45th Oklahoma Legislature

The Forty-fifth 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 3, 1995, to January 7, 1997, during the first two years of the first term of Governor Frank Keating. During the first session in 1995, the state legislature passed the first welfare reform law in the nation.

Dates of sessions

• Organizational day: January 3, 1995
• First session: February 4-May 26, 1995
• Second session: February 5-May 31, 1996

Previous: 44th Legislature • Next: 46th Legislature

Party composition

Senate

House of Representatives

Major legislation

Enacted

1995

During the first session in 1995, the state legislature passed the first welfare reform law in the nation.

Leadership

Senate

• President Pro Tempore: Stratton Taylor
• Republican Minority leader: Howard Hendrick

House of Representatives

• Speaker: Glen D. Johnson, Jr.
• Speaker Pro Tempore: Jim Glover
• Majority Floor Leader: Lloyd Benson
• Republican Minority leader: Larry Ferguson

Members

Changes in membership

• March 16, 1996: Representative Bill Widener of the 57th district died in office, leaving the seat vacant the rest of the session.

Senate

• Table based on list of all state senators and years served. Senate districts 25, 27, 28, 36, and 53 did not exist in 1995.

House of Representatives

Original table based on database of historic members. Corrected (partially) by static list of all historic members

See also

• Oklahoma state elections, 1994

References