48th Oklahoma Legislature explained

48th Oklahoma Legislature
Coa Pic:	Flag of Oklahoma (1988–2006).svg
Leader1 Type:	President of the Senate
Leader1:	Mary Fallin (R)
Leader2 Type:	President Pro Tem of the Senate
Leader2:	Stratton Taylor (D)
Leader3 Type:	Speaker of the House
Leader3:	Larry Adair (D)
Leader4 Type:	Term:
Leader4:	January 2, 2001 – January 7, 2003
Leader5 Type:	Composition:
Leader5:	Senate 27 21 House 53 48

The Forty-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 from January 2, 2001 to January 7, 2003, during the second two years of the second term of Governor Frank Keating.

Dates of sessions

Organizational day: January 2, 2001
First regular session: February 2001 – May 2001
Second regular session: February 2002 – May 2002

Previous: 47th Legislature • Next: 49th Legislature

Party composition

Senate

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican

nowrap style="font-size:80%"			27		21	48
Voting share		56.3%		43.7%

House of Representatives

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican

nowrap style="font-size:80%"			53		48	101
Voting share		52.5%		47.5%

Major legislation

Enacted

Anna McBride Act – HB 2105 expanded the use of mental health courts.^[1]
Cattle theft – HB 2304 authorized sheriffs to form regional task forces to investigate and prevent cattle theft^[1]
Crimes – SB 1536 created a life without parole penalty for repeat sex offenders.^[1]
Crimes – SB 1638 required DNA sample for felony prosecution of prostitution.^[1]
Crimes – HB 2836 made it a felony to steal or receive stolen farm equipment.^[1]
Mental health – HB 2149 created the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment of Minors Act.^[1]
School curriculum – SB 815 required schools to instruct students in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "I have a dream" speech.^[1]
Victims – SB 1650 required law enforcement to inform victims of 24-hour statewide hotline.^[1]
Vulnerable adults – SB 1560 created court-appointed advocate for vulnerable adults program.^[1]

Leadership

Senate

Democratic

President Pro Tempore

Stratton Taylor

Republican

Republican Leader

House of Representatives

Democratic

Speaker: Larry Adair
Speaker Pro Tempore: Terry Matlock
Majority Floor Leader: Danny Hilliard
Appropriations and Budget Chair: Mike Mass
Caucus Chair: David Braddock
Caucus Secretary: Kenneth Corn

Republican

Republican Leader: Fred Morgan
Caucus Chair: Forrest Claunch
Caucus Vice Chair: Greg Piatt
Caucus Secretary: Bill Case

Members

Senate

Name	Towns Represented
Lt-Gov	Mary Fallin	Rep	President of Senate
1	Rick Littlefield	Dem	Miami, Grove, Jay
2	Stratton Taylor	Dem	Claremore, Pryor
3	Herb Rozell	Dem	Tahlequah, Stilwell
4	Larry Dickerson	Dem	Sallisaw, Poteau
5	Jeff Rabon	Dem	Atoka, Hugo
6	Billy Mickle	Dem	Durant
7	Gene Stipe	Dem	McAlester, Wilburton
8	Frank Shurden	Dem	Okmulgee, Henryetta
9	Ben Robinson	Dem	Muskogee, Ft. Gibson
10	J. Berry Harrison	Dem	Pawhuska, Fairfax
11	Maxine Horner	Dem	Tulsa
12	Ted Fisher	Dem	Sapulpa, Bristow
13	Dick Wilkerson	Dem	Ada, Atwood
14	Johnnie Crutchfield	Dem	Ardmore
15	Jonathan Nichols	Rep	Norman
16	Cal Hobson	Dem	Norman, Purcell, Lexington
17	Brad Henry	Dem	Shawnee
18	Kevin Easley	Dem	Wagoner, Tulsa
19	Robert Milacek	Rep	Enid
20	Paul Muegge	Rep	Ponca City, Tonkawa
21	Mike Morgan	Dem	Stillwater
22	Mike Johnson	Rep	Kingfisher
23	Bruce Price	Rep	Chickasha, Hinton
24	Carol Martin	Rep	Lawton
25	Charles Ford	Rep	Tulsa, Broken Arrow
26	Gilmer Capps	Dem	Elk City, Sayre, Mangum
27	Owen Laughlin	Rep	Woodward, Guymon
28	Enoch Kelly Haney	Dem	Seminole
29	Jim Dunlap	Rep	Bartlesville
30	Glenn Coffee	Rep	Oklahoma City
31	Sam Helton	Rep	Lawton, Duncan
32	Jim Maddox	Dem	Lawton
33	Penny Williams	Dem	Tulsa
34	Grover Campbell	Rep	Owasso, Tulsa
35	James Williamson	Rep	Tulsa
36	Grover Campbell	Rep	Broken Arrow, Tulsa
37	Nancy Riley	Rep	Tulsa, Sand Springs, Bixby, Glenpool
38	Robert M. Kerr	Dem	Altus, Weatherford
39	Jerry Smith	Rep	Tulsa
40	Brooks Douglass	Rep	Oklahoma City
41	Mark Snyder	Rep	Edmond
42	Dave Herbert	Dem	Midwest City
43	Jim Reynolds	Rep	Oklahoma City, Del City
44	Keith Leftwich	Dem	Oklahoma City
45	Kathleen Wilcoxson	Rep	Oklahoma City, Moore
46	Bernest Cain	Dem	Oklahoma City
47	Mike Fair	Rep	Edmond, Oklahoma City
48	Angela Monson	Dem	Oklahoma City

House of Representatives

Name	District	Counties in District
Terry Matlock	1	LeFlore, McCurtain
J T Stites	2	Sequoyah
	3	LeFlore
Jim Wilson	4	Cherokee, Sequoyah
Joe Hutchinson	5	Craig, Delaware, Mayes
Joe Eddins	6	Craig, Mayes, Rogers
Larry Roberts	7	Ottawa
Larry Rice	8	Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner
Tad Jones	9	Rogers
Gary Taylor	10	Nowata, Osage, Washington
Mike Wilt	11	Osage, Washington
Jerry Hefner	12	Muskogee, Wagoner
Stuart Ericson	13	Muskogee, Wagoner
	14	Muskogee
Ray Miller	15	Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah
M C Leist	16	Muskogee, Okmulgee
Mike Mass	17	Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg
Lloyd Fields	18	Pittsburg
Randall Erwin	19	Choctaw, McCurtain, Pushmataha
Paul D. Roan	20	Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Johnston
James Dunegan	21	Bryan
Danny Hilliard	22	Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Murray, Pontotoc
Sue Tibbs	23	Rogers, Tulsa
Dale Turner	24	Hughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee
Bob Plunk	25	Pontotoc
	26	Pottawatomie
Dale Smith	27	Cleveland, Lincoln, Pottawatomie
Mike Ervin^[2]	28	Okfuskee, Pottawatomie, Seminole
	29	Creek, Tulsa
Mike Tyler	30	Creek, Tulsa
	31	Logan, Oklahoma
Kent Friskup	32	Creek, Lincoln
Dale Wells	33	Logan, Payne
Terry Ingmire	34	Payne
Larry Ferguson	35	Noble, Osage, Pawnee, Payne, Tulsa
Joe Sweeden	36	Osage, Tulsa
Jim Newport	37	Kay, Osage
Dale DeWitt^[3]	38	Alfalfa, Grant, Kay
	39	Canadian, Kingfisher, Oklahoma
Mike O'Neal	40	Garfield
Curt Roggow	41	Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan
Bill Mitchell	42	Garvin, Grady, McClain
Ray Young	43	Canadian, Oklahoma
	44	Cleveland
	45	Cleveland
Doug Miller	46	Cleveland, McClain
	47	Canadian
Greg Piatt	48	Carter, Garvin, Murray
Fred Stanley	49	Carter, Love, Marshall
	50	Stephens
Ray McCarter	51	Carter, Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens
David Braddock	52	Harmon, Jackson
	53	Cleveland
Joan Greenwood	54	Cleveland
Jack Bonny	55	Caddo, Canadian, Kiowa, Washita
Ron Langmacher	56	Caddo, Canadian, Grady
James Covey	57	Blaine, Custer, Dewey
Elmer Maddux	58	Major, Woods, Woodward
Clay Pope	59	Blaine, Dewey, Ellis, Kingfisher, Roger Mills, Woodward
Purcy D. Walker	60	Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Roger Mills
Jack Begley	61	Beaver, Cimarron, Harper, Texas, Woodward
Abe Deutschendorf	62	Comanche
Lloyd Benson	63	Comanche, Tillman
Ron Kirby	64	Comanche
Jim Glover	65	Comanche, Grady
Russ Roach	66	Tulsa
Hopper Smith	67	Tulsa
Chris Benge	68	Tulsa
Fred Perry	69	Tulsa
	70	Tulsa
John Sullivan^[4]	71	Tulsa
	72	Tulsa
	73	Osage, Tulsa
John Smaligo	74	Osage, Rogers, Tulsa
Dennis Adkins	75	Tulsa, Wagoner
	76	Tulsa, Wagoner
Mark Liotta	77	Tulsa
	78	Tulsa
Chris Hastings	79	Tulsa
Ron Peterson	80	Tulsa
Ray Vaughn	81	Oklahoma
	82	Oklahoma
Fred Morgan	83	Oklahoma
Bill Graves	84	Oklahoma
	85	Oklahoma
Larry Adair	86	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes
Robert Worthen	87	Oklahoma
	88	Oklahoma
Charles Gray	89	Oklahoma
John Nance	90	Oklahoma
Dan Webb	91	Oklahoma
Bill Paulk	92	Oklahoma
Al Lindley	93	Oklahoma
Kevin Calvey	94	Oklahoma
Bill Case	95	Oklahoma
	96	Oklahoma
Kevin Cox	97	Oklahoma
Tim Pope	98	Canadian, Cleveland
Opio Toure	99	Oklahoma
Richard Phillips	100	Oklahoma
Forrest Claunch	101	Oklahoma

Notes and References

http://www.okhouse.gov/Publications/HouseJournals.aspx House Journals
Changed parties in 2001 from D to R
He was elected August 14, 2001, after Jim Reese resigned in May.
Sullivan resigned in 2002 and Chad Stites was elected April 2, 2002.