Chamber Works To Protect Econ Dev't As Session Passes 1 Deadline

Oklahoma City OK

20 March, 2022

2:50 PM

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Press release from the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber: March 18, 2022 The 2022 Legislative Session began on Feb. 7 when Gov. Kevin Stitt delivered his fourth State of the State address. In his remarks, Gov. Stitt announced his plan to make Oklahoma the most pro-business state in the country. The plan includes meeting workforce needs by ensuring our students are college or career ready, making $13 billion in major infrastructure investments over the next decade, and, delivering taxpayers more for their money through increased government efficiency and performance. This session, approximately 2,300 bills and joint resolutions (1,482 House bills, 18 joint resolutions; 774 Senate bills, and 23 joint resolutions) were filed by Oklahoma lawmakers. In addition, nearly 2,475 bills were carried over from the 2021 session that are also available to be considered. The 2022 Legislative Session began with Republicans holding an 82-18 majority in the House (with House District 89 open) and a 39-9 majority in the Senate. Read the rest of the update on VeloCityOKC.com. This press release was produced by the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber. The views expressed here are the author's own.