Shannon Outlines Expectations For Special Session
Oklahoma speaker lays out guidelines for session
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma lawmakers will likely take up more than two dozen bills when they convene at the state Capitol next month for a special session dealing with tort legislation, according to House Speaker T.W. Shannon.
Shannon, R-Lawton, said a rewrite of the state’s tort system would require 26 to 28 bills. The Journal Record reported Sunday () that Shannon told lawmakers in a memo last week there’s no deadline for bill introduction, though all House bills will be read on Sept. 3, the first day of the session.
He said he expects the session to last six to 10 days.
Gov. Mary Fallin called the special session to restore several laws overturned by the state Supreme Court that were designed to cut businesses’ legal liability costs.