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The 60th Oklahoma Legislature will begin, February 3, 2025. The filing period to introduce new bills opens November 15, 2024. The AONP legislative team, led by Executive Director, Benny Vanatta, monitors events at the Capitol every day; meeting with legislators and scrutinizing legislation. Your membership in AONP is vital funding for the work we do to fight legislation that would harm NP practice and create and promote bills that advance NP practice in Oklahoma.
During the interim, from June through January, we maintain our vigil by working with legislators and monitoring interim studies. Due to the short legislative session, interim studies are necessary, in-depth research of important issues that are conducted by committees to aid the legislators in the upcoming session that begins in February. If you have questions or need information about legislation or the legislative process contact AONP's Executive Director, Benny Vanatta at benny@npofoklahoma.com.
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2025 Legislative Update
The 2024 Legislative session was full of highs and lows. We all celebrated the passage of SB458, which removed unnecessary and burdensome paperwork requirements on Oklahoma NPs. But, the celebration was cut short when the bill was vetoed by Governor Stitt. The AONP team continues the fight and we will perservere. We are preparing for the November 15th bill introduction filing period and will do everything in our power to get this important legislation passed for Oklahomans and for Oklahoma NPs.
Questions about Legislative Issues? Contact AONP's Executive Director, Benny Vanatta at benny@npofoklahoma.com.
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