Legislative
The Legislative Monitoring Committee focuses on the following measures:
- Administration of justice
- Court organization, selection, tenure, salary and other incidents of the judicial office
- Rules and laws affecting practice and procedure in the courts and in administrative bodies exercising adjudicatory functions
- The practice of law
OBA Bylaws Art. VIII Sec 3
Legislative Proposals and Endorsements in Principle:
- The House of Delegates has the authority to place a measure on the Legislative Program or to endorse it in principle, with at least a 60% vote.
OBA Bylaws Art. VIII Sec 5
Action by the Association upon proposals for improvement of the law by legislation or by judicial rule shall consist of:
- Adoption as part of the Legislative Program of the Association;
- Endorsement in principle.
OBA Bylaws Art. VIII Sec 2
2025 LEGISLATIVE DEBRIEF
Friday, Aug. 22 | 9 a.m. - Noon
Oklahoma Bar Center, Oklahoma City
8:30 - 9 a.m.
9 - 9:50 a.m.
9:50 - 10 a.m.
10 - 11 a.m.
11 - 11:10 a.m.
11:10 - 11:40 a.m.
11:40 a.m. - noon
Registration and Check-in
Legislative Panel
Panel Speakers:
Rep. Collin Duel, House District 31;
Sen. Brent Howard, SenateDistrict 38;
Representative Mike Osburn, House District 81;
Senator Michael Brooks, Senate District 44;
Ben Lepak, General Counsel, Office of the Governor
Break
60 Bills in 60 Minutes
- Family Law
Stacy Acord,
McDaniel Acord - Government Law
James Rucker,
Deputy General Counsel,
Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture - Criminal Law
Speaker TBA - Courts
Judge Thad Balkman,
Cleveland County District Court - Estate Law
Terrell Monks,
Oklahoma Estate Attorneys, PLLC - Education Law
Hayley Jones,
Associate General Counsel,
OKlahoma City Public Schools
Break
State Questions and Citizen Petition
Randall Yates, Director, Crowe & Dunlevy;
Amy Fogelman, Shareholder, Gabel Gotwals
What's Next?
Brett Robinson, Managing Principal, HB Strategies
Agenda is subject to change.