House approves special-needs scholarship bill

State Rep. Jason Nelson (R-Oklahoma City) had an excellent column this morning in The Oklahoman arguing in favor of House Bill 3393, a bill providing scholarships for special-needs students. The House passed the bill this afternoon by a margin of 54-46:

YEAS:   54

Billy              Johnson            Osborn             Shumate            
Blackwell          Jones              Ownbey             Steele             
Christian          Kern               Peters             Sullivan           
Cooksey            Key                Peterson           Terrill            
Cox                Liebmann           Pittman            Thompson           
Dank               Martin, Sc         Reynolds           Thomsen            
Denney             Martin, St.        Richardson         Tibbs              
Derby              McCullough         Ritze              Trebilcock         
Enns               McDaniel, R.       Rousselot          Wesselhoft         
Fields             Miller             Russ               Wright, H.         
Hamilton           Moore              Sanders            Wright, J.         
Hickman            Murphey            Schwartz           Mr. Speaker        
Holland            Nelson             Sears              
Jackson            Ortega             Shannon            


NAYS:   46

Armes              Dorman             Kirby              Pruett             
Auffet             Duncan             Kouplen            Renegar            
Bailey             Faught             Lamons             Roan               
Banz               Glenn              Luttrell           Scott              
Brannon            Harrison           McAffrey           Shelton            
Brown              Hilliard           McDaniel, J.       Sherrer            
Buck               Hoskin             McNiel             Shoemake           
Cannaday           Inman              McPeak             Walker             
Carey              Jett               Morgan             Watson             
Collins            Jordan             Morrissette        Williams           
Coody              Joyner             Nations            
DeWitt             Kiesel             Proctor            


EXCUSED:    1

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