Req. No. 5262 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 59th Legisla ture (2023) HOUSE BILL 1596 By: Worthen AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission; creating a petty cash fund; stating purpose; providing for maximum fund amount; establishing certain procedures for certain fund; 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 t o be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 8-101 of Title 37A, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: There is hereby created a petty cash fund for the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission to be used for the purpose of supplying its agents with money for undercover operations to obtain critical evidence for case presentation s. The amount of the petty cash fund shall not exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), and the ABLE Commission is authorized to prescribe forms, systems, and procedures for its administration. The petty cash fund may be reimbursed from time to time by the filing of proper claims, accompanied by valid receipts for expenditures made. Req. No. 5262 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. 59-1-5262 JL 12/15/22