Lawmakers end session after sending criminal justice reform measure to Gov. Kevin Stitt

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma lawmakers effectively gaveled out the 2019 legislative session a week early on Thursday but left open the possibility of returning before the constitutional deadline of 5 p.m. May 31, should the need arise.

It was a short day on both sides of the Capitol, with the House finishing shortly after noon and the Senate at 12:40 p.m.

Senators, in fact, would have cleaned off their desks even earlier had Gov. Kevin Stitt not intervened.

Stitt insisted that the Senate vote on House Bill 1269, the so-called “retroactivity bill” that will allow those serving time for crimes that no longer require prison sentences to seek relief through the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board.

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