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
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
Table based on database of historic members.