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OK SR27

Resolution

Status

Passed

4/20/2015

Primary Sponsor

David Holt

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • The Oklahoma State Senate memorializes the 20th anniversary of the April 19, 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, which killed 168 people including 19 children and injured hundreds more.

  • 230 state employees from 13 state agencies were in the vicinity of the bombing, with 222 employees housed in the Oklahoma Water Resources Board and Journal Record buildings; three state employees were killed (Robert N. Chipman, Trudy Jean Rigney, and Laura Garrison) and more than 100 were injured.

  • State employees from numerous agencies served as first responders and provided ongoing assistance in site security, search and rescue operations, investigation, prosecution, and recovery efforts.

  • The Senate extends gratitude to state employees who aided survivors and assisted in seeking justice, and offers prayers for those still mourning and healing from the bombing.

  • A copy of the resolution shall be distributed to the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum.

Legislative Description

Resolution; memorializing the 20th anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building; recognizing the role of state employees in that event; remembering those state workers who were injured and mourning those killed in the attack.

Last Action

Enrolled, filed with Secretary of State

4/20/2015

Full Bill Text

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