The Thirty-third Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the

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of the

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, composed of the

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and the House of Representatives. It met in

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from January 5, 1971, to January 2, 1973, during the term of

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David Hall.A Century to Remember

Oklahoma House of Representatives
(accessed June 16, 2013) Finis Smith served as the

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and Rex Privett served as the

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Dates of sessions

*First regular session: January 5-June 11, 1971 *Special session: July 1, 1971 *Second regular session: January 4-March 31, 1972 Previous: 32nd Legislature • Next: 34th Legislature

Party composition

Senate

House of Representatives

Major legislation

Enacted

1971 legislative session *Taxes - HB 1181 increased the taxes on the oil and gas industry by approximately $21 million.

Leadership

*President of the senate: Lieutenant Governor George Nigh *

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: Finis Smith *

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: Rex Privett *Speaker pro tempore: Joseph Mountford *House majority floor leader: Leland Wolf *House minority leader: Charles Ford

Staff

Chief clerk of the House: Louise Stockton

Membership

Senate

*Table based on 2005 Oklahoma Almanac.

House of Representatives

*Table based on database of historic members.Historic Members
, Okhouse.gov (accessed July 10, 2013)

References

External links

Oklahoma SenateOklahoma House of Representatives
{{Oklahoma Legislatures Oklahoma legislative sessions 1971 in Oklahoma 1972 in Oklahoma 1971 U.S. legislative sessions 1972 U.S. legislative sessions