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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (20 22)
HOUSE BILL 3696 By: McDugle
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to state government; prohibiting
certain entities from closing or restricting hours of
operation without certain permiss ion; defining term;
providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Sect ion 11001 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
Except for state holidays, and closing of offices due to
inclement weather conditions, no public body shall close its offices
or limit or restrict its normal busin ess hours of operation without
permission from the Oklahoma Legislat ure or the Governor. For
purposes of this section , "public body" shall include, but not be
limited to, any state office, department, board, bureau, commission,
agency, trusteeship, authori ty, council, committee, trust or any
entity created by a trust, supported in whole or in part by public
funds or entrusted with the expenditure of public fun ds or
administering or oper ating public property .
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SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
58-2-8435 LRB 01/10/22