18th Oklahoma Legislature

The 18th Oklahoma Legislature was a historical meeting of Oklahoma's legislative branch, consisting of the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives. It convened in regular session at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City from January 7 through May 23, 1941, during the administration of Governor Leon C. Phillips. As a state legislative session rather than a commercial organization, it did not operate as a consumer brand, sell products, or maintain a corporate ownership structure. The legislature was divided into two chambers. The Senate was presided over by Lieutenant Governor James E. Berry, who served as the chamber's presiding officer and retained a tie-breaking vote. H. M. Curnutt of Barnsdall was elected president pro tempore of the Senate. In the House of Representatives, the Democratic caucus controlled a majority of seats and selected E. Blumhagen of Watonga as speaker. A. E. Montgomery of Tulsa served as speaker pro tempore. The session formed part of Oklahoma's regular constitutional lawmaking cycle. Its membership included senators and representatives recorded in contemporary state-almanac material and government databases. The 18th Legislature followed the 17th Oklahoma Legislature and was succeeded by the 19th Legislature. The available reference material identifies the session dates, institutional composition, and principal presiding officers but does not provide sufficient detail here to summarize individual legislation, appropriations, political controversies, campaigns, or policy outcomes without risking invention. The body is now a historical and archival subject. Its significance lies in documenting Oklahoma's state government during 1941, including the relationship between the executive branch and the legislature, the organization of the Senate and House, and the role of Democratic majority control in selecting House leadership.

The 18th Oklahoma Legislature met in regular session from January 7 to May 23, 1941, at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City. It was composed of the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives and operated during the term of Governor Leon C. Phillips. The Senate's constitutional presiding officer was Lieutenant Governor James E. Berry. In that role, Berry could preside over the chamber and cast a tie-breaking vote when required. The senators elected H. M. Curnutt of Barnsdall as president pro tempore, giving him responsibility for organizing the Senate and serving as its presiding officer under the chamber's internal arrangements. In the House, the Democratic caucus held the majority of seats. That majority enabled House members to elect E. Blumhagen of Watonga as speaker. A. E. Montgomery of Tulsa was chosen as speaker pro tempore. These leadership arrangements reflected the chamber's partisan composition and defined its formal organization for the 1941 session. The legislature followed the 17th Oklahoma Legislature and preceded the 19th. Available reference material identifies the session dates, legislative chambers, party control, and leadership, while also indicating that Senate membership was documented in a state almanac and House membership in a government database. The supplied material does not establish a reliable account of particular laws, fiscal measures, investigations, disputes, or other legislative outcomes. Those subjects therefore remain unfilled rather than being inferred.

• 1941

  Regular session convened

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  The 18th Oklahoma Legislature opened its regular session at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City on January 7, 1941.

• 1941

  Legislative leadership organized

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  James E. Berry served as Senate president, H. M. Curnutt as president pro tempore, E. Blumhagen as House speaker, and A. E. Montgomery as speaker pro tempore.

• 1941

  Regular session adjourned

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  The regular session concluded on May 23, 1941.

A historical state legislative institution of Oklahoma, not a commercial brand.

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