OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma legislator is making good on a promise to the family of kidnapped teenager Lauria Bible.
Rep. Steve Bashore, R-Miami, has refiled the “Lauria and Ashley” bill. The bill was filed on the first day new House measures were eligible to be pre-filed for the 2025 legislative session, which convenes Feb. 3.
House Bill 1001 is named after 16-year-old best friends Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman, who were last seen on Dec. 29, 1999, and are presumed to be dead. A similar bill passed the House last year with an overwhelming majority, but the bill died in the Senate.
Was money the center of why the previous “Lauria and Ashley’s Bill failed?
Bashore serves District 7, which includes Ottawa County and parts of Craig and Delaware counties. The girls attended Welch and Bluejacket schools…