Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma SB995: Administrative Procedures Act; proposed permanent rules; requiring legislative approval for final rule adoption. Emergency.
Status: Chaptered, May 27, 2025
What the bill says
An Act relating to the Administrative Procedures Act; amending 75 O.S. 2021, Section 250.3, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 38, O.S.L. 2023 (75 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 250.3), which relates to definitions; modifying definition of final rule; updating statutory language; eliminating reference to technical legal defect; amending 75 O.S. 2021, Section 308, as amended by Section 5, Chapter 38, O.S.L. 2023 (75 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 308), which relates to proposed permanent rules; requiring legislative approval for final rule adoption; removing references to certain section of law…
From the enrolled text, May 19, 2025:
An Act relating to the Administrative Procedures Act; amending 75 O.S. 2021, Section 250.3, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 38, O.S.L. 2023 (75 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 250.3), which relates to definitions; modifying definition of final rule; updating statutory language; eliminating reference to technical legal defect; amending 75 O.S. 2021, Section 308, as amended by Section 5, Chapter 38, O.S.L. 2023 (75 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 308), which relates to proposed permanent rules; requiring legislative approval for final rule adoption; removing references to certain section of law; repealing 75 O.S. 2021, Section 308.3, as amended by Section 6, Chapter 38, O.S.L. 2023 (75 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 308.3), which relates to rule adoption procedure; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Administrative Procedures Act SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 75 O.S. 2021, Section 250.3, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 38, O.S.L. 2023 (75 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 250.3), is amended to read as follows: Section 250.3. As used in the Administrative Procedures Act: 1. "Administrative head" means an official or agency body responsible pursuant to law for issuing final agency orders; 2. "Adopted" means a proposed emergency rule which has been approved by the agency but has not been approved or disapproved by the Governor as an emergency rule as provided by Section 253 of this title, or a proposed permanent rule …