The state legislature met in Oklahoma City, in regular session from January 5 to March 23, 1915, and in special session from January 17 to February 22, 1916, during the first two years of the term of Governor Robert L.

[1] The only bill sponsored by a Socialist that became Oklahoma law involved hunting.

[1] The 1916 special session was called after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Oklahoma's Jim Crow law.

Previous: 4th Legislature • Next: 6th Legislature Lieutenant Governor Martin E. Trapp served as the President of the Senate, which gave him a tie-breaking vote and allowed him to serve as a presiding officer.

A. McCrory of Ringling, Oklahoma, served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and William A. Durant served as Speaker Pro Tempore.