HOUSE DEADLINES APPROACHING

Last week was the second of three weeks set aside to consider House bills on
the floor. March 12 is the deadline. Some of the measures, considered and
approved last week were:

HB 2596 allows the governor to order the Oklahoma National Guard to assist
law enforcement officers in drug matters. National guard members would have
to volunteer for the duty, which could take them beyond Oklahoma's
boundaries. Once assigned to duty under the bill, National Guard members
would be on federally funded status and could be helping federal, state or
local law enforcement agencies.

Rep. Frank W. Davis represents Guthrie and Logan County in the House of
Representatives. he writes a weekly column about house matters during each
session.