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The McCarville Report Online and The Oklahoman covered the story.

The authors of the bill don’t know yet if they’ll try a veto override before the end of the session.

The governor’s veto pen may be running low on ink as he’s vetoed pro-life legislation (which thankfully was overridden) and lawsuit reform in the past several days.

Sixty-eight voter are needed to override a veto, but the vote Monday was 55-42, straight along party lines.

“Governor Henry supports efforts to reduce frivolous lawsuits, but because
the court has already spoken clearly on the certificate of merit issue, enacting
this measure would be an exercise in futility,” said Henry’s spokesman Paul
Sund.

Sounds like the trial bar talking points. Having an expert weigh-in on a lawsuit beforehand seems like a good way to cull frivolous lawsuits from the court.

That’s what Rep. Dan Sullivan (R-Tulsa) told the Journal Record, “It has been my personal experience that requiring an expert report prior to filing a lawsuit has the effect of greatly reducing frivolous lawsuits. It is not proper to file a case and then find out if it has merit. Requiring an expert report will be a big step in the right direction for our state.”

Andrews says:

Economists Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore, writing in the “Rich
States, Poor States” survey at ALEC.org, rate the bullish or bearish outlook
of each state according to its fiscal, regulatory, and labor policies. States in
the top half of the class where term limits don’t seem to spell failure
include…

Arizona #2, South Dakota #3, Colorado #7, Nevada #11, Oklahoma #13,
Florida #14, Arkansas #15, Michigan #16, Missouri #17, and Louisiana #21.

Governor Henry must now decide to side whether he’ll sign the bill into law or side with the trial lawyers and veto the bill. The Oklahomans says Henry is expected to veto the bill.

Let’s hope he realizes the need for lawsuit reform and signs the measure into law.

The Oklahoma Senate today failed to pass a bill to require voters to show ID before casting a ballot at a polling place.

The bill was defeated along party lines.

According to The AP, “Sen. John Ford, R-Bartlesville, said he would seek another vote on the measure, if he can round up the 25th vote needed for approval. The vote was 24-23 for the bill, but it takes 25 votes to pass a bill in the 48-member Senate. All 24 Republicans supported the plan, while 23 Democrats voted against it.”

Preventing voter fraud I guess is not a priority for some in the state Senate.

The Oklahoman has a recap of the vote.

Technically the bill now goes to a conference committee, but Senator Randy Brogdon (R-Owasso) the lead sponsor of the bill, told the Tulsa World he doubts it will make it out of there.

Hopefully, this is the first of many stories outlining how Oklahomans for Responsible Government are working to promote fiscal responsibility, transparency and accountability in our state government!

Term limits are transforming state politics. Since the Republicans took
control of the Oklahoma House – for the first time in more than 80 years –
conservative, common sense legislation is becoming law.

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