State Representative Tim Turner (R-Kinta)
By Rep. Tim Turner
Thursday, Feb. 19, was the deadline for all bills to be out of policy committee. Next step will be oversight committees and then votes on the House floor. We’ve already begun hearing a few bills on the House floor. That work will pick up over the next few weeks.
Before the deadline, I passed two bills in the House Criminal Judiciary Committee.
House Bill 3764 would double the time and the fine for individuals convicted of committing a crime who at the time of the crime were proven to be a member of a foreign terrorist organization, as designated by the U.S. Department of Justice.
House Bill 3767 is an Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics request bill that would add several controlled substances to the Controlled Substances Act and also change a few words within the act.
In the Public Safety Committee, I passed House Bill 3982. This is a cleanup of the Mason Treat Act, which has to do with temporary vehicle tags for vehicles purchased in Oklahoma but being transferred or registered out of state. This would allow a 60-day nonresident in-transit temporary license plate to be issued or a 90-day temporary tag if the vehicle is to be registered out of state.
House Bill 3762 failed to receive a motion in the Public Health Committee. This bill would have better defined the term serum under the chiropractic statute, excluding any blood products or any controlled substances. The definition of serum was written ages ago and is different in different areas of statute. This change is necessary so chiropractors can continue to administer vitamins, minerals and nutrients or a combination of those. For the injectable side of the chiropractic practice, we included 120 hours of training. This would have been retroactive for people that have already done this training. Because the bill did not get a motion, it remains the property of the committee and can’t move forward. I hate this for the chiropractors, but I’ll keep working to try to help them in their scope of practice.
Also this week, we had FFA students visit from across the state as well as Scouts and students that are members of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America. These groups teach our kids important leadership skills and life lessons. It’s always good to see future leaders visit the State Capitol.
As always, serving you is a privilege, not a guarantee. I and my family are proud to have this opportunity. If I can help you in my capacity as your representative, please do not hesitate to contact me at the Capitol. My office phone is (405) 557-7375, and my email is tim.turner@okhouse.gov.
Rep. Tim Turner, a Republican, represents House District 15 in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. His district includes Haskell County and portions of McIntosh, Muskogee, Le Flore and Pittsburg counties.
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