37th Oklahoma Legislature
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37th Oklahoma Legislature | |
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| Leadership | |
Gene C. Howard (D) | |
Term: | January 1979-January 6, 1981 |
Composition: | |
The Thirty-seventh 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 to July 2, 1979, from January 8 to June 16, 1980, and from July 7 to 11, 1980, during the term of Governor George Nigh.[1]
The 1980 session was marked by the elimination of the Legislative Council, the Nursing Reform Act and the implementation of teacher testing and professional development.[2]
Lieutenant Governor Spencer Bernard served as the President of the Senate. Gene C. Howard served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate and Daniel Draper served as the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Frank Keating served as the leader of the state senate Republican caucus and Neal McCaleb served as the leader of the Republican caucus in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.[1]
- First regular session: January 2-July 2, 1979
- Second regular session: January 8-June 16, 1980
- Special session: July 7–11, 1980
Previous: 36th Legislature • Next: 38th Legislature
Party composition
Senate
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | |||
| 37 | 11 | 48 | ||
| Voting share | 77.1% | 22.9% | ||
House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | |||
| 79 | 24 | 101 | ||
| Voting share | 78.2% | 21.8% | ||
