Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma SCR16: Concurrent resolution; recognizing and celebrating March as national Women's History Month, honoring outstanding Oklahoma women.
Status: Passed both chambers, March 9, 2026
What the bill says
A Concurrent Resolution applauding and recognizing the many contributions made by Oklahoma women to our nation; recognizing and celebrating March as national Women's History Month; and directing distribution.
From the enrolled text, March 9, 2026:
A Concurrent Resolution applauding and recognizing the many contributions made by Oklahoma women to our nation; recognizing and celebrating March as national Women's History Month; and directing distribution. WHEREAS, Oklahoma women have made historic contributions to the development, growth, and strength of our state and nation in countless ways; and WHEREAS, even though women did not yet have the right to vote, in 1907, Kate Barnard became the first woman elected to a statewide office in Oklahoma, and one of the first women elected to a statewide office in the country; and WHEREAS, in 1933, Angie Debo received a Ph.D. in history from the University of Oklahoma, and though she would never hold a position in a history department at a university because of gender discrimination, she became known as Oklahoma's greatest historian, writing nine history books, particularly focusing on the history of Oklahoma, the Tribal Nations, and the relations between them and the state and federal governments; and WHEREAS, in 1958, Clara Luper and students from the Oklahoma City NAACP Youth Council staged the nation's first nonviolent lunch counter sit-in at Katz Drug Store; and WHEREAS, in the 1990s, Oklahoman and NASA Astronaut Shannon Lucid set records for the most time in space by a woman and then for the longest-duration space flight by any U.S. astronaut; and WHEREAS, …
Sponsors
- Tammy West (R, HD-084)
- Robert Manger (R, HD-101)
- Trish Ranson (D, HD-034)
- Michelle McCane (D, HD-072)
- Tammy Townley (R, HD-048)
- Brenda Stanley (R, SD-042)
- Carri Hicks (D, SD-040) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Filed with Secretary of State
- : Signed, returned to Senate
- : Enrolled, to House
- : Coauthored by Representative Townley
- : Coauthored by Representative West (Tammy)
- : Referred for enrollment
- : Adopted, returned to Senate
- : Coauthored by Representative(s) Manger, McCane
- : Considered
- : Introduced
Common questions
- What is SCR16?
- SCR16 is a bill in the Oklahoma Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Concurrent resolution; recognizing and celebrating March as national Women's History Month, honoring outstanding Oklahoma women.
- What does SCR16 do?
- In its own words: A Concurrent Resolution applauding and recognizing the many contributions made by Oklahoma women to our nation; recognizing and celebrating March as national Women's History Month; and directing distribution.
- What is the status of SCR16?
- Passed both chambers as of March 9, 2026. Latest action: Filed with Secretary of State (March 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored SCR16?
- Carri Hicks (D, SD-040), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SCR16?
- On the Oklahoma Legislature website: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SCR16&Session=2600
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