EARLY VOTING STARTS TODAY

Don't Forget to Vote

Oklahoma's primary election is just around the corner. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16.

Early voting sites

Tulsa County Election Board

12000 E Skelly Dr, Tulsa

Tulsa Tech’s Broken Arrow campus

4600 S. Olive Ave.

8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Thursday, June 11

Friday, June 12

8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, June 13

A Successful Legislative Session

The Oklahoma Senate and House recently adjourned the Second Session of the 60th Legislature after a highly productive session. Hundreds of pieces of legislation advanced to the governor’s desk, with 457 becoming law. I was proud to support measures to provide tax relief for all Oklahomans, enhance public safety, improve public education, reduce unnecessary regulations on Oklahoma businesses and eliminate waste, fraud and abuse within your state government.

I’m also pleased that nearly a dozen bills that I authored or co-authored were signed into law during my second year in the Legislature. These new laws are a win for Senate District 33. and I didn’t have a single bill that was vetoed!

These measures strengthen protections for victims of domestic violence, increase the number of polling places, cut government red tape, support small businesses and close legal loopholes that threaten public safety and national security.

Here’s a look at the bills I successfully passed this year:

HB 3369 - Last year Rep Hildebrant & I worked together to begin the process to deregulate the food truck industry. This year we cut more red tape and regulations for food truck vendors by allowing mobile food vendors to use alternative fire suppression methods instead of costly automatic fire suppression systems as long as they meet other safety requirements. We also clarified each agency’s role by allowing the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board to establish LP gas-specific permitting & inspection rules, making compliance more accessible and efficient.

SB 1264 - Expands the definition of domestic violence involving “great bodily injury” to include concussions, burns of the second degree, injury requiring surgical intervention, or any injury requiring hospitalization of 48 hours or more. Domestic abuse resulting in great bodily injury must now be charged as a felony.

HB 4141 - Extends support for a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Statewide Coordinator, subject to funding from the District Attorneys Council for this position.

HB 3062 - Allows retired municipal judges to carry a firearm in a courthouse for personal protection.

Thanks to all of my constituents who visited the Capitol this session. It was wonderful to recognize so many community leaders, including BA Teacher of the Year Robert Dumas, who is a STEM educator at Oneta Ridge Middle School.

Thanks to my Senate pages, including Union High School student Richelle Rogers, for all their help this session.

HB 4302 - Allows the Office of Juvenile System Oversight to share complaint information with law enforcement when a complainant makes a serious threat of violence against a person or organization.

SB 1221 - Directs Service Oklahoma to implement a tracking system for driver’s licenses and ID cards once they’ve been mailed. The agency will also offer an expedited delivery option for those Oklahomans who need their new ID faster.

SB 1849 - Updates license renewal requirements and simplifies state law as it pertains to continuing education requirements for certain podiatrists who are licensed in Oklahoma.

HB 3431 - Closes a legal loophole that allows bad actors (including foreign terrorist organizations and Specially Designated Nationals) to own or lease land or critical minerals.

SB 1286 - Currently, state law only requires municipalities to coordinate polling locations with local election boards. This measure expands that requirement to all entities holding elections, including schools, counties and technology centers — an important change that will provide more in-person voting options and limit the number of mail-in ballots.

SB 1265 - Extends the timeline for cities to publish municipal ordinances as local newspapers publish less frequently.

HB3678 - modifies the definition of “public officials” to include municipal officials and school board members to protect them from intimidating electronic communications and harassment.

I appreciate all the support and feedback from constituents on these bills and other legislative issues this past session. I look forward to these measures taking effect later this year.

If you've ever called my Senate office, you've probably talked to my executive assistant, Jessica Abbott. She is an absolute rockstar, even after being thrown into this job partway through this legislative session.

Here are a few pictures from the Capitol and across the district as I caught up with Broken Arrow Mayor Debra Wimpee, City Councilor Lisa Ford, City Manager Michael Spurgeon and many other constituents. I also attended the grand opening event for Bridging Hunger, which is making a huge difference across Oklahoma, and celebrated my friend, Coach John Cockrell, who coached the Coweta Tigers State Championship wrestling team.

It's an honor and a privilege to serve the residents of Senate District 33.

Wishing all of you a wonderful summer!

Contact My Office

(405) 521-5551 | Christi.Gillespie@oksenate.gov