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The sponsor said Oklahoma contractors face a competitive disadvantage in surrounding states that have stronger in‑state bid preferences, and the bill updates existing statute to clarify the application of a previously passed preference so Oklahoma businesses are not disadvantaged by out‑of‑state bidders.

Committee members moved and seconded a do‑pass recommendation. The sponsor noted neighboring states including Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, Colorado and Missouri have bid preferences for in‑state contractors; the bill seeks to make the Oklahoma statute's application more stringent so Oklahoma businesses are protected when appropriate. No extended debate or amendments were recorded in committee.

The bill will proceed to the next stage of Senate consideration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Local and County Government Feb 19, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Senate Bill 1014, intended to clarify state law so Oklahoma contractors are not disadvantaged by neighboring states' in‑state bid preferences, received a do‑pass recommendation and will move forward in the Senate.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature OK, Oklahoma","taxId",78380,"location","Oklahoma","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6321746,"Committee advances bill allowing counties to accept private donations for voluntary relocation assistance for people experiencing homelessness",2116,2358000,4474000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2349074-4711fbc4c991491fa054ce21ddb08de8&start=2358&end=4474","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2349074-4711fbc4c991491fa054ce21ddb08de8/thumbnail_2358000.jpg","/articles/6321746/Oklahoma/Committee-advances-bill-allowing-counties-to-accept-private-donations-for-voluntary-relocation-assistance-for-people-experiencing-homelessness","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6321746-75599ad74cf739aa173cd49cac8a6bcb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770740145&Signature=CR48tgMFpxdXMAadDgx3k2Hn3icM08CV-2EbNLRLMblzL2qtQ7canVCVokCQEaEfc6~rMMkU1gxwaiI7llq5tvMNgVCzbJwjXfaoPF5x01au~hd-dzWLoTmcEOqtdTSDsxxFqyXIVXQC-j7wEdFbXUkXUHGeU-NBdFwkNQCReZxS6r-OAZ30LaEeITiMCOzz2b~naklgz5lzBIHgSrennI3KbCd-pmE4KkhKixdgOruwt01EOVpPOC2Qk~Cri6kimTnin93l-uRMsRqP1KgcjgUuFXj9Zduhn9K5pKXs44RqrWAMvD6nXGnUxu~ZbWGrlExY8H3vsroxvadCXXhaOw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senate Bill 483, a request bill from Cleveland County commissioners that would authorize counties to accept private donations and use those funds to facilitate voluntary relocation of people experiencing homelessness back to an origin community, advanced from the Local and County Government Committee by a vote of 7–2.

The bill’s sponsor, Senator Weaver, said the measure is voluntary at every level: counties are not required to run a program, participation by individuals must be voluntary, and the program requires an attestation from a receiving person or family that they will help once the participant arrives. Weaver said the authoring county sought a way to assist people who say they \"want to go home,\" and the measure gives counties the authority to accept donated funds to help with travel and related assistance.

Committee members raised multiple concerns during an extended Q&A and debate. Senator Goodwin expressed strong opposition and said the bill risks pushing people out of a community rather than addressing homelessness through housing and services: \"You're definitely pushing human beings out of a location because other folks there don't want them there,\" Goodwin said. Other members asked how counties would handle oversight of donated funds, whether counties could use volunteers or paid staff, how liability would be handled and whether program safeguards could be abused or scammed.

The bill contains a liability clause stating that \"a county that conducts a relocation assistance program shall not be liable for any claim of injuries or damages\" connected to the program; the sponsor said that liability language is limited by the voluntary nature of participation and that civil claims would still be litigated in court.

Several senators noted existing nonprofit programs and transportation‑aid services that provide similar assistance; supporters said counties had requested a statutory tool to accept donations and coordinate programs locally. Senator Weaver noted a provision that participants may be ineligible to participate again within two years.

On the roll call, senators recorded 7 ayes and 2 nays; the chair declared the bill to have advanced. The committee discussion focused on program design, safeguards, oversight of donated funds and the balance between voluntary relocation and housing investments.","Senate Bill 483, which would let counties accept private donations to run voluntary relocation-assistance programs for people who want to return to an origin community, advanced 7–2 after extended debate over voluntariness, liability and oversight.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6321751,"Committee advances vagrancy bill after extended questions about enforcement and scope",478,1846000,2324000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2349074-4711fbc4c991491fa054ce21ddb08de8&start=1846&end=2324","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2349074-4711fbc4c991491fa054ce21ddb08de8/thumbnail_1846000.jpg","/articles/6321751/Oklahoma/Committee-advances-vagrancy-bill-after-extended-questions-about-enforcement-and-scope","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6321751-eae7442694f7200ba2f0a343129997a6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770740145&Signature=CTRpQItg47bYovTXOFaY7leEbkvtWXQVIxHIgOQwZtsbxOfXRcaTOfWb6z05EXozoHJGGlp8YMBTXNhhH~pUWz8EluJtVLJ013ojG9Q6jUMDZNZRUxoNSLb-y~PsLpniDH~l31i-ON1z1uv5y3snFpfctBZf~MaIWuFgpvyVyjLNCVRGhW1-eEFIht01qGNSAbZhfv7rP10buX3kODAuEy4hMxutkL0TvQSON0zP~kdzQNXdCNdeHEDLzn56FDqLpalLtcwRvcHMbEOGxmCx-HPF-ZlCj3L0AYquIb-11Zp5nrlu5jVAY3~orPz8pdTegJSFqx0Ews~pk~UyNlF48Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senate Bill 537, a measure authorizing law enforcement procedures and giving businesses recourse when individuals are alleged to be engaging in illegal activity near a business, was advanced by the Local and County Government Committee by a recorded vote of 7–2.

The bill’s sponsor described it as giving local businesses a recourse when suspected illegal activity occurs nearby and providing law enforcement with definitions and means to determine whether an individual meets the statutory definition of a vagrant. During committee questions, members repeatedly pressed the sponsor on how officers would make determinations \"through personal observation\" and whether merely standing or sitting near a business could meet the standard in the bill.

Senator Stewart (bill sponsor) told the committee that officers would typically be responding to a call and would have background information and possibly video evidence to inform their judgment. When asked whether ordinary presence—such as sitting—would constitute a violation, Stewart replied, \"Not at all. Not for just doing that. They've got a right to be in public places as long as it's legal.\" He added that the duty would be added to officers' lists of responsibilities and that officers would set priorities: \"It's gonna be an additional duty, but it's something that they probably ought to be doing anyway.\"

Committee members raised concerns about vagueness and the risk of criminalizing unhoused people. One member asked about the bill’s reference to a 12‑foot distance from a business door and whether that could criminalize otherwise innocent behavior; the sponsor responded that an officer would have to observe more than mere presence to make an enforcement determination.

The clerk recorded the roll call. Senator Goodwin is recorded voting nay; the motion to advance passed with 7 ayes and 2 nays. No amendments were recorded in committee.

The bill will proceed to the next stage of Senate consideration.","Senate Bill 537, which would provide local businesses and law enforcement new authority to address alleged vagrancy near businesses, advanced from committee 7–2 after extended questioning on officer discretion, distance thresholds and potential criminalization of unhoused people.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6321754,"Committee advances repeal of an obsolete Tulsa County home-rule statute",117,1728000,1845000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2349074-4711fbc4c991491fa054ce21ddb08de8&start=1728&end=1845","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2349074-4711fbc4c991491fa054ce21ddb08de8/thumbnail_1728000.jpg","/articles/6321754/Oklahoma/Committee-advances-repeal-of-an-obsolete-Tulsa-County-home-rule-statute","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6321754-820e49394b84cd28b424c521f0afdd6e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770740145&Signature=kf736vhw80o3misSqllV1rK4WYDrbELFO3JwCoO-sOkx~JciaN~mz0mk6-RSGc-TF1ZvVCNrMEjoE2jkec8v2abzF26OmGOZRg1~0W3Em2TGXigFMdoo9mhNOR4VrFy4SpLE-4hKZfYd97g0wqn32DiTnbU4n6ndvLltiSr6vZ8ymLXjC2NQsN4ZWa3t5PRj420bv3Q1BgJPrHaufliYFYuFmAXpcTOTk4i0C-eI5E0s4qqiPUg4-m-zBa6LRkSXSnEre8dtUI1Kf10eohUbflKeIqxxXdgGD6w9ueR0m6mpuUkNYuCT2k9z1inqy4rtb3lxcKWOcKZHrYCM1vr38Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senate Bill 404, a repealer of an obsolete statute that attempted to establish a home-rule structure limited to Tulsa County, was advanced by the Local and County Government Committee by an 8–0 vote.

The bill’s sponsor said the statute had been challenged in court, was found illegal by a Tulsa appellate court, and remained on the books despite being unusable. The committee moved the repeal to remove the ineffective language from statute.

A \"due pass\" motion was made and seconded; there were no questions or debate recorded. The clerk called the roll and the committee recorded 8 ayes and 0 nays; the chair declared the bill advanced.

The measure is a technical cleanup to remove language that is no longer enforceable because of prior litigation.","Committee advanced Senate Bill 404, a repealer removing an obsolete statute that previously attempted to create a home-rule structure for Tulsa County; the bill advanced 8–0.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6321759,"Committee advances bill to expedite zoning for charter school sites",128,1570000,1698000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2349074-4711fbc4c991491fa054ce21ddb08de8&start=1570&end=1698","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2349074-4711fbc4c991491fa054ce21ddb08de8/thumbnail_1570000.jpg","/articles/6321759/Oklahoma/Committee-advances-bill-to-expedite-zoning-for-charter-school-sites","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6321759-a0ba2ef72055665480e30eae2cfceffa/orig.mp4?Expires=1770740145&Signature=BcFsBEU-pe2~XMS6jQ9hhZXBBNV1LOcnXOpYsaWSlNpaGrGaUGQmUV9hX0DpRlTz3O7ctSanEBeE2wuGVDK8dHL6Inz~IApvZffxA7kC1V33VkVkFr8X7-Cc662l1qOEQHCJL~-JzHBxMLa2Iut59K2TvCFB2T35zvLH-AWXvLsxaKbVFqkozF9bfzQ6w-SUIx-fAqOLIw--DQfmd2ed0gyj75Ta3lLT1A28pwzlM7tJyJPCT37Gyh00k6IdVGYzWvyC20fgmg1iCMJMhDbbOnfMSTXWwxv223SbuZkcOOcC2uIgqpLs7KowN3CfwJMP1C82SpIwm60psHxg8k-tFg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senate Bill 674, which would require expedited zoning for buildings identified in charter school authorizations, was advanced by the Local and County Government Committee by a vote of 7–1.

The bill would direct that if a charter school—authorized either by the statewide charter school board or a local authorizer—identifies a building in its charter authorization that meets educational facility requirements, that building be eligible for expedited rezoning from uses such as industrial or commercial to an educational zone.

Committee members moved and seconded the bill for a \"due pass\" motion. The clerk called the roll; the record shows Senator Alford, Senator Prieto, Senator Sakieri, Senator Stanley, Senator Stewart, Vice Chair Burns and Chairman Hamilton voting aye, and one member recorded as opposed. Having received 7 ayes and 1 nay, the chair declared the bill to have advanced.

Supporters said the language is new law and directed members to the bill text for the specific statutory changes. There was no recorded debate during the committee consideration and no recorded amendments.

The bill now moves from committee for further consideration in the Senate.","The Local and County Government Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 674, which would require expedited zoning for buildings included in charter school authorizations; the measure advanced 7–1.","actionData","errors"]

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