Anti-evolution bills in Oklahoma Legislature 2012
HB1551 passes the House
This is a caryover bill from last year. Arguments against the bill are the same as those for SB1742, below. See thishandout from last year for more information.
HB1551, “Scientific Education and Academic Freedom Act”, passed the House on March 15. The vote was 56-12. The emergency clause failed by a vote of 45-14. The bill now goes to the Senate where it will likely be sent to the Senate Education Committee.
Here is the contact information for the committee:
John Ford, Chair, 521-5634, fordj@oksenate.gov
Gary Stanislawski, Vice Chair, 521-5624, stanislawski@oksenate.gov
Cliff Branan, 521-5543, branan@oksenate.gov
Josh Brecheen, 521-5586, brecheen@oksenate.gov
Kim David, 521-5622, david@oksenate.gov
Judy Eason McIntyre, 521-5598, easonmcintyre@oksenate.gov
Earl Garrison, 521-5533, whitep@oksenate.gov
Jim Halligan, 521-5572, halligan@oksenate.gov
David Holt, 521-5636, holt@oksenate.gov
Clark Jolley, 521-5622, jolley@oksenate.gov
Charlie Laster, 521-5539, laster@oksenate.gov
Richard Lerblance, 521-5604, lerblance@oksenate.gov
Mike Mazzei, 521-5675, mazzei@oksenate.gov
Jonathan Nichols, 521-5535, nichols@oksenate.gov
Susan Paddack, 521-5541, paddack@oksenate.gov
Jim Reynolds, 521-5522, reynolds@oksenate.gov
John Sparks, 521-5553, sparks@oksenate.gov
Please feel free to contact the committee and let them know your opposition to the bill.
An Op-Ed by Doug Mock in response to a previous creationist op-ed was published in the March 16 Oklahoman.