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It met in Oklahoma City from January 8, 1985, to January 6, 1987, during the term of Governor George Nigh. It was marked by the enactment of the Executive Branch Reform Act of 1986 and the establishment of the franchise tax in Oklahoma.Lieutenant Governor Spencer Bernard served as President of the Senate. Rodger Randle served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. The Republican Minority leader of the Senate was Timothy D. Leonard. The Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives was Jim Barker. The Republican Minority leader of the House was Frank W. Davis.Table of ContentsDates of sessions[edit]Party composition[edit]Senate[edit]House of Representatives[edit]Major legislation[edit]Enacted[edit]Leadership[edit]Members[edit]Senate[edit]House of Representatives[edit]References[edit]Dates of sessions[edit]First regular session: January 8-July 19, 1985[1]Second regular session: January 7-June 13, 1986[1]Previous: 39th Legislature \u2022 Next: 41st LegislatureParty composition[edit]Senate[edit]AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican341448Voting share70.8%29.2%House of Representatives[edit]AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican6932101Voting share68.3%31.7%Major legislation[edit]Enacted[edit]The Executive Branch Reform Act of 1986 reorganized the executive branch into agency function categories, stopped short of consolidation of the more than 250 executive branch agencies, boards and commissions.The Oklahoma Franchise Tax Code established the franchise tax in Oklahoma.Leadership[edit]Lieutenant Governor Spencer Bernard served as President of the Senate, presiding over ceremonial session activities.[2]Rodger Randle, of Tulsa, served as President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. The Republican Minority leader of the Senate was Timothy D. Leonard.The Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives was Jim Barker.[1] Lonnie Abbot served as Speaker Pro Tempore. The Republican Minority leader of the House was Frank W. Davis.[1]Members[edit]Senate[edit]  President Pro Tempore Rodger RandleDistrictNamePartyTowns RepresentedLt-GovSpencer BernardDemPresident of Senate1William SchueleinDemGrove, Jay, Miami2Stratton TaylorDemClaremore, Pryor3Herb RozellDemStilwell, Tahlequah4Joe JohnsonDemPoteau, Sallisaw5Gerald DennisDemAtoka, Hugo6Roy BoatnerDemDurant7Gene StipeDemMcAlester, Wilburton8Robert MillerDemBeggs, Henryetta, Okmulgee9John LutonDemMuskogee10John DahlDemBarnsdall, Fairfax, Pawhuska11Bernard McIntyreDemTulsa12John YoungDemBristow, Sapulpa13Billie FloydDemAda, Atwood14Darryl RobertsDemArdmore15Bill BranchDemNorman16Lee CateDemLexington, Norman, Purcell17Roy SadlerDemShawnee19Norman LambRepEnid20William O’ConnorRepPonca City, Tonkawa21Bernice ShedrickDemStillwater22Ralph J. ChoateRepHennessey, Kingfisher23Ray GilesDemChickasha, Hinton24Kenneth LandisDemDuncan, Kellyville26Gilmer CappsDemElk City, Sayre, Mangum29Jerry PierceRepBartlesville31Paul TaliaferroDemLawton32Al TerrillDemLawton33Rodger RandleDemTulsa34Robert CullisonDemTulsa35Warren GreenRepTulsa36Frank RhodesRepTulsa37Robert HopkinsDemSand Springs, Tulsa38Wayne WynneDemAltus, Weatherford39Jerry SmithRepTulsa40Mike CombsDemOklahoma City41Phil WatsonRepEdmond42James HowellDemMidwest City43Ben BrownDemOklahoma City44Marvin YorkDemOklahoma City45Helen ColeRepMoore, Oklahoma City46Bernest CainDemOklahoma City47John R. McCuneRepOklahoma City48E. Melvin PorterDemOklahoma City49Timothy D. LeonardRepOklahoma City50William Dawson Jr.DemSeminole51Charles FordRepTulsa52E. W. KellerRepBethany, Oklahoma City54Gerald WrightRepOklahoma CityTable based on state almanac.[3]House of Representatives[edit]  Speaker of the House Jim BarkerNameDistrictPartyCountiesMike Murphy1DemMcCurtainDon Mentzer2DemSequoyahJames Hamilton3DemLeFloreWilliam Willis4DemCherokeeRick Littlefield5DemDelaware, Mayes, OttawaGeorge Vaughn6DemCraig, Mayes, Nowata, RogersLarry Roberts7DemOttawaJ. D. Whorton8RepMayes, Rogers, WagonerBob L. Brown9RepRogersA. C. Holden10DemOsage, WashingtonDon Koppel11RepNowata, WashingtonBob T. Harris12DemMuskogee, WagonerJim Barker13DemMuskogeeJohn L. Monks14DemMuskogeeWalter R. McDonald15DemHaskell, McIntosh, MuskogeeFrank Shurden16DemOkmulgeeGene Newby17DemLatimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, PittsburgFrank Harbin18DemPittsburgGary Sherrer19DemChoctaw, McCurtain, PushmatahaKenneth Converse20DemAtoka, Johnston, PittsburgGuy Gaylon Davis21DemBryanJack F. Kelly22DemCarter, Coal, Garvin, Murray, PontotocKevin Easley23DemTulsa, WagonerGlen D. Johnson, Jr.24DemHughes, Okfuskee, OkmulgeeLonnie L. Abbott25DemPontotocRobert Henry26DemPottawatomieSteve C. Lewis27DemCleveland, PottawatomieEnoch Kelly Haney28DemOkfuskee, SeminoleJim Formby29DemCreekBenny Vanatta30DemCreekFrank W. Davis31RepLogan, NobleCharlie Morgan32DemLincoln, LoganMichael Don Morris33RepPayneLarry Gish34DemPayneLarry Ferguson[4]35RepNoble, Osage, Pawnee, PayneDon Anderson36DemOsageJames Holt37RepKayDorothy Conaghan38RepAlfalfa, Grant, KaySteven Boeckman39RepAlfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Kingfisher, MajorHomer Rieger40RepGarfieldJohn McMillen41RepGarfieldBill Mitchell42DemGarvin, GradyHarold Hale43DemCanadianCarolyn Thompson44DemClevelandCal Hobson45DemClevelandJoe Cunningham46RepCleveland, McClainDenver Talley47DemGradyA Don Duke48DemCarterBill Brewster49DemCarter, Love, MarshallJD Blodgett50RepStephensBill Smith51DemCotton, Jefferson, StephensHoward Cotner52DemJacksonNancy Virtue53DemClevelandKen McKenna54RepClevelandEmil Lee Grieser55DemCaddo, Kiowa, WashitaTom Manar56DemCaddoBill Widener57DemBlaine, CusterLewis Kamas58RepWoods, WoodwardDr. Rollin D. Reimer59DemBlaine, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, WoodwardDanny George60DemBeckham, Greer, HarmonWalter Hill61RepBeaver, Cimarron, TexasKen Harris62DemComancheLloyd Benson63DemComanche, TillmanButch Hooper64DemComancheJim Glover65DemComanchePete Riggs66DemTulsaWayne Cozort67RepTulsaJay Logan68DemTulsaNelson Little69RepTulsaPenny Williams70DemTulsaBill Clark71RepTulsaDon McCorkle Jr.72DemTulsaDon Ross73DemTulsaGene Combs74DemTulsaLarry Schroeder[5]75DemRogers, TulsaJames Allen Williamson76RepTulsaGary Stottlemyre77DemTulsaFrank Pitezel78RepTulsaJim Henshaw79RepTulsaJoe Gordon80RepTulsaGaylon Stacy81RepOklahomaGeorge Osborne82RepOklahomaJoe Heaton83RepOklahomaBill Graves84RepOklahomaMichael Hunter85RepOklahomaLarry Adair86DemAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, MayesSandy Sanders87DemOklahomaLinda Larason88DemOklahomaRebecca Hamilton89DemOklahomaMike J. Lawter90DemOklahomaKeith Leftwich91DemOklahomaDale Patrick[6]92DemOklahomaElna Jan Collins93RepOklahomaGary Bastin94DemOklahomaDavid Craighead95DemOklahomaMaxine Kincheloe96RepOklahomaKevin Cox97DemOklahomaThomas Duckett98DemCanadian, Grady, OklahomaFreddye Williams99DemOklahomaMike Fair100RepCanadian, OklahomaSusan Milton101RepOklahomaTable based on government database of historic members.[7]References[edit]^ a b c d A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 20, 2013)^ History of Lieutenant Governor, Ok.gov (accessed June 20, 2013)^ Oklahoma Almanac, 2005, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed June 27, 2013)^ He won a special election on April 30, 1985.^ He changed his party designation to Democratic in June 1985.^ changed party from Republican on July 18, 1985^ Historic Members Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed July 10, 2013)  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/40th-oklahoma-legislature-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"40th Oklahoma Legislature – Wikipedia"}}]}]