19-02-2025
Donald J. Trump Day could become newest Oklahoma state holiday
State Sen. Dana Prieto, R-Tulsa, attends special session on Oct. 3, 2023 at the Oklahoma Capitol. (Photo by Kyle Phillips/For Oklahoma Voice)
OKLAHOMA CITY – Nov. 5 would be President Donald J. Trump Day in Oklahoma under a measure that passed a Senate panel on Wednesday.
Senate Bill 1105 would add the holiday to a long list, which already includes Jefferson Day on April 13 and Will Rogers Day on Nov. 4.
Sen. Dana Prieto, R-Tulsa, said his measure would not require employers to provide time off.
'There are a lot of days we don't get off for,' he said. 'Many holidays are just excuses for stores to be able to have a sale. Nobody is going to be taking off for this.'
Prieto said he selected Nov. 5 because it was the day voters elected Trump to a second term.
The measure passed the Senate Retirement and Government Resources Committee by a vote of 6-2 and heads to the Senate floor.
In 2021, Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill naming 20 miles of remote highway along U.S. 287 between Boise City and the Oklahoma-Texas border as the President Donald J. Trump Highway.
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