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Here are key resources to stay informed and take action during the legislative session:
Follow bills and learn about the issues
- Sign up for advocacy alert emails from Together Oklahoma, our grassroots advocacy program.
- Visit our Take Action page to learn about the advocacy campaigns we’re working on right now.
- To look up any bill, you can use the Legislature’s Bill Search. You can get alerts on bills through the Legislative Electronic Notification System (LENS).
- You can learn more about our 2020 Focus Areas.
- Subscribe to the daily In The Know news digest to keep track of what’s going on at the Capitol and around the state.
You also can sign up to get text message alerts when it’s important to take action right away. To join one or more lists, simply text the keyword to 51555:
- Text OKPOLICY to 51555 to receive all of our updates.
- Text OKBUDGET to 51555 to receive budget and tax updates.
- Text OKECON to 51555 to receive economic opportunity updates.
- Text OKHEALTH to 51555 to receive health care updates.
- Text OKJUSTICE to 51555 to receive criminal justice updates.
Find legislators
- Use our Find Your Legislators tool to look up who your legislators are and how to contact them.
- You can also get a directory of all Senators here and all House members here.
Understand the legislative process
- OK Policy’s 2019 Legislative Primer gives you all the key information on who’s who at the Capitol and the various steps of the legislative process, as well as some budget basics.
- Our What’s That? glossary provides definitions of common legislative terms.
- The Online Budget Guide has an in-depth explanation of the state budget, including how revenues are raised and spent and how budget decisions are made.
Ready to do more? Join Together Oklahoma
If you are looking for ways to be more involved as an advocate for a better budget, start by connecting with Together Oklahoma (TOK), our statewide grassroots advocacy coalition. The TOK website also offer a number of advocacy tipsheets on such subjects as writing to your legislators and setting up face-to-face meetings. Complete the membership form to let us know how you’d like to be involved, and you’ll be connected with other advocates in your community, informational resources, and training on how best to make a difference.
