OML Advocate Legislative Bulletin 1-26

Groundhog Day as Stitt Delivers Final State of the State

As the groundhog saw his shadow with the prediction of six (6) more weeks of winter, the Oklahoma Legislature began the Second Session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature with Governor Stitt delivering his 8th and final State of the State address. Some of his priorities include calling for state ballot questions that would place a 3% cap on annual spending growth and lock in cuts with ironclad rules, a statewide property tax freeze, repealing the medical marijuana industry, and making the Superintendent of Education an appointed position rather than elected. Click the link to read the rest of his speech.

This is the first issue of the Oklahoma Municipal League’s 2026 weekly Legislative Advocate. The Advocate is intended to give you a brief look at important issues facing cities and towns during the legislative process. This Session the House and Senate filed 2,648 new bills and joint resolutions. There are currently 2,628 bills carried over from last Session, so 5,276 bills are available for consideration at the beginning of this Legislative Session. The bills on OML’s tracking list cover firearms, tax exemptions, open records, nondisclosure agreements, data centers, homelessness, environmental and water along with many other issues.

Your OML Governmental Affairs team has combed through each piece of legislation filed and we are working diligently to contact legislators and advocate municipal priorities on these bills. If you have questions at any time, please contact our office. Please pass along any concerns, ideas, or correspondence about legislation you have to Leslie Blair, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, at leslie@oml.org, or 405-528-7515.