The Fifty-eighth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It met in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from January 3, 2021, to January 3, 2023, during the second two years of the first administration of Governor Kevin Stitt. The 2020 Oklahoma elections maintained Republican control of both the House and Senate.
Dates of sessions
Organizational day: January 5, 2021
First Session: February 1, 2021 - May 28, 2021
2021 Redistricting Special Session: November 15, 2021 - November 19, 2021
Second Session: February 7, 2022 – May 27, 2022
2022 Concurrent Special Session: May 18, 2022 - May 27, 2022
2022 Governor's Special Session: June 13, 2022 -
Previous: 57th Legislature • Next: 59th Legislature
Major Legislation
First Session
Abortion
HB 1102- This bill adds abortion to the list of "unprofessional conduct" for doctors. HB 2441- This bill bans abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected. HB 1904- This bill requires abortions to be performed by a board certified OB-GYN. SB 918- This bill would automatically make abortion illegal in Oklahoma if either Roe v. Wade (1973) is overturned or if an amendment to the United States Constitution restoring the State's authority to prohibit abortions is passed.
Civil Service reform
HB 1146- This bill, called the Civil Service and Human Capital Modernization Act, creates a new internal state agency in charge of arbitrating and settling state employee complaints. This agency would have the power to contract administrative law judges to oversee these cases. The bill eliminates the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission.
Criminal Justice
SB 631- This bill makes Oklahoma a Second Amendment sanctuary state. SB 172- This bill, called Ida's law, creates an office in Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation dedicated to searching for missing and murdered Indigenous people in Oklahoma and directs them to cooperate with the U.S. Department of Justice on this issue. HB 1674- This bill increases criminal penalties for riots and provides for a legal defense when a driver commits vehicular homicide while fleeing a riot.
Education
Oklahoma House Bill 1775 (2021)- This bill bars public schools from teaching various concepts related to Critical Race Theory. SB 658- This bill prohibits schools, colleges, and universities from requiring vaccination against COVID-19. It also limits their ability to mandate mask wearing to only when there is a state of emergency declared by the Governor of Oklahoma and they have consulted their county health department.
Healthcare
HB 1019- This bill caps the cost of a 30 day supply of insulin at $30 and a 90 day supply at $90.
Religious Freedom
HB 2648- This bill prevents the government from closing religious institutions during emergencies.
Second Session
Abortion
SB 612- This bill makes it a felony to perform an abortion, except to save the life of the mother. SB 1503- This bill allows civil lawsuits against those who help a woman get an abortion after about six weeks into her pregnancy. The Oklahoman reported the bill as a "Texas-style abortion law." HB 4327- This bill allows civil lawsuits against those who help a woman get an abortion at any point during her pregnancy. The woman pursuing the procedure cannot be sued. The bill contains limited exceptions for medical emergencies, rape and incest. The Oklahoman reported the bill as being the "strictest anti-abortion law in the nation." All four abortion providers in the state stated they stopped performing abortions once the law took effect.
Criminal justice
SB 968- This bill allows police departments to prevent the release of an audio or video recording that includes a police officer's death. A judge can still order the videos release if they find it is in the public's interest. HB 3316- This bill allows the automatically expungement of certain criminal cases. SB 1052- This bill directs the Oklahoma Department of Corrections to dedicate $4.89 million to the privately operated Lawton Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility for a per diem increase. It also directs $2.92 million to the privately operated Davis Correctional Facility for the same purpose. The bill was vetoed by Governor Kevin Stitt, but the legislature overrode the veto.
Education
HB 2046- This bill authorizes the creation of higher education districts for two-year colleges to access property tax dollars. The bill was vetoed by Governor Kevin Stitt, but the legislature overrode the veto.