46th Oklahoma Legislature

The Forty-sixth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It met in Oklahoma City from January 7, 1997, to January 5, 1999, during the second two years of the first term of Governor Frank Keating.

Dates of sessions
Previous: 45th Legislature • Next: 47th Legislature
 * Organizational day: January 7, 1997
 * First session: February–May 1997
 * Second session: February–May 1998

1998

 * Tax cut - The state legislature passed the first cut in the state’s income tax in 50 years. It was combined with reductions in the sales tax, estate tax, and unemployment tax.

Senate

 * President Pro Tem of the Senate: Stratton Taylor

Democratic

 * Speaker: Lloyd Benson
 * Speaker Pro Tempore: Larry Adair

Republican

 * Minority leader: Larry Ferguson

Senate

 * Table based on list of state senators. Districts 25, 27, 28, 36, and 53 did not exist in 1997.

House of Representatives

 * Table based on government database.