Although the legislative session ends in March, most new laws take effect in May, 60 days after the final day of lawmaking.

As the new year begins, several new laws in Oklahoma are set to modernize outdated regulations, impacting areas from data ...

A new Oklahoma law will standardize election dates beginning Jan. 1, 2026, reducing the number of elections held each year ...

A dozen new laws take effect Jan. 1, including one designed to provide more consistency in sentencing of felony crimes.

Freshman GOP Rep. Jim Shaw launches the Save Oklahoma Plan, a seven-point conservative agenda gaining support from statewide ...

A mandate that public schools offer free meals didn't capture support in the Oklahoma Legislature after being ignored by ...

The proposals are too little, too late and too weak, said Robert Hunter, former commissioner of the Texas Department of ...

The state has one of the quickest processes in the country, churning out nearly a quarter of a million eviction filings over ...

A dozen new laws take effect Jan. 1, including one designed to provide more consistency in sentencing of felony crimes.

Fiscal 2027 budget proposals are being rolled out against a backdrop of unclear impacts from federal tax cuts and policy ...

When the clock strikes midnight and we ring in 2026, a dozen new laws will go into effect in the Sooner State. The new ...