The end of the 2026 Oklahoma legislative session is on the horizon as lawmakers enter the last few weeks of work at the state Capitol. With the sine die deadline just under a month away, bills are making their way through the legislative process on the opposite side of the rotunda from which they began. After the last major committee deadline passed on Thursday, April 23, only bills that advanced from their opposite-chamber committee remain alive for consideration on the floor, and of the hundreds of bills Oklahoma Farm Bureau was tracking at the beginning of session, several remain viable. […]

Oklahoma lawmakers have hit the halfway point in the 2026 legislative session with the passing of the first major chamber of origin deadline on Thursday, March 26. The mid-session deadline required bills to pass out of their chamber of origin in order to further advance through the legislative process, and this cutoff left several bills that Oklahoma Farm Bureau was tracking effectively dead for the rest of session. One such bill was HB 3178 by Rep. Nick Archer, which would have allowed old farm equipment to depreciate to a value of $0 over time, releasing property owners from paying personal […]

More than 50 Oklahoma Farm Bureau members descended on Washington, D.C., to share the story of agriculture during OKFB’s 2026 Washington, D.C., Summit March 23-26. Members kicked off the trip on Monday evening with a reception and a spectacular view of the Potomac River where they were joined by several legislative staffers from Oklahoma’s congressional delegation. Tuesday included a morning of briefings from industry experts from American Farm Bureau like RJ Layher, who visited with members about several top policy issues for AFBF, including a new poultry insurance pilot program, the New World Screwworm threat and the potential impacts of […]

The Oklahoma legislature cleared the first major deadline in early March, passing countless bills from committee over the first month of the 2026 legislative session. These bills that passed out of their respective committees now head to the floor of their chamber of origin. With spring break putting a pause on most legislative progress this week, that leaves about one week for legislators to get their bills heard before the next major deadline. OKFB has been tracking a trio of water bills that have carried over from last year, including SB 1928 by Sen. Casey Murdock. This measure would create […]

Congresswoman Stephanie Bice visited with Oklahoma Farm Bureau members in a round table discussion Tuesday, March 10, at the OKFB home office in Oklahoma City. Bice gave members an update on the latest happenings in Washington, D.C., including the progress being made on the Farm Bill as it passed the House Agriculture Committee in the first week of March. She also visited with members about the military conflict in the Middle East, explaining the United States’ involvement and her hope that resolutions will be reached quickly. Members shared with her the effects of the conflict being felt stateside by the […]

With the first month of the 2026 legislative session in the rearview mirror, lawmakers are making progress on the thousands of bills filed at the beginning of the year. The first set of deadlines have come and gone, and Oklahoma Farm Bureau has kept an eye on several bills of note, including two bills relating to personal property tax. HB 3433 by Rep. Jonathan Wilk would set a depreciation schedule for agricultural equipment and set a $15-per-year in-lieu tax once the equipment reaches a low value. HB 3178 by Rep. Nick Archer, a similar bill under consideration, would not require […]

Oklahoma Farm Bureau members made the trek to Oklahoma City for the organization’s annual leadership conference on Tuesday, Feb. 17. More than 150 members had the opportunity to learn from industry leaders and fellowship with other Farm Bureau members and state legislators during the one-day event as they honed their leadership skills and received updates on several top issues facing agriculture. The conference kicked off with an update on the Make America Healthy Again initiative with Corteva’s Warren Mayberry and John Campbell of the Southern Crop Production Association. Mayberry and Campbell explained the details of the 2025 MAHA report and […]

More than 100 Oklahoma Farm Bureau members and guests gathered at Innovation Hall in Oklahoma City for the organization’s third-annual Ag Defense Fundraiser on Monday, Feb. 16. Part of Farm Bureau’s Leadership Week, the annual event raises funds for OKFB’s agricultural advocacy work to protect family farmers, ranchers and our state’s agricultural industry from challenges and attacks that seek to add unnecessary restrictions or burdens to the way farmers and ranchers grow or raise food. The evening was highlighted by a Q&A with Gov. Kevin Stitt, moderated by OKFB President Stacy Simunek. During the Q&A, Stitt spoke about his time […]

The Oklahoma state Capitol is already abuzz with activity as legislators wrapped up the second week of the 2026 Oklahoma legislative session just before Valentine’s Day. The second general session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature kicked off with Gov. Kevin Stitt’s final state of the state address on Monday, Feb. 2, where he discussed his accomplishments throughout his two terms in office and his vision for his final year. One area of note for Farm Bureau members was Stitt’s call to cut property taxes in the state. While Oklahoma Farm Bureau has long supported protecting healthy property tax levels, OKFB […]