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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 224
Student data; creating the Oklahoma Education and Workforce Statewide Longitudinal Data System.
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Third Reading | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 3733ec34-4a1a-44fe-acca-b445fb847be9 | Apr 29, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3733ec34-4a1a-44fe-acca-b445fb847be9 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 258
Transportation financing; creating the Preserving and Advancing County Transportation Fund.
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Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 1bf02dec-d10c-4f36-9241-51dc876ba02b | Apr 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1bf02dec-d10c-4f36-9241-51dc876ba02b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 794
Teacher preparation; requiring certain student teaching requirements. Effective date. Emergency.
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Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll f828d4f6-6be8-4c8d-8859-c5f89f313bb2 | Apr 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f828d4f6-6be8-4c8d-8859-c5f89f313bb2 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 840
Teachers; establishing certain micro-credential; establishing minimum requirements for…
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Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll f3eb773a-c4b4-466f-9829-1d1915026e40 | Apr 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f3eb773a-c4b4-466f-9829-1d1915026e40 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1465
Schools; teacher pay computations; military service; teacher salaries; effective date; emergency.
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 790ed422-6a39-4001-a832-9db3b175daca | Apr 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/790ed422-6a39-4001-a832-9db3b175daca CC0-1.0 |
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SB 841
Strong Readers Act; modifying use of Statewide Literacy Revolving Fund; modifying requirement for…
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Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 8ab767dc-cbbe-41e9-8173-2080e12ace7a | Apr 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8ab767dc-cbbe-41e9-8173-2080e12ace7a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 814
Absentee ballots; authorizing uniformed service member to receive certain absentee ballot…
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Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 5a4f5b82-bfc5-43ff-984f-af2e58739609 | Apr 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5a4f5b82-bfc5-43ff-984f-af2e58739609 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 105
Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program; removing prior public…
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Suspend House Rules | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll a5c71c05-16b3-4427-af2f-39b59fd2901e | Apr 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a5c71c05-16b3-4427-af2f-39b59fd2901e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 552
Public safety; prohibiting state agencies from certain use of biotechnology. Effective date.
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Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 9f411462-ebc2-4dcd-ac09-9c5327d1a37b | Apr 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9f411462-ebc2-4dcd-ac09-9c5327d1a37b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 245
State Department of Education; directing the Department to establish the Oklahoma High Dosage…
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Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll d164f7ba-73e0-4ffb-9ab9-5357ae0800e9 | Apr 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d164f7ba-73e0-4ffb-9ab9-5357ae0800e9 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1076
Public health and safety; creating the Food Truck Freedom Act; State Commissioner of Health; rules…
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Advance | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 87040ab6-a568-4864-a3ce-6fbb2c9ce44c | Apr 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/87040ab6-a568-4864-a3ce-6fbb2c9ce44c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1571
Route 66; removing expiration date of the Oklahoma Route 66 Commission; effective date.
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c998ba04-0a8d-401e-81bc-612f27db62c3 | Apr 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c998ba04-0a8d-401e-81bc-612f27db62c3 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 215
Mathematics instruction; creating the Oklahoma Math Achievement and Proficiency Act.
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Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 18e70408-8fc3-43ce-8e7b-5843f44df61b | Apr 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/18e70408-8fc3-43ce-8e7b-5843f44df61b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 139
Schools; requiring school district boards of education to adopt certain cell phone policy.
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Emergency | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll e11cb1d7-fbdc-4fea-acaa-84bfeb90d582 | Apr 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e11cb1d7-fbdc-4fea-acaa-84bfeb90d582 CC0-1.0 |
| Third Reading | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll bb19dae3-7306-42b1-a1a1-e30255204227 | Apr 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bb19dae3-7306-42b1-a1a1-e30255204227 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 283
Oklahoma State System of Higher Education; expanding annual transaction limit of the master lease…
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Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 385713a4-2c45-40b2-907f-4c5cb21e848d | Apr 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/385713a4-2c45-40b2-907f-4c5cb21e848d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 638
Unfair Sales Act; modifying definitions; violations of act; penalty for retailers who violate act…
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Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll cbd3377b-d920-4131-923a-7c34e3d33084 | Apr 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cbd3377b-d920-4131-923a-7c34e3d33084 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1017
Higher education; Oklahoma College Athletic Conference Act; Oklahoma NCAA Division II Athletic…
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Advance | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4f184c3e-3ce5-46d2-9f4d-37b21d18777e | Apr 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4f184c3e-3ce5-46d2-9f4d-37b21d18777e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 200
Distribution of estates; requiring executor or administrator to make certain application to court…
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Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 3ed7232a-304b-4a60-b075-c617631c6d61 | Apr 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3ed7232a-304b-4a60-b075-c617631c6d61 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1052
Fire departments; activity reports; National Emergency Response Information System; effective date.
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d9e29d52-d175-461d-9c13-b42c18387ac8 | Apr 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d9e29d52-d175-461d-9c13-b42c18387ac8 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 403
County purchasing; modifying duties of county purchasing agent related to bidders. Effective date.
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Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 15b39d3e-c646-450e-95cb-f16316152622 | Apr 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/15b39d3e-c646-450e-95cb-f16316152622 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 930
United States; granting the State of Oklahoma concurrent jurisdiction on military installations…
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Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 7d00a0b7-50fa-495a-907e-8f6984bce58d | Apr 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7d00a0b7-50fa-495a-907e-8f6984bce58d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 235
Teachers; establishing the Grow Your Own Educator Program; providing for grant application process…
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Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 4168db85-b9ab-45c2-9887-8e064fd8d466 | Apr 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4168db85-b9ab-45c2-9887-8e064fd8d466 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 758
Schools; providing conditions under which virtual instruction may count toward certain required…
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Third Reading | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll da40cc4b-5b9b-4ed7-8f8a-dd4d66ed8cb1 | Apr 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/da40cc4b-5b9b-4ed7-8f8a-dd4d66ed8cb1 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1565
Children; Children's Code; directing that certain referral be immediately reported to law…
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3d2fecb3-a727-4534-b3f7-7724bdb4251b | Apr 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3d2fecb3-a727-4534-b3f7-7724bdb4251b 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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