An old legislative favorite, workers’ compensation reform, may be returning to the top of the agenda in the state Senate.
Senate President Pro Tem Brian Bingman, R-Sapulpa, told the Tulsa Metro Chamber on Thursday that workers’ comp reform is his top priority for next year’s session, followed by education, tax reform and capital improvements.
“No. 1, hands down, is workers’ comp,” he said, referring to business obstacles in the state. “We have had reforms in the workers’ comp system. They don’t work. We’ve been nibbling around the edges.