are:
Measure
Date of
Title
last action
4/18/2011
Pension Funding Accountability Act
4/4/2011
Tax credits; modifying reference to certain taxable years; modifying time period credits claimed
5/10/2011
Justices and Judges; retirement age; benefit computations
4/13/2011
Sunset; omnibus; re-creating certain entities; modifying termination date
4/13/2011
Sunset; Polygraph Examiners Board
4/13/2011
Sunset; State Board of Osteopathic Examiners
4/13/2011
Sunset; Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners
4/13/2011
Sunset; Oklahoma State Athletic Commission
4/13/2011
Sunset; re-creating certain entities; modifying
5/11/2011
Central Purchasing Act; modifying powers and duties
5/3/2011
Trip Optimizer system; modifying requirements
4/14/2011
Administrative Procedures Act; requires citation; approval of rule
4/19/2011
State Department of Rehabilitation Services; authorize background checks
5/9/2011
Counties and county officers; modifying person in charge of inventory material
5/3/2011
Environment; public water supply construction permit requirements
4/18/2011
County-built bridges; bridge standards
4/20/2011
Motor vehicles; use of flashing red and blue lights
4/25/2011
Public construction contracts; retainage
4/12/2011
Children; modifying certain health record requirements
4/4/2011
Children of Incarcerated Parents Task Force
4/26/2011
Amusements and sports; providing liability exemption for certain physicians
5/10/2011
Amusements and sports; blood tests for participants
4/18/2011
Juvenile officers; removing exception for counties with Juvenile Bureaus
4/18/2011
Sheltered Workshop Act; DHS powers and duties
5/18/2011
Motor vehicles; allowing temporary highway closings during flooding; restitution
5/18/2011
Courts; use of videoconferencing technology
4/12/2011
Retrieval of animals on another's land
4/19/2011
Authorizing United States Attorneys to carry firearm under certain circumstances
5/9/2011
Oklahoma Teacher and Leader Effectiveness System
4/25/2011
Schools; reading instruction in certain grades to include certain elements of instruction
4/20/2011
Schools; alternative teaching certification
4/25/2011
Nursing Practice Act; requirements
5/10/2011
Long-term care administrators; definitions; re-creating board
4/14/2011
Cities and towns; removing exceptions for annexation procedures
5/2/2011
Customer assistance program of the DEQ; modifying additional responsibilities
4/20/2011
Certification of a non-veterinary reproductive services technician
5/18/2011
Prohibiting children in lottery advertisements
5/20/2011
Providing penalties for embezzlement from an estate
4/13/2011
County Energy District Authority; modifying the authority
4/20/2011
Forestry Code; prescribed burning
5/20/2011
Game and fish; changing certificate of competency and safety age requirements
4/20/2011
Game and fish; requiring dealers to issue licenses by electronic means
5/9/2011
Wildlife Bail Procedure Act; repealed
5/2/2011
Game and fish; allowing the sale of certain taxidermy specimens at estate sales
5/11/2011
Modifying duties for burying bodies
4/25/2011
Authorizing issuance of protective orders against incarcerated persons
4/6/2011
Establishing Foster Care System Improvement Task Force
5/2/2011
Children and juvenile code; clarifying procedures for issuing protective orders
4/25/2011
Municipal Energy Independence Act
4/20/2011
Schools; modifying definition of administrative services for expenditure limits
4/13/2011
Schools; extending certain textbook contracts for certain time period
4/11/2011
Mental health; Mental Illness Service Program
4/12/2011
Schools; modifying teacher due process rights
5/13/2011
Public health and safety; Supplemental Hospital Offset Payment Program Act
5/3/2011
Corrections; deleting references to guards
4/25/2011
Highway Patrol Division; changing name of unit
4/25/2011
Department of Health; duties
5/2/2011
Employment Security Administration Fund; appropriations
4/18/2011
Liquor and gambling paraphernalia; modifying filing procedure
4/26/2011
Court fee; special advocates; Council on Judicial Complaints Revolving Fund
5/2/2011
Legal Services Revolving Fund; authorizing AG to charge fee
4/21/2011
Higher Learning Access Program; adding requirement to retain eligibility
4/26/2011
State Government Asset Reduction and Cost Savings Program
4/25/2011
Crimes and punishments; expand right to use deadly force
4/4/2011
Pharmacies; maintaining emergency medication kit in certain facilities
5/4/2011
Schools; requiring annual achievement report that identifies schools by grades
4/19/2011
Internet service data transfer rate restriction
4/20/2011
Agriculture; Wheat Resources Act; increasing bushel fee
4/26/2011
Wildlife Conservation Code; trespass; increasing maximum fine amount
5/3/2011
Environment; modifying emergency response and hazardous waste duties
5/19/2011
Road funding information available online
4/25/2011
Home health care licensing; modifying accrediting agencies
4/14/2011
Definitions and general provisions; establishing Second Amendment Day
5/10/2011
Motor vehicles; modifying penalties; certain uninsured motorist violation
5/10/2011
Congressional Redistricting Act; repealed
5/10/2011
Crimes; child pornography victims
5/2/2011
Options Counseling for Long-term Care Program Act
5/11/2011
Military law; modifying various military law provisions
4/13/2011
Airspace Severance Restriction Act
5/11/2011
Environment; allowing use of gray water for certain purposes without a permit
5/11/2011
Modifying the Uniform Athlete Agents Act
5/2/2011
Municipal Employee Collective Bargaining Act; repealed
5/20/2011
Property; prohibiting transfer fee covenants
4/25/2011
Emergency pre-paid wireless telephone fee; modifying
5/11/2011
Real Estate License Code; exempting certain persons from liability
5/2/2011
Clarifying guidelines for seizing property
4/13/2011
Modifying custody presumption; mother of child out of wedlock receive custody
5/13/2011
Custody determinations; modifying child preference
5/2/2011
Presidential Preference Primary; modifying dates
5/10/2011
Elections - Let the Troops Vote Act
4/18/2011
Reducing vending machine fees
4/7/2011
Sole source contracts; health care professionals
5/9/2011
Teacher retirement; prohibiting retaining of membership
4/21/2011
State Bureau of Investigation; adding unclassified service positions
5/13/2011
Chiropractic; defining term; authorizing promulgation of rules
4/26/2011
Initiative and referendum; removing certain requirements from ballot title; procedure of appeal
5/11/2011
Art in Public Places Act; suspension
4/4/2011
Road signs be paid for by requesting party
4/13/2011
Condemnation of dilapidated buildings
4/21/2011
Drug courts; driving privileges
5/2/2011
Attorney General's Evidence Fund; monetary balance limitations
5/3/2011
Schools; high school transcripts
4/13/2011
Counties; purchasing; modifying report on consumables
4/21/2011
Eastern Flyer Passenger Rail Development Task Force
4/18/2011
Labor; declaring certain contracts void
5/11/2011
Floodplain Management Act; modifying
5/2/2011
Modifying Social Worker's Licensing Act
5/2/2011
Medicaid fraud procedure
5/2/2011
Ethics Commission; requiring certain candidate reports
5/2/2011
Public health and safety; unlawful acts
5/2/2011
Requirements and exceptions for forensic laboratories
5/3/2011
Compressed natural gas taxation findings
5/10/2011
Oil and Gas Exploration Rights Act
4/20/2011
Consultant pharmacist; required visit to certain center; HIV test requirement
5/20/2011
Higher education; equal access policy for certain educators' associations
4/20/2011
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
4/13/2011
Oil and gas; advanced horizontal drilling and spacing law findings
5/20/2011
Schools; adding intervention as a service schools can provide to students
5/19/2011
Schools; requiring certain math instruction programs for certain teachers
5/3/2011
Waste Tire Recycling Act; renaming; modifying waste tire recycling fees
5/11/2011
Agriculture; licensing and permits for swine feeding operations
4/18/2011
Health savings accounts; making creation optional; removing certain requirement
5/11/2011
Abortion-inducing drugs
4/18/2011
Administration procedures for executions
5/9/2011
Revenue and taxation; income tax check offs; revolving funds
5/9/2011
Public retirement systems; Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma; death benefits; disclaimer
4/11/2011
Medical Loan Repayment Program; removing maximum number to participate; maximum amounts
5/10/2011
Civil procedure; admissibility for actual amounts paid for medical bills
5/2/2011
Damages; periodic payment; evidence of financial responsibility
5/9/2011
Labor; Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act; modifying
4/18/2011
Workers' Compensation Court Administrator; modifying duties
5/11/2011
Historic Bike Trail
4/5/2011
Damages; limitations on damages; recovery cap on certain noneconomic damages
5/11/2011
Corrections; certain sentences to be served concurrently
5/10/2011
Truth in Funding Act; Pension Legislation Actuarial Analysis Act
5/17/2011
Children; modifying abuse and neglect procedures
4/11/2011
State Superintendent; expanding authority; State Board of Education; modifying powers and duties
5/20/2011
State House of Representatives Redistricting Act
3/28/2011
Oklahoma Health Care Authority; authorizing funds
5/16/2011
Disapproving permanent rules of the Board of Commercial Pet Breeders
5/17/2011
Education Board to adopt cohort graduation rates
5/13/2011
School district treasurer and encumbrance clerks - educational requirements
5/17/2011
Major Scott Hagerty Memorial Highway - Dr. Walter S Mason Jr. Memorial Highway - designating
4/20/2011
School employment - criminal history record checks - exempting certain employees
4/4/2011
County officers salaries - increases optional
5/11/2011
Solid waste- requiring certain slopes on landfill sites - requiring fee
5/2/2011
Motor vehicle certificates of title for rebodied vehicle - design requirements
5/2/2011
Bass Reeves Memorial Bridge designation
4/18/2011
District Attorney - qualifications to include residency requirement
5/20/2011
War Veterans Commission - task force to study; membership
4/7/2011
Schools - employee criminal history checks
5/17/2011
Joint Task Force on the Grand River Dam Authority - biennial meetings
4/26/2011
Official state gospel song - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
5/11/2011
Jerry Lasker Interchange - highway designation
4/13/2011
Poultry waste applicators - requiring training - penalty for non-compliance
4/26/2011
Motor vehicles - oversize - removing requirement for signage for vehicles transporting livestock
4/11/2011
Oklahoma Lighting Energy Conservation Act - repealing
5/19/2011
Oklahoma Energy Independence Act - loan repayment terms
4/19/2011
County treasurer to provide statement on taxes by electronic means
4/13/2011
County commissioner candidacy residency requirement
5/10/2011
Eminent domain
5/2/2011
Railroad crossings
4/6/2011
Counties, financial and performance audits - County Budget Act - establishment of county records.
4/4/2011
Schools - CLEET hearing procedure
4/4/2011
Prisons and Reformatories conduct credits
5/3/2011
School funding - weighted calculation for pupils enrolled in online courses
4/11/2011
Oklahoma Energy Independence Act - membership of authority
4/21/2011
Incorporation of towns - modifying signature requirements
4/4/2011
Schools - CLEET breaks in service
4/6/2011
Motor vehicle racing - creating the Municipal Motor Vehicle Racing Act
4/13/2011
County officers - retired district attorney authorized to carry badge and sidearm
4/20/2011
Surplus county property
4/6/2011
Cigars packaged in glass tubes exempt from law preventing sales of glass tubes.
5/9/2011
Health care services for inmates
4/6/2011
Sheriffs - authorizing to perform duties
4/26/2011
Railroads - updating name of federal agency
5/17/2011
License plates-various special-creating revolving funds
5/9/2011
P-20 Council Task Force - creating
5/9/2011
Election board members - removal or resignation
5/13/2011
Task Force on the Collection, Distribution and Enforcement of Municipal Sales Tax - creating
5/20/2011
Pesticide applicators - process for filing suit for certain damages.
5/3/2011
Motor vehicles - moving houses - requiring consultation with Department of Transportation
5/17/2011
Petitions - modifying requirements for petitions to be circulated in counties
4/25/2011
Bank or credit union deposits - increasing maximum deposit which may be transferred to heirs
5/18/2011
Water Resouces Board - groundwater permit submittal reports - fees
5/17/2011
Schools - reimburse cost of criminal history checks - transfer completed checks
5/9/2011
Schools - charter schools eligible for government lease rates
4/6/2011
Schools - CLEET powers and duties - continuing education
5/2/2011
Oklahoma Accountancy Act - firm ownership - competency requirements and peer reviews
4/26/2011
School funding - allowing interlocal cooperatives to receive federal grant money
4/6/2011
Pre-lien notice - modifying procedures for pre-lien notices
4/6/2011
Prisons and reformatories - Sex Offenders Registration Act - document filings
5/17/2011
Crimes and punishments - trespass - penalty
4/7/2011
Banking procedures - clarifying when certain claim accrues
5/17/2011
Chiropractors - providing for certain investigations
5/2/2011
President George W. Bush Bridge
5/10/2011
Boating safety - operating under the influence, testing, evidentiary procedure.
4/25/2011
Motor vehicles - ATV definitions
5/2/2011
Election management system - statutory changes to implement
4/18/2011
Fraudulent claims - number of persons required to institute certain action
5/4/2011
School assessment - providing criteria for retention - prohibiting social promotion
5/10/2011
Forfeiture of retirement benefits for municipal officers or employees convicted of crimes
5/19/2011
State Fire Marshall - prohibit engaging in business that is a conflict of interest
5/10/2011
Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma - require Board of Trustees to establish committee
4/18/2011
Funeral picketing - increase time and distance during and from which activities are prohibited
5/13/2011
Schools - CLEET certification requirements - fee
5/10/2011
Oklahoma Health Care Authority - entities to accept right of recovery and assignment of rights
4/25/2011
Schools - CLEET authorizations
5/2/2011
Motor Vehicles - waste management vehicles - traffic laws
5/17/2011
International and domestic livestock import and export
4/25/2011
Public Competitive Bidding Act - approval requirements for change orders
4/6/2011
Motor vehicles - driver license examination, bicycle and motorcycle safety.
5/9/2011
Education - charter schools to accept emergency transfer
5/9/2011
Crimes and punishments - indecent exposure
5/13/2011
Oklahoma Private Lands and Public Recreation Act - trespassing.
4/26/2011
County jails - contracting for jail facilities - repealing
4/11/2011
Court reporters - courts to set salary rate for temporary court reporters
5/2/2011
Motor vehicles - speed limit for oversize vehicles
5/9/2011
Judgment creditors - procedural provision
4/26/2011
Livestock Owner's Lien Act of 2011 - lien procedures
5/6/2011
Motor vehicles - authorizing certain vehicles to operate on state roads or highways
5/11/2011
Task Force on Creating Administrative Efficiencies - creating - membership
5/16/2011
Oklahoma Innovation, Efficiency and Accountability Act of 2011
4/20/2011
Elective abortion coverage
3/18/2011
Duplicate sections
5/6/2011
Health Insurance High Risk Pool Act
5/13/2011
CLEET required course of study
5/18/2011
Uniform Unclaimed Property Act - procedures to State Treasurer's disposition of unclaimed property
5/18/2011
Dentistry regulations
4/4/2011
Child support arrearages - authorizing DHS to release list
5/2/2011
Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System - corrections to bring into compliance with IRS laws
5/2/2011
Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System - compliance with IRS laws
5/2/2011
Oil and Gas - termination date for well plugging fund
5/18/2011
Port authorities - financial accounting procedures
4/19/2011
Endangered Species and Economic Development Task Force - creating
5/20/2011
Higher education - modify types of income to determine need under OHLAP
5/19/2011
State Employees Benefits Council - flexible benefit related to TRICARE products
5/18/2011
Carbon sequestration - Carbon Capture and Geological Sequestration Act
4/26/2011
Oklahoma Military Code
5/16/2011
Board of Commercial Pet Breeders
4/7/2011
Oklahoma Real Estate Commission - continuing education
4/13/2011
Electronic signatures - real estate transactions
5/18/2011
Task force to analyze sale of high point beer and wine in grocery stores
5/2/2011
School administration - percentages in foundation aid
4/11/2011
State employee serving as reserve deputy sheriiffs and police officers - leave
5/17/2011
Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors - modifying powers of board
5/18/2011
Child care facilities - permitting criminal history record searches
5/17/2011
Certified medication aides permitted to distribute medications in jails
5/13/2011
Real estate licenses - exempting affordable housing developments from licensure
5/11/2011
Medical records - access to medical records - requirements for disclosure - digital records
5/11/2011
Class actions - procedures for inclusion in certain class
5/10/2011
Municipal capital improvements
5/18/2011
Health Care Compact - creating Interstate Advisory Health Care Commission
5/18/2011
Quality Jobs Program Act - incentive payments for federal contractors
5/3/2011
Motor vehicles - utility vehicles regulations
5/17/2011
Employment Security Commission - exempting religious schools - appeal procedure
5/18/2011
Attorney General - creating Office of Civil Rights Enforcement
5/19/2011
Insurance - surplus lines - license fees - Uniform Health Carrier External Review Act
5/11/2011
Home Service Contract Act - insurance
5/19/2011
Firefighters Pension and Retirement System - compliance with IRS laws
5/2/2011
Fair Practices of Equipment Manufacturers, Distributors, Wholesalers and Dealers Act - create
5/10/2011
OPERS - contribution rates and retirement benefits for certain elected officials
4/20/2011
Insurance - providing for insurance coverage of portable electronics
5/13/2011
Marriage - dissolution - requirements for temporary injunctions
4/26/2011
Highways - section line - expanding prohibition to open certain public highways
5/20/2011
State Senate Redistricting Act of 2011 - legislative districts
5/2/2011
Trespassing - permission to enter certain land - shooting from roadway onto certain land
5/18/2011
Discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations
4/18/2011
OPERS - proceedings venue - judicial review - employee contributions considered trust funds
5/13/2011
Firework displays - definitions - licensing procedures - fees
4/7/2011
Firearm transaction with licensed dealers or private sellers, unlawful conduct
5/9/2011
Motor vehicle registration - interlocal agreements
4/5/2011
Joint tortfeasor liability - civil action based on fault
4/5/2011
Jury instructions - damage awards to reflect accurate tax ramifications
5/2/2011
Gross production tax - application of tax rate for certain well types during specified time period
5/18/2011
Teachers' Retirement - postretirement employment - additional contributions
4/26/2011
Investigation Bureau - appointment of special officers to deal with oil field larceny
5/18/2011
Recreational Vehicle Franchise Act - creating
5/13/2011
Narcotics and dangerous drugs - adding substances
4/13/2011
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs - special reserve agents
5/3/2011
Gang-related offense as condition of membership in gang, felony
5/11/2011
Roofing contractors - contract cancellation for denial of insurance claim - payment refunds
5/3/2011
State Election Board - member appointment
4/4/2011
Civil procedure - service of process
5/9/2011
Statutes and reports - judicial review of state agency final order
5/11/2011
Public Safety - driver license reinstatement fee
5/11/2011
Public Safety - collision report fee
5/16/2011
Insurance - regulated entities - producers and adjusters - examination and continuing ed
5/16/2011
Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act - income tax credit for donation
3/18/2011
Department of Corrections - appropriation
5/3/2011
Water reuse - agencies reports on progress of implementing state policy for water reuse
3/28/2011
Construction Industries Board - disapproving emergency rules.