Barbara Anne DeBolt

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“Republican” Leadership double down on refusing to outlaw drinking alcohol and drunkenness while on the job in the Oklahoma State Senate. 🟥 Red Votes supported hearing Sen. Shane Jett’s (R-Shawnee, 96%*) “No Legislating While Drunk” amendment, which would prohibit legislators from drinking alcohol or being intoxicated while on the Senate floor or performing official duties. 🟩 Green Votes supported tabling (killing) the amendment and sided with leadership. Background: Senate leadership refused to hear SB 1640, the “No Legislating While Drunk Act of 2026,” authored by Sen. Shane Jett. The bill was oddly assigned to the unrelated Senate Agriculture Committee, chaired by Sen. Casey Murdock (R-Felt, 55%*), which also declined to hear it. On Wednesday night (March 25, 2026), Sen. Jett offered language from his bill as an amendment to SB 1767 — a bill carried by Sen. Bill Coleman (R-Ponca City, 42%*) that deals with alcoholic beverages, specifically prohibiting out-of-state retailers from shipping alcohol into Oklahoma (with the stated goal of preventing minors from accessing it). The Presiding Officer, Sen. Chuck Hall (R-Perry, 45%*), ruled Jett’s amendment not germane, stating it was unrelated to the underlying bill about retailer shipping restrictions and minor protection. Sen. Jett appealed the ruling of the Chair, arguing that the connection was clear: if the Senate is concerned about preventing minors from consuming alcohol when they are not supposed to (under age 21), it should also address legislators consuming alcohol when they are not supposed to (while on the job). Sen. Brent Howard (R-Altus, 33%*) then moved to table (set aside) Sen. Jett’s appeal of the ruling. • Senators who voted 🟩 Green agreed with leadership and effectively killed the amendment without a direct up-or-down vote on its merits. • Senators who voted 🟥 Red agreed with Jett that the amendment should be considered, supporting the principle that legislators should not drink alcohol while on the job. This procedural vote determined whether the “no drinking on the floor” language could be debated and added to the alcohol-related bill. *% = Conservative Score prescribed by the flagship conservative organization The John Burch Society’s Freedom Index @The_JBS freedomindex.us