Senate Pro Tempore Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma, has released a statement regarding Gov. Kevin Stitt’s latest special session call.
Treat believes calling the legislature into a special session the week before the regular session begins was a needless waste of taxpayer money.
“It is disappointing the governor would call another special session,” Treat said. “I met with the governor and Speaker McCall [on] Thursday. The governor laid out his intentions for a special session regarding tax cuts. I outlined to the governor, we will not know how much money the state will have to spend on a tax cut until the Board of Equalization meets to certify budget numbers in mid-February.”
Despite his concerns over the special session, Treat said he would adhere to it for the sake of upholding the institutional process.
“It is unfortunate the governor has chosen this route. The Senate will adhere to the call of the special session, as we have always done to respect and uphold our constitutional duty. However, I do not know what will be different between the last week in January and the last time he pulled this stunt in October.”
