OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A bill that would allow beer and wine to be sold in grocery and convenience stores is coming down to the wire in the Oklahoma House.
The Oklahoman reports that the Senate-passed measure to put the issue on the November ballot was scheduled to come up in the House Rules Committee last week, but it got pulled from the agenda. The panel is scheduled to meet again Wednesday, just two days before the deadline for such bills to advance.
Oklahoma Senate passed the bill with a 28-16 vote. It's not clear why it hasn't been taken up in the committee yet, but bitterness between the two chambers has been known to slow down proposals.
Last week, House leaders complained that the Senate didn't take up a House-passed bill on education standards.