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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 25, 2021
SENATE BILL NO. 484 By: Dahm
An Act relating to agency operations; providing
procedures for federal rule and regulati on review for
state agencies; authorizing the Legis lature to
disapprove implementat ion of certain rules and
regulations; prohibiting certain conduct upon certain
disapproval; stating when certain rules and
regulations are operative; providing for certain
exemption from liability; clarifying application to
certain rights, privileges or in terests gained by
certain persons; providing for codification; and
providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PE OPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of l aw to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 308b of Title 75, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Upon receipt by a state agency of a requirement for an
agency to adopt, follow or otherwise submit to any new federal rule
or regulation or chan ge to an existing federal rule or regulation,
or interpretation of any rule or regulation, that agency shall send
the federal rule or regulation by electronic mail to all members of
the Legislature and the Governor.
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B. By the adoption of a joint resolutio n, the Legislature may
disapprove the implementation of any federal rule or regulation
imposed on a state agency.
C. Unless otherwise authorized by the Legislature, wh enever a
rule or regulation is disapproved as provided in subsection B of
this section, the agency subject to such rules or regulations shall
not have authority to follow, interpret or abide by any require ments
of the rule or regulation as specified by the Legislature. Any
effective rule or regulation which would have been imposed on an
agency when the Legislature was not in session shall be deemed null
and void on the date the Legislature disapproves the rule or
regulation by a resolution as provided for in subsection B of this
section. Federal rules and regulations imposed on state agencie s
may be disapproved in part or in whole by the Legislature. Upon
enactment of any joint resolution disapproving a r ule or regulation,
the agency shall file notice of such legislative disapproval with
the Attorney General.
D. A federal rule or regulation shall be deemed authorized for
state agency compliance, if disappr oved by a joint resolution
pursuant to subsection B of this section which has been vetoed by
the Governor in accordance with Section 11 of Article VI of the
Oklahoma Constitution and the ve to has not been overridden.
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E. State agencies and their employees complying with the
provisions of this section shall be exempt from liability pursuant
to Section 155 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
F. Any rights, privileges or interests gained by any person by
operation of a federal rule or regulation applied pri or to the
adoption of a joint resolution pursuant to this section, shall not
be affected by reason of any subsequent disapproval or rejection of
such rule or regulation by either house of t he Legislature.
SECTION 2. This act shall become e ffective November 1, 20 21.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, COMMERCE AND TOURISM
February 25, 2021 - DO PASS