| Full Name: | Charlie Laster |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Kathy; 2 Children: Kara, Luke |
| Birth Date: | 04/18/1954 |
| Birth Place: | Shawnee, OK |
| Home City: | Shawnee, OK |
| Religion: | Baptist |
Key Votes
Charlie Laster's Voting Records
Issue
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- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts and Entertainment
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Oklahoma Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2012 | SB 1975 | 2012-2013 Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 15) |
Nay |
| May 10, 2012 | SB 1733 | Authorizes Open Carry of Firearms | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 10) |
Nay |
| April 25, 2012 | HB 3061 | Reduces Income Tax Rates | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 16) |
Nay |
| April 18, 2012 | HB 2155 | Authorizes an Alternative Plan to the Worker's Compensation Program | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 17) |
Nay |
| March 12, 2012 | SB 1571 | Repeals State Income Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17) |
Nay |
| March 6, 2012 | SB 1274 | Requires physicians inform abortion patients of fetal heartbeat | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 8) |
Did Not Vote |
| Feb. 15, 2012 | SB 1433 | Defines life as beginning at conception | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 8) |
Did Not Vote |
| May 16, 2011 | HB 2145 | State House Redistricting | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (43 - 4) |
Yea |
| May 3, 2011 | HB 1527 | Congressional Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 5) |
Yea |
| April 19, 2011 | HB 1593 | Repealing Collective Bargaining Requirement for Cities | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 19) |
Nay |
| April 12, 2011 | S Amdt 1 | Removes Provision Authorizing Legislators to Carry Firearms | Amendment Adopted - Senate (29 - 19) |
Yea |
| April 5, 2011 | HB 1888 | Abortion Restrictions | Motion Agreed - Senate (25 - 20) |
Nay |
| March 14, 2011 | SB 91 | Proof of Presidential Candidates' Citizenship | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 10) |
Nay |
| Feb. 23, 2011 | SB 863 | Compensation for Non-Economic Damages | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18) |
Nay |
| Feb. 21, 2011 | SB 435 | Modifying Board of Education Membership | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 16) |
Nay |
| May 25, 2010 | HB 3284 | Requiring Women Seeking Abortions to Answer Questionnaire | Veto Override Passed - Senate (33 - 15) |
Did Not Vote |
| May 24, 2010 | HJR 1056 | Prohibits Use of International and Sharia Law in State Courts | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 2) |
Yea |
| May 21, 2010 | HJR 1054 | Prohibiting Federal Health Care Mandates | Veto Override Failed - Senate (29 - 16) |
Nay |
| May 5, 2010 | SB 1685 | Oklahoma Firearms Freedom Act | Veto Override Failed - Senate (28 - 16) |
Nay |
| April 27, 2010 | HB 2656 | Abortion Regulation Modifications | Veto Override Passed - Senate (36 - 12) |
Yea |
| April 21, 2010 | HB 3354 | Concealed and Unconcealed Weapons Guidelines | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 15) |
Nay |
| March 10, 2010 | SB 1891 | Allowing Health Services Employees to Refuse Participation in Abortion and Other Procedures | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 11) |
Yea |
| March 9, 2010 | SB 1973 | Worker's Compensation Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 18) |
Nay |
| April 29, 2009 | SB 834 | Increased Local School Board Control | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 22) |
Nay |
| April 23, 2009 | HB 1326 | Ban on Certain Types of Stem Cell Research | Veto Override Failed - Senate (26 - 19) |
Nay |
| April 22, 2009 | HB 1603 | Tort Law Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 19) |
Nay |
| April 22, 2009 | HB 1602 | Attorney Fee Limits | Bill Failed - Senate (23 - 23) |
Nay |
| April 22, 2009 | HB 1332 | Increased Regulation of Pet Breeders | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 16) |
Yea |
| April 8, 2009 | HB 1601 | Regulating Attorney Election Contributions | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22) |
Nay |
| March 10, 2009 | SB 4 | Voter Identification | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 21) |
Nay |
| March 10, 2009 | SB 834 | Increased Local School Board Control | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 21) |
Nay |
| March 4, 2009 | SB 748 | Independent Performance Audit of State Department of Education | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 20) |
Nay |
| March 4, 2009 | SB 318 | Repeal of the Grocery Sales Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 8) |
Yea |
| March 3, 2009 | SB 315 | Top Marginal Income Tax Rate Reduction Postponement | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 20) |
Nay |
| May 6, 2008 | SB 1150 | Voter Identification Requirement | Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (24 - 23) |
Nay |
| April 15, 2008 | SB 1819 | Tax Rebates for Sports Franchises | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 21) |
Yea |
| March 12, 2008 | SB 1407 | Restricting Childhood Vaccine Mercury Levels | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 17) |
Yea |
| March 12, 2008 | SB 1521 | Mandatory Clinical Cancer Trial Coverage | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 13) |
Yea |
| March 10, 2008 | SB 2118 | Requiring Health Insurance to Cover Autism | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 9) |
Yea |
| March 6, 2008 | SB 2114 | Requiring Health Benefit Plans to Cover Medical Necessities | Bill Failed - Senate (24 - 19) |
Yea |
| April 25, 2007 | SB 714 | Ban on State-Funded Abortions | Veto Override Failed - Senate (31 - 17) |
Nay |
| April 19, 2007 | SB 507 | Comprehensive tort reform-Provide | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 23) |
Nay |
| March 13, 2007 | SB 507 | Firearm Injury Liability and Tort Reform | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 5) |
Yea |
| March 13, 2007 | SB 714 | Ban on State-Funded Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 13) |
Yea |
| March 13, 2007 | SB 861 | Sales Tax Holiday | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 5) |
Yea |
| May 24, 2006 | SB 1807 | Prohibiting Death Sentence For Mentally Retarded Defendant | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (35 - 10) |
Nay |
| May 24, 2006 | SB 1800 | Death Penalty for Second Offender Sex Offenders | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (39 - 8) |
Yea |
| May 24, 2006 | SB 1713 | Trafficking Illegal Drugs | Conference Report Rejected - Senate (23 - 24) |
Yea |
| May 18, 2006 | SB 1742 | Abortion Information Requirements and Changes to the Definition of Homicide | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 8) |
Yea |
| May 3, 2006 | HCS SB 806 | Tattoo Legalization and Changing Body Piercing Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 15) |
Yea |
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