That still leaves the Republicans with a 71-member majority, but that majority includes members who are unhappy with specific aspects of the general appropriations bill and/or its ancillaries or whose favorite legislation did not get heard.

The House will also have to take up a $125 million bond issue to complete repairs to the Capitol. It passed the Senate on Thursday.

It is also expected to consider late-arriving legislation to protect child welfare, disability services and some programs for the elderly from the massive cuts visited on the Department of Human Services by the budget agreement for fiscal year 2017.

The House spent a good part of Thursday fussing over procedural matters related to the DHS bill and a workers’ compensation measure and discussing and debating a bill and a joint resolution that would drastically change the way beer and wine are sold in Oklahoma.

Late in the day, though, the House rolled through a half-dozen routine measures and passed the somewhat more controversial HB 2929, by Rep. Jason Dunnington, D-Oklahoma City, which prohibits employers from firing or otherwise retaliating against employees who discuss their pay with each other.

HB 2929 is touted as a measure to combat pay discrimination, particularly against women.