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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 995 By: Bergstrom
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Administrative Procedures Act;
7 amending 75 O.S. 2021, Section 308, as amended by
8 Section 5, Chapter 38, O.S.L. 2023 (75 O.S. Supp.
8 2024, Section 308), which relates to proposed
9 permanent rules; requiring legislative approval for
9 proposed permanent rules; repealing 75 O.S. 2021,
10 Section 308.3, as amended by Section 6, Chapter 38,
10 O.S.L. 2023 (75 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 308.3),
11 which relates to rule adoption; and declaring an
11 emergency.
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 75 O.S. 2021, Section 308, as
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16 amended by Section 5, Chapter 38, O.S.L. 2023 (75 O.S. Supp. 2024,
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17 Section 308), is amended to read as follows:
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18 Section 308. A. Upon receipt of any proposed permanent rules,
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19 the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro
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20 Tempore of the Senate shall assign such rules to the appropriate
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21 committees of each house of the Legislature for review. Except as
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22 otherwise provided by this section:
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23 1. If such rules are received on or before April 1, the
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24 Legislature shall have until the last day of the regular legislative
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1 session of that year to review such rules. Provided, proposed
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2 permanent rules for consideration by the 2nd Session of the 59th
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3 Legislature shall be submitted on or before March 1. For each
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4 legislative session thereafter, proposed permanent rules shall be
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5 submitted on or before February 1 of the given year; and
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6 2. If such rules are received after the date established
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7 pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection, the Legislature shall
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8 have until the last day of the regular legislative session of the
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9 next year to act on such rules.
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10 B. By the adoption of joint resolutions during the review
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11 period specified in subsection A of this section, the Legislature
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12 may disapprove or approve any rule and disapprove all or part of a
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13 rule or rules. Any rules not acted upon by the adoption of a joint
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14 resolution shall be deemed disapproved.
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15 C. Unless otherwise authorized by the Legislature, whenever a
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16 rule is disapproved as provided in subsection B of this section, the
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17 agency adopting such rules shall not have authority to resubmit an
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18 identical rule, except during the first sixty (60) calendar days of
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19 the next regular legislative session. Any effective emergency rule
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20 which would have been superseded by a disapproved permanent rule
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21 shall be deemed null and void on the date the Legislature
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22 disapproves the permanent rule. Rules may be disapproved in part or
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23 in whole by the Legislature. Upon enactment of any joint resolution
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24 disapproving a rule, the agency shall file notice of such
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1 legislative disapproval with the Secretary for publication in "The
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2 Oklahoma Register".
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3 D. Unless otherwise provided by specific vote of the
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4 Legislature, joint resolutions introduced for purposes of
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5 disapproving or approving a rule or the omnibus joint resolution
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6 described in Section 308.3 of this title shall not be subject to
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7 regular legislative cutoff dates, shall be limited to such
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8 provisions as may be necessary for disapproval or approval of a
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9 rule, and any such other direction or mandate regarding the rule
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10 deemed necessary by the Legislature. The resolution shall contain
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11 no other provisions.
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12 E. A proposed permanent rule shall only be deemed finally
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13 adopted if:
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14 1. Approved by the Legislature pursuant to Section 308.3 of
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15 this title, provided that any such joint resolution becomes law in
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16 accordance with Section 11 of Article VI of the Oklahoma
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17 Constitution;
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18 2. Approved by a joint resolution pursuant to subsection B of
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19 this section, provided that any such resolution becomes law in
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20 accordance with Section 11 of Article VI of the Oklahoma
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21 Constitution; or
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22 3. Disapproved by a joint resolution pursuant to subsection B
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23 of this section or Section 308.3 of this title which has been vetoed
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1 by the Governor in accordance with Section 11 of Article VI of the
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2 Oklahoma Constitution and the veto has not been overridden.
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3 F. Prior to final adoption of a rule, an agency may withdraw a
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4 rule from legislative review. Notice of such withdrawal shall be
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5 given to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
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6 the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and to the Secretary for
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7 publication in "The Oklahoma Register".
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8 G. An agency may promulgate an emergency rule only pursuant to
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9 Section 253 of this title.
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10 H. Any rights, privileges, or interests gained by any person by
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11 operation of an emergency rule, shall not be affected by reason of
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12 any subsequent disapproval or rejection of such rule by either house
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14 SECTION 2. REPEALER 75 O.S. 2021, Section 308.3, as
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15 amended by Section 6, Chapter 38, O.S.L. 2023 (75 O.S. Supp. 2024,
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16 Section 308.3), is hereby repealed.
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17 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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18 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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19 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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20 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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