# Melissa Provenzano

Melissa Provenzano is a Democratic member of the Oklahoma House for district 79.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Oklahoma House, district 79
- Serving since: 2018-11-16
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4085a19f-1853-48e4-88c8-8b5b9089054a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4085a19f-1853-48e4-88c8-8b5b9089054a (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

25% of the 67 bills Provenzano sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Oklahoma House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.66 (standard error 0.03), from 582 donors and 722 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 45% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,932 roll calls. Attendance 94.5% (Oklahoma House 90.1%). Party unity 89% (88%). 71 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-14 · voted nay · Fourth Reading · SB 2 Wind energy; providing setback requirements for certain affected counties; waiver; referral of question to eligible voters; zoning; construction;… · fail · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2/
- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · Veto Override Without Emer. · SB 1589 Crimes and punishments; modifying scope of certain offense related to gambling. Effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1589/
- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · Fourth Reading · HB 1370 Motor Fuel Tax Code; repealer; reduction in federal excise tax on gasoline or diesel fuel; emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB1370/
- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · Fourth Reading · SB 893 Property and critical infrastructure; creating the Military Installation and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2025. Effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB893/
- 2026-05-07 · voted yea · Reconsider Measure · SB 1209 Forcible entry and detainer; modifying time period for certain trial. Effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1209/
- 2026-05-07 · voted nay · Third Reading · SB 1884 School employees; modifying the access statewide professional educators' associations have to school employees; allowing termination of certain… · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1884/
- 2026-05-07 · voted nay · Third Reading · SB 514 Schools; student eligibility; virtual charter school students; Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) activities; policies. Effective… · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB514/
- 2026-05-07 · voted nay · Third Reading · SB 2143 Ad valorem tax; authorizing use of digital visual technology for inspection of real property. Effective date. · fail · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2143/
- 2026-05-07 · voted yea · Third Reading · SJR 53 Joint resolution; approving certain proposed permanent rules of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SJR53/
- 2026-05-07 · voted yea · Third Reading · SB 1209 Forcible entry and detainer; modifying time period for certain trial. Effective date. · fail · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1209/

## Legislation (OK 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 67 bills: 67 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 0. 25.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma House 44.5%; rank 80 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3678: Crimes and punishments; electronic communication devices; threaten; intimidate; harass; public officials; municipal officials; public school board members;… (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3678/
- HB 3671: Teachers; definition for career teacher; effective date. (became law, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3671/
- HB 3679: Revenue and taxation; sales tax exemption; governmental and nonprofit entities; effective date; emergency. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3679/
- HB 3683: Oklahoma Pension Legislation Actuarial Analysis Act; definition; Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System; definitions; term; effective dates. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3683/
- HB 3681: Landlord and tenant; Oklahoma Landlord and Tenant Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3681/
- HB 3674: Schools; school resource officer program; sexual assault reporting; continuing law enforcement training; CLEET; certification; sexual assault and sexual… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3674/
- SB 1317: Teachers; modifying definition of career teacher. Effective date. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1317/
- HB 3676: Transfer-on-death deeds; requirements; nonacceptance; lapsed interest; allocation of costs; good-cause exception; construction; form; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3676/
- HB 3673: Professions and occupations; term of license and registration certificates; renewal; prohibitions; reinstated licenses; application; continuing education… (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3673/
- HB 3688: Health care; Oklahoma Women's Health Care Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3688/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $121.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.okhouse.gov/representatives/melissa-provenzano
- Campaign site: https://www.proven4oklahoma.com/
- X: https://x.com/proven4oklahoma
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/proven4oklahoma/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proven4Oklahoma
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@melissaprovenzanoforhoused8454
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@proven4oklahoma
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-provenzano-a915004/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4085a19f-1853-48e4-88c8-8b5b9089054a