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A bill that would create state oversight of homeless shelters and several other measures addressing housing and homelessness have survived a key deadline in the Oklahoma Legislature.  

Bills needed to pass out of their chamber of origin by March 26. Bills that didn’t pass out of the full House or Senate by the deadline are usually considered dead for this legislative session.  

House Bill 3131, by Rep. Kevin West, R-Moore, and Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, would task the State Department of Health with establishing safety standards for homeless shelters. Shelters would have to comply with the rules to receive state-administered funding.

An amendment to the measure seeks to create a nine-member Oklahoma Homeless Shelter Standards Advisory Board. The board, which would operate for five years after the measure is enacted, would advise the Health Department and Oklahoma Department of Commerce, as well as submit annual recommendations to the Legislature. 

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• NWS updates tornado total from Friday storms, including a confirmed twister in OKC (KOCO)

• Zach Bryan cherishes homecoming show: 'I feel like the luckiest man in the world' (Tulsa World)*

• Attorneys for former Tulsa massage therapist say ‘this was consensual’ after rape charges dismissed (News On 6)

• Oklahoma lawmakers are on the trend of running immigration bills suggested by the White House (KOSU)

• D.C. Digest: Mullin makes changes at DHS (Tulsa World)*

• City of Yukon pulls advertising dollars from local newspaper, causing stir (KOSU)

• Kay County Sheriff investigating multiple fires reported on March 20 near the Kansas border (Kay News Cow)

• Route 66 gets fresh pavement markers ahead of centennial celebrations in Oklahoma (KOSU)

• Tulsa steps up effort to move unhoused out of downtown as part of $10M homelessness plan (Tulsa Flyer)

• Man killed in head-on crash on US-177 in Garvin County (KXII)

• Man injured in OKC crash awarded $7.8M amid trucking industry crackdown (The Oklahoman)*

• Suspect arrested following homicide in Broken Bow (KXII)

• Gilcrease Museum’s road to 2027 reopening has been bumpy. Officials say it will be worth the wait. (Tulsa Flyer)

• Tourism boost in Muskogee leads to growth for local businesses (2 News Oklahoma)

• OKC Thunder, FanDuel Sports Network will part ways after 2025-26 NBA regular season (The Oklahoman)*

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