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George Burns
OK Senate District 5
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Government Operations & Budget 15Environment & Energy 11Agriculture 8Economy & Taxes 6Healthcare 6Transportation & Infrastructure 6Criminal Justice & Policing 4Labor & Employment 3Veterans Affairs 3Defense & Military 2Education 2Elections & Voting 2Gun Policy 2Banking & Finance 1Civil Rights & Liberties 1Housing 1Other 1Social Services & Welfare 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OK Senate District 5 current
Oklahoma |
Republican | Nov 16, 2020 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (3,209 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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SB 1481
Schools; requiring certain schools to provide students in certain grades with certain amount of…
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0e8851f1-a307-4b07-88f8-9e4fa633ca2c | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0e8851f1-a307-4b07-88f8-9e4fa633ca2c CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1810
Human trafficking; authorizing Attorney General to enter into agreements for services for victims…
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5c8a1d4f-0d8c-4f89-8f6e-599db7eeb359 | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5c8a1d4f-0d8c-4f89-8f6e-599db7eeb359 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1948
Fireworks; creating the Rocket's Red Glare Act; removing requirement to sell fireworks within…
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4137b6a4-bd3a-4935-a1d4-020242ff9053 | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4137b6a4-bd3a-4935-a1d4-020242ff9053 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1627
Crimes and punishments; amending, merging, consolidating, and repealing multiple versions of…
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5e5fa876-dd27-45dc-aba7-5164b190b361 | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5e5fa876-dd27-45dc-aba7-5164b190b361 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1921
Criminal history records; modifying provisions related to national criminal history record checks…
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Third Reading | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 25048a53-30a3-41a6-ab7a-e823f7e10f36 | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/25048a53-30a3-41a6-ab7a-e823f7e10f36 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2178
Alcoholic beverage licenses; requiring applicant to hold liability insurance. Effective date.
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Third Reading | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 33c6db32-a8bf-4977-88ec-0beb7068d947 | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/33c6db32-a8bf-4977-88ec-0beb7068d947 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1193
School funding; removing limitations on school district general fund carryover and penalties for…
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8f503c13-1b2a-4eac-a898-bd5293bfeb7a | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8f503c13-1b2a-4eac-a898-bd5293bfeb7a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2044
Practice of chiropractic; creating certain exception for imposing penalties. Effective date.
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2da1f869-3c93-4e43-a6dd-6bcd59b24bf6 | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2da1f869-3c93-4e43-a6dd-6bcd59b24bf6 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1433
Administrative Procedures Act; creating the Guidance Transparency Act; requiring certain agencies…
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f43d634f-3518-4336-88dd-b93e1f08d667 | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f43d634f-3518-4336-88dd-b93e1f08d667 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1409
Open meetings; Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; email distribution systems; effective date.
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 38af1770-9ed1-414b-ab59-290f24e7f5b0 | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/38af1770-9ed1-414b-ab59-290f24e7f5b0 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1812
Schools; requiring public school districts to report certain assessment results to the State…
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 603f083a-f6cf-4532-bc2f-3470381142ff | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/603f083a-f6cf-4532-bc2f-3470381142ff CC0-1.0 |
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SB 366
School district boards of education; directing a board of education to provide certain notice if a…
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1195239d-3d21-4133-878c-7e59933b2f27 | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1195239d-3d21-4133-878c-7e59933b2f27 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1432
Teachers; removing reference to pilot status of new and innovative pathways toward teacher…
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll fe47ec9f-e74d-4970-a9ba-6f2e426afbab | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fe47ec9f-e74d-4970-a9ba-6f2e426afbab CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1266
Notaries public; modifying allowable punishment for provision of certain legal advice. Effective…
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 93bac1ae-cb15-4bbc-9587-edff0e896674 | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/93bac1ae-cb15-4bbc-9587-edff0e896674 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 227
Gross production tax; property exempt from ad valorem tax as used in the production of material…
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9e1990b4-1a94-4a00-994b-c939a2a01de2 | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9e1990b4-1a94-4a00-994b-c939a2a01de2 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 169
State government; increasing certain state employee longevity payment amounts. Effective date…
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Third Reading | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 742a6a46-f6ac-4b05-ab23-28ac65c4c96e | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/742a6a46-f6ac-4b05-ab23-28ac65c4c96e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 44
Sales tax; extending sales tax exemption to contractors in connection to performance of a contract…
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Third Reading | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll f45ee9cd-f640-468c-981d-b1de4932766b | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f45ee9cd-f640-468c-981d-b1de4932766b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2117
State Board of Agriculture; modifying certain authority of the Board. Effective date. Emergency.
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d5431928-ffd1-455a-a68d-ccb4775ae61c | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d5431928-ffd1-455a-a68d-ccb4775ae61c CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1287
Oklahoma Abstractors Act; allowing denial of certain applicant. Effective date.
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 40d5291f-24f5-4b98-bcda-35c826f9ddc0 | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/40d5291f-24f5-4b98-bcda-35c826f9ddc0 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1976
Oil and gas; authorizing certain operators to make voluntary election. Emergency.
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2122bf1e-3ebd-4d8c-9932-ebd3bd9b04a5 | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2122bf1e-3ebd-4d8c-9932-ebd3bd9b04a5 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1653
Professions and occupations; enacting the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. Effective date.
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Third Reading | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2183afb2-43b8-4554-a3d0-f6f8abf08b59 | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2183afb2-43b8-4554-a3d0-f6f8abf08b59 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1405
Tax refund donation; reauthorizing checkoff for Wildlife Diversity Fund. Effective date.
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Third Reading | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8098322b-06f5-4b6f-9fca-4738fa80dede | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8098322b-06f5-4b6f-9fca-4738fa80dede CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1826
Oklahoma Local Development and Enterprise Zone Incentive Leverage Act; omitting sunset date…
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Third Reading | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll adde3d4d-9ad5-481f-89a9-43289c642399 | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/adde3d4d-9ad5-481f-89a9-43289c642399 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1930
Oklahoma Brine Development Act; Corporation Commission jurisdiction; brine rights; extracted…
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4f6f6679-c592-4dbc-bbe2-72473782af69 | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4f6f6679-c592-4dbc-bbe2-72473782af69 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1256
Bail; requiring ignition interlock device for certain defendants. Effective date.
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll db0e19c6-fd20-433e-8ec2-27759dfa46ba | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/db0e19c6-fd20-433e-8ec2-27759dfa46ba CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (46 as lead sponsor)
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HB 2831
OK · —
Schools; requiring students who attend a physical school location to also attend concurrent enrollment classes at a physical school location; effective date…
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HB 2839
OK · —
Revenue and taxation; County Road and Bridge Funding Incentive Act of 2025; income tax credit; donations; counties; carryover; effective date.
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HB 2837
OK · —
Medical marijuana; requiring medical marijuana business employees to submit proof of completion of education training; effective date.
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SB 350
OK · —
Property; prohibiting title by prescription under certain circumstances. Effective date.
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HB 1447
OK · —
Revenue and taxation; sales tax; motor vehicle; exemptions subject to other tax; effective date; emergency.
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SB 41
OK · —
Memorial bridges; designating the PFC Lewis Othel Branscum Memorial Bridge. Effective date.
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SB 320
OK · —
Medical marijuana purchases; limiting amounts of certain purchases. Effective date.
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HB 2834
OK · —
Medicaid; Oklahoma Health Care Authority; coverage; Medicaid programs without therapy benefits.
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HB 2830
OK · —
Railroads; defining terms; limiting length of certain trains; emergency.
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SB 120
OK · —
Animal feeding operations; requiring owners and operators to provide proof of residency. Effective date.
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