The legislative process is sometimes similar to making sausage; if you saw the process, you might not want to enjoy the final product.

by Janice Francis-Smith
The Journal Record
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OKLAHOMA CITY – A five-page bill dealing with tax issues grew by more than 100 pages overnight and was approved by the Legislature on Friday, the last day of session, in a most atypical fashion.

Up until Friday morning, Senate Bill 1084 was a little bill to clarify the effective date for a tax credit offered to biodiesel facilities. But when it emerged from conference committee and hit the Senate floor Friday afternoon, it was 114 pages long and was being referred to as the “omnibus” tax bill.

The version heading to the governor’s desk deals with everything from the tobacco tax to municipal annexation, coal production, home builders, church construction, advertising for sporting events, disabled veterans and rural electricity cooperatives.