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OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Rob Hall, R-Tulsa, and Sen. Kelly Hines, R-Oklahoma City, today commented on the signing of House Bill 3720 , a measure updating Oklahoma’s Homemade Food Freedom Act and expanding opportunities for small, local food producers. House Bill 3720 renames the law as the Local Food Freedom Act and updates several provisions to reflect the growth of Oklahoma’s local food industry. The measure increases the allowable annual sales cap for local food businesses from $75,000 to $250,000 and clarifies how products can be sold and delivered to consumers. "This will make it easier for small producers to grow without getting buried in red tape," Hall said. "Oklahomans have turned these local businesses into real opportunities for their families, and this law reflects that. It keeps commonsense protections in place while giving people more room to succeed." The bill also updates definitions in statute, expands where local food products can be produced, and maintains food safety requirements for products that require time or temperature control. Sen. Kelly Hines, R-Oklahoma City, is the Senate author of the measure. "This legislation gives homegrown businesses more runway to get off the ground. Right now, some of the limits in state law unintentionally hold these home-based entrepreneurs back by disincentivizing them from growing their small businesses. Under the Local Food Freedom Act, these businesses will have every opportunity to grow and flourish" The Local Food Freedom Act preserves existing labeling requirements, including clear disclosure that products are made in a facility not subject to state inspection, while continuing to exclude the sale of certain higher-risk items such as meat and poultry products. The measure takes effect Nov. 1, 2026.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Tom Gann, R-Inola, is calling for an Elector Bill of Rights to affirm that every Oklahoma voter has the right to be fully represented by the elected official they sent to the Capitol. Gann said the proposal is aimed at House rules that restrict ordinary members from freely making motions, forcing accountability, advancing district concerns or seeking recorded votes without procedural permission from leadership.  “The people do not elect representatives to come to the Capitol and ask permission to represent them,” Gann said. “They elect us to speak, question, amend, move, object and demand accountability. When a House rule hinders a representative, it does not merely burden that member — it burdens the voters who sent that member here.” The Elector Bill of Rights is built on a simple principle: the right to vote includes the continuing right to be represented after the election is over. Gann said internal House rules should organize the legislative process, not suppress the voice of districts whose representatives are outside leadership or outside favored committees. “Every elector has the right to equal representation,” Gann said. “That means their representative should not be reduced to a passive observer, a silent voter or a member dependent on leadership permission to act.” The proposed Elector Bill of Rights declares that Oklahoma voters have the right to:  Have their representative treated as an equal member of the House; Expect their representative to speak, question, amend, object and seek votes; Know who supports, opposes, delays or blocks legislation; See important public questions debated and voted on in public; Have committee and floor decisions made with transparency and accountability; Be protected from internal rules that concentrate legislative power in the hands of a few. Gann said House Resolution 1002 , the current House rules package, has shifted too much power away from individual members and toward leadership-controlled gatekeeping. “When legislation can be stalled without a committee vote, without a floor vote and without a public explanation, the people lose accountability,” Gann said. “That is not just a procedural problem. It is a representation problem.” Gann said the Elector Bill of Rights reframes the debate over House rules. The issue is not merely whether a legislator has been inconvenienced, but whether the citizens of that district are receiving the full representation they voted for. “The elector’s right is not merely the right to cast a ballot every two years,” Gann said. “It is the right to be represented every day the House is in session.”  Gann said he will continue advocating for rules reform that restores member equality, protects open debate and ensures public accountability.  “A rule that silences a representative does not just silence one member,” Gann said. “It silences the district that sent that member here.”

A measure defending the fundamental rights of parents across Oklahoma has been signed into law by the governor.  Rep. Erick Harris, R-Edmond, authored the "Right to Raise Act" to ensure that no Oklahoman is denied the opportunity to adopt or foster children simply for using biologically accurate language or for raising a child consistent with their God-given biological sex.  House Bill 3586  also clarifies that such parenting decisions do not constitute child abuse or neglect.  "The Right to Raise Act reinforces that parents have the fundamental right to raise their children according to their values and beliefs," Harris said. "This bill makes it clear that Oklahoma will stand with families who choose truth over ideology and will not allow them to be punished for it." HB3586 was authored in the Senate by Sen. Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond. "This measure is about protecting the fundamental rights of parents and ensuring the state does not impose ideological litmus tests on families who want to provide a loving home," Thompson said. "No qualified Oklahoman should be denied the opportunity to adopt or foster simply for acknowledging biological reality or raising a child in accordance with their deeply held beliefs. I appreciate Representative Harris for putting this forward to provide clarity in the law." The Right to Raise Act will take effect Nov. 1, 2026.