48th Oklahoma Legislature

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{{Infobox legislature

| name = 48th Oklahoma Legislature

| coa_pic = Flag of Oklahoma (1988–2006).svg

| leader1_type = President of the Senate:

| leader1 = Mary Fallin (R)

| leader2_type = President Pro Tem of the Senate:

| leader2 = Stratton Taylor (D)

| leader3_type = Speaker of the House:

| leader3 = Larry Adair (D)

| leader4_type = Term:

| leader4 = January 2, 2001 – January 7, 2003

| leader5_type = Composition:

| leader5 = Senate
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House
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The Forty-eighth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It met in Oklahoma City from January 2, 2001 to January 7, 2003, during the second two years of the second term of Governor Frank Keating.

Dates of sessions

  • Organizational day: January 2, 2001
  • First regular session: February 2001 – May 2001
  • Second regular session: February 2002 – May 2002

Previous: 47th Legislature • Next: 49th Legislature

Party composition

=Senate=

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!rowspan=3|Affiliation

!colspan=2|Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

!rowspan=3|Total

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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

Democratic

!Republican

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|{{party shading/Democratic}}| 27

|{{party shading/Republican}}| 21

! 48

Voting share

!{{party shading/Democratic}}|56.3%

!{{party shading/Republican}}|43.7%

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=House of Representatives=

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!rowspan=3|Affiliation

!colspan=2|Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

!rowspan=3|Total

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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

Democratic

!Republican

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|{{party shading/Democratic}}| 53

|{{party shading/Republican}}| 48

! 101

Voting share

!{{party shading/Democratic}}|52.5%

!{{party shading/Republican}}|47.5%

!colspan=2|

Major legislation

=Enacted=

  • Anna McBride Act – HB 2105 expanded the use of mental health courts.[http://www.okhouse.gov/Publications/HouseJournals.aspx House Journals] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130711203915/http://www.okhouse.gov/Publications/HouseJournals.aspx |date=2013-07-11 }}, Oklahoma House of Representatives (accessed May 30, 2013)
  • Cattle theft – HB 2304 authorized sheriffs to form regional task forces to investigate and prevent cattle theft
  • Crimes – SB 1536 created a life without parole penalty for repeat sex offenders.
  • Crimes – SB 1638 required DNA sample for felony prosecution of prostitution.
  • Crimes – HB 2836 made it a felony to steal or receive stolen farm equipment.
  • Mental health – HB 2149 created the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment of Minors Act.
  • School curriculum – SB 815 required schools to instruct students in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "I have a dream" speech.
  • Victims – SB 1650 required law enforcement to inform victims of 24-hour statewide hotline.
  • Vulnerable adults – SB 1560 created court-appointed advocate for vulnerable adults program.

Leadership

=Senate=

==Democratic==

==Republican==

=House of Representatives=

==Democratic==

==Republican==

  • Republican Leader: Fred Morgan
  • Caucus Chair: Forrest Claunch
  • Caucus Vice Chair: Greg Piatt
  • Caucus Secretary: Bill Case

Members

=Senate=

class="wikitable sortable"

!District

!Name

!Party

!Towns Represented

{{Party shading/Republican}} |Lt-Gov

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Mary Fallin

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |President of Senate

{{Party shading/Democratic}}|1

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Rick Littlefield

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Miami, Grove, Jay

{{Party shading/Democratic}}|2

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Stratton Taylor

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Claremore, Pryor

{{Party shading/Democratic}}|3

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Herb Rozell

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Tahlequah, Stilwell

{{Party shading/Democratic}}|4

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Larry Dickerson

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Sallisaw, Poteau

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |5

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Jeff Rabon

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Atoka, Hugo

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |6

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Billy Mickle

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Durant

{{Party shading/Democratic}}|7

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Gene Stipe

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|McAlester, Wilburton

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |8

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Frank Shurden

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Okmulgee, Henryetta

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |9

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Ben Robinson

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Muskogee, Ft. Gibson

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |10

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |J. Berry Harrison

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Pawhuska, Fairfax

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |11

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Maxine Horner

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Tulsa

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |12

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Ted Fisher

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Sapulpa, Bristow

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |13

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dick Wilkerson

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Ada, Atwood

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |14

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Johnnie Crutchfield

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Ardmore

{{Party shading/Republican}} |15

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Jonathan Nichols

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Norman

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |16

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Cal Hobson

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Norman, Purcell, Lexington

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |17

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Brad Henry

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Shawnee

{{Party shading/Democratic}}|18

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Kevin Easley

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Wagoner, Tulsa

{{Party shading/Republican}}|19

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Robert Milacek

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Rep

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Enid

{{Party shading/Republican}}|20

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Paul Muegge

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Rep

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Ponca City, Tonkawa

{{Party shading/Democratic}}|21

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Mike Morgan

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Stillwater

{{Party shading/Republican}}|22

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Mike Johnson

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Rep

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Kingfisher

{{Party shading/Republican}}|23

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Bruce Price

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Rep

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Chickasha, Hinton

{{Party shading/Republican}}|24

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Carol Martin

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Rep

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Lawton

{{Party shading/Republican}}|25

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Charles Ford

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Rep

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Tulsa, Broken Arrow

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |26

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Gilmer Capps

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Elk City, Sayre, Mangum

{{Party shading/Republican}} |27

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Owen Laughlin

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Woodward, Guymon

{{Party shading/Democratic}}|28

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Enoch Kelly Haney

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Seminole

{{Party shading/Republican}} |29

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Jim Dunlap

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Bartlesville

{{Party shading/Republican}} |30

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Glenn Coffee

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Oklahoma City

{{Party shading/Republican}} |31

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Sam Helton

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Lawton, Duncan

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |32

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Jim Maddox

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Lawton

{{Party shading/Democratic}}|33

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Penny Williams

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Tulsa

{{Party shading/Republican}} |34

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Grover Campbell

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Owasso, Tulsa

{{Party shading/Republican}} |35

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |James Williamson

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Tulsa

{{Party shading/Republican}} |36

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Grover Campbell

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Broken Arrow, Tulsa

{{Party shading/Republican}} |37

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Nancy Riley

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Tulsa, Sand Springs, Bixby, Glenpool

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |38

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Robert M. Kerr

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Altus, Weatherford

{{Party shading/Republican}} |39

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Jerry Smith

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Tulsa

{{Party shading/Republican}} |40

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Brooks Douglass

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Oklahoma City

{{Party shading/Republican}} |41

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Mark Snyder

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Edmond

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |42

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dave Herbert

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Midwest City

{{Party shading/Republican}} |43

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Jim Reynolds

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Oklahoma City, Del City

{{Party shading/Democratic}}|44

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Keith Leftwich

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Oklahoma City

{{Party shading/Republican}} |45

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Kathleen Wilcoxson

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Oklahoma City, Moore

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |46

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Bernest Cain

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Oklahoma City

{{Party shading/Republican}} |47

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Mike Fair

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Edmond, Oklahoma City

{{Party shading/Democratic}}|48

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Angela Monson

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dem

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Oklahoma City

=House of Representatives=

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! Name !! District !! Party !! Counties in District

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Terry Matlock

1DemLeFlore, McCurtain
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|J T Stites

2DemSequoyah
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Kenneth Corn

3DemLeFlore
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Jim Wilson

4DemCherokee, Sequoyah
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Joe Hutchinson

5DemCraig, Delaware, Mayes
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Joe Eddins

6DemCraig, Mayes, Rogers
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Larry Roberts

7DemOttawa
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Larry Rice

8DemMayes, Rogers, Wagoner
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Tad Jones

9RepRogers
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Gary Taylor

10DemNowata, Osage, Washington
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Mike Wilt

11RepOsage, Washington
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Jerry Hefner

12DemMuskogee, Wagoner
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Stuart Ericson

13DemMuskogee, Wagoner
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Barbara Staggs

14DemMuskogee
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Ray Miller

15DemHaskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|M C Leist

16DemMuskogee, Okmulgee
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Mike Mass

17DemLatimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Lloyd Fields

18DemPittsburg
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Randall Erwin

19DemChoctaw, McCurtain, Pushmataha
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Paul D. Roan

20DemAtoka, Bryan, Coal, Johnston
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|James Dunegan

21DemBryan
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Danny Hilliard

22DemCleveland, Garvin, McClain, Murray, Pontotoc
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Sue Tibbs

23RepRogers, Tulsa
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Dale Turner

24DemHughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Bob Plunk

25DemPontotoc
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Kris Steele

26RepPottawatomie
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Dale Smith

27DemCleveland, Lincoln, Pottawatomie
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Mike ErvinChanged parties in 2001 from D to R

28RepOkfuskee, Pottawatomie, Seminole
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Todd Hiett

29RepCreek, Tulsa
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Mike Tyler

30RepCreek, Tulsa
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Frank Davis

31RepLogan, Oklahoma
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Kent Friskup

32RepCreek, Lincoln
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Dale Wells

33DemLogan, Payne
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Terry Ingmire

34RepPayne
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Larry Ferguson

35RepNoble, Osage, Pawnee, Payne, Tulsa
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Joe Sweeden

36DemOsage, Tulsa
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Jim Newport

37RepKay, Osage
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Dale DeWittHe was elected August 14, 2001, after Jim Reese resigned in May.

38RepAlfalfa, Grant, Kay
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Wayne Pettigrew

39RepCanadian, Kingfisher, Oklahoma
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Mike O'Neal

40RepGarfield
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Curt Roggow

41RepGarfield, Kingfisher, Logan
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Bill Mitchell

42DemGarvin, Grady, McClain
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Ray Young

43RepCanadian, Oklahoma
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Bill Nations

44DemCleveland
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Thad Balkman

45RepCleveland
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Doug Miller

46RepCleveland, McClain
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Susan Winchester

47RepCanadian
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Greg Piatt

48RepCarter, Garvin, Murray
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Fred Stanley

49DemCarter, Love, Marshall
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Jari Askins

50DemStephens
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Ray McCarter

51DemCarter, Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|David Braddock

52DemHarmon, Jackson
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Carolyn Coleman

53RepCleveland
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Joan Greenwood

54RepCleveland
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Jack Bonny

55DemCaddo, Canadian, Kiowa, Washita
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Ron Langmacher

56DemCaddo, Canadian, Grady
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|James Covey

57DemBlaine, Custer, Dewey
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Elmer Maddux

58RepMajor, Woods, Woodward
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Clay Pope

59DemBlaine, Dewey, Ellis, Kingfisher, Roger Mills, Woodward
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Purcy D. Walker

60DemBeckham, Greer, Harmon, Roger Mills
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Jack Begley

61DemBeaver, Cimarron, Harper, Texas, Woodward
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Abe Deutschendorf

62DemComanche
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Lloyd Benson

63DemComanche, Tillman
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Ron Kirby

64DemComanche
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Jim Glover

65DemComanche, Grady
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Russ Roach

66DemTulsa
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Hopper Smith

67RepTulsa
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Chris Benge

68RepTulsa
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Fred Perry

69RepTulsa
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Ron Peters

70RepTulsa
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|John SullivanSullivan resigned in 2002 and Chad Stites was elected April 2, 2002.

71RepTulsa
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Darrell Gilbert

72DemTulsa
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Donald Ross

73DemOsage, Tulsa
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|John Smaligo

74RepOsage, Rogers, Tulsa
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Dennis Adkins

75DemTulsa, Wagoner
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|John A. Wright

76RepTulsa, Wagoner
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Mark Liotta

77RepTulsa
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Mary Easley

78DemTulsa
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Chris Hastings

79RepTulsa
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Ron Peterson

80RepTulsa
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Ray Vaughn

81RepOklahoma
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Leonard Sullivan

82RepOklahoma
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Fred Morgan

83RepOklahoma
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Bill Graves

84RepOklahoma
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Odilia Dank

85RepOklahoma
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Larry Adair

86DemAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Robert Worthen

87RepOklahoma
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Debbie Blackburn

88DemOklahoma
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Charles Gray

89DemOklahoma
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|John Nance

90RepOklahoma
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Dan Webb

91RepOklahoma
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Bill Paulk

92DemOklahoma
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Al Lindley

93DemOklahoma
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Kevin Calvey

94RepOklahoma
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Bill Case

95RepOklahoma
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Lance Cargill

96RepOklahoma
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Kevin Cox

97DemOklahoma
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Tim Pope

98RepCanadian, Cleveland
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

|Opio Toure

99DemOklahoma
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Richard Phillips

100RepOklahoma
{{Party shading/Republican}}

|Forrest Claunch

101RepOklahoma

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