Senate Committee Considers House 'Opt-Out' Alternative Today

The Oklahoma Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing at 9 a.m. today to consider legislation passed by the House of Representatives to allow some employers to offer an alternative to workers' compensation coverage.The hearing will be at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City.House Bill 2155 by Speaker of the House Kris Steele, R-Shawnee, passed March 13 with bipartisan support on a 70-22 vote in the House and was sent to the Senate.Senate Bill 1378, similar legislation by Senate President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman, R-Sapulpa, passed by a 27-17 margin in the Senate on March 14 and moved ...