An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1596 By: Worthen of the House
and
Coleman of the Senate
An Act relating to the Alcoholic Beverage Laws
Enforcement Commission; authorizing the establishment
of official advanced funds; stating purpose;
providing for maximum fund amount; establishing
certain procedures for certain fund; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date.
SUBJECT: ABLE Commission
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 numb ering, reads as follows:
The Alcoholic Beverage Law s Enforcement (ABLE) Commission is
hereby authorized to establish official advanced funds (OAF) for the
purpose of supplying its agents with money for enforcement of
actions to obtain critical evidence for case presentations. The
amount of the OAF 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 OAF may
be reimbursed from time to time by the fi ling of proper claims,
accompanied by valid receipts for expendit ures made.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 8th day of May, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 17th day of April, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________