The Oklahoma State Legislature wrapped up its session Friday, and evidence that they even met this session is sparse.

Few strides were made in addressing Oklahoma’s mounting health care problem, prison problem and tax problem.

Some of the biggest pieces of legislation to come out of the session include the $475 million bond issue passed on the last day, a $60 million tax break for the owners of the Seattle Supersonics if the team moves here and passage of an anti-abortion bill over Gov. Brad Henry’s veto, which would require women to have an ultrasound before getting an abortion.

And of those bills, the bond issue may be the only one Oklahomans will actually be able to see materialize.

The bigger issue is the bills that died on the floors of the house and senate.

Senate bill 1537, also known as Nick’s Law, would have mandated insurance companies to provide care for autism.

Senate bill 1521, or Steffanie’s Law, would have required health insurance companies to provide coverage for routine health care for patients testing new treatments.

Passage of those two laws would have significantly advanced the state’s health care situation.

Some other bills that died are for the best and should never be mentioned again, such as the bill to allow concealed handguns on college campuses or make English the official language in Oklahoma.

We agree with Gov. Henry’s assessment of this session: an ‘A’ for effort, but a ‘C+’ overall, only because of the occasional cooperation between Democrats and Republicans.

While the session did have its strong points, it will not be one that many remember as a banner year that changed the state forever.