Month: May 2025

On Monday, the Oklahoma House will vote on SB 889, a bill designed to bring long-overdue transparency to hospital pricing. This bill empowers patients to make informed decisions by requiring hospitals to disclose the true cost of services upfront—something most Oklahomans expect and deserve.

But that goal is now under threat.

Rep. Cindy Roe has submitted an unfriendly amendment that would severely weaken the bill, effectively rendering it useless. We have to ask—who benefits from hiding prices? The only likely answer: the hospital lobby.

It’s no secret that powerful hospital lobbying groups, including those connected to former legislator Marcus McEntire (who left office with an “F” rating on our scorecard), are pushing back against reforms like SB 889. Why? Because price transparency threatens their ability to charge wildly different amounts for the same services, often with no accountability.

SB 889, without amendments, is a step toward fixing this.

If Rep. Roe’s amendment passes, the bill becomes just another empty promise, written to appease voters but stripped of real impact.

🗣 TAKE ACTION

Call your representative TODAY and tell them:

“Please vote YES on SB 889 without Representative Roe’s amendment. Oklahomans deserve honest, upfront hospital pricing. Don’t side with the hospital lobby—stand with the people.”

You can find your State Representative and their phone number here.

URGENT: Ask Your Senator to VOTE NO on SB 224!

SB 224 puts our children’s privacy at risk by allowing “de-identified” student data to be shared with outside vendors and corporate partners. Experts have raised serious concerns about the possibility of re-identifying this data, making it a threat to student privacy.

Despite being rejected on its first two votes, the bill was pushed through on the third try without any changes to address these concerns. This kind of political arm-twisting shows just how desperate some lawmakers were to get it passed.

Key facts:

• SB 224 failed twice in the Oklahoma House:

  • 4/29/25: Failed 35-56 (only 23 Republicans voted yes).

  • 5/1/25 (first vote): Failed 46-37.

• On 5/1/25, a second vote was held minutes later, and it narrowly passed 51-32, the bare minimum for passage.

• It never had support from a majority of House Republicans—Democrat votes were required to pass it.

• No amendments were made between votes to address the original privacy concerns.

We are tracking votes and will deduct points from any legislator who caved under pressure. Voters deserve lawmakers who protect student privacy, not corporate interests.

See how your representative voted:
👉 Final House Vote on SB 224

Read the bill language:
📄 SB 224 Full Text