Four measures authored by House Speaker T.W. Shannon will receive ceremonial bill signings by Governor Fallin on Tuesday.
The measures – House bills 1910, 1912, 1919 and 2195 will be signed by the Governor at the ceremony, which is set to take place at 9 a.m. in the Blue Room on the second floor of the Capitol.
A summary of the four bills is below:
n House Bill 1910: Calls for an eight-year plan to prioritize asset repairs and maintenance to which liquidated property funds will be directed.
n House Bill 1912: Allows a victim to file for a protective order without filing a previous criminal or legal complaint against an alleged defendant. The court can also consider the safety of a victim before setting a bond for an alleged violation of a protective order.
n House Bill 1919: Allows for Oklahomans to deduct funds used to care for foster children. Under the proposed legislation, a single person could deduct up to $2,500 in donations a year and married persons filing jointly up to $5,000.
n House Bill 2195: Caps bonded indebtedness by limiting debt service payments as a percentage of the General Revenue Fund. The measure places the payment cap at five percent of the GRF. By doing so, this would limit the ability to increase state debt when interest rates are high.
