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4		-	Resolution
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7		-	RESOLUTION NO. 1 By: Paxton of the Senate
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	53	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
	54	+
	55	+	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
	56	+
	57	+	SENATE CONCURRENT
	58	+	RESOLUTION 1 By: Paxton of the Senate
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9	60		and
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11	62		Hilbert of the House
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	67	+	AS INTRODUCED
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15	69		A Concurrent Resolution relating to Joint Rules; and
16	70		amending Joint Rules for the 60th Legislature.
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23	77		BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE 1ST SESSION OF THE 60TH OKLAHOMA
24	78		LEGISLATURE, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN:
25		-
26	79		SECTION 1. The Joint Rules of the 59th 60th Oklahoma
27	80		Legislature are amended to read as follows:
28		-
29	81		JOINT RULES
30		-
31	82		59th 60th OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE
32		-
33	83		2023-2024 2025-2026
34		-
35	84		PREAMBLE
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37	85		The Oklahoma Legislature hereby adopts the following joint rules
38	86		to govern its operations and procedures pursuant to Article V,
39	87		Section 30 of the Oklahoma Con stitution.
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41	88		RULE ONE
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43	140		JOINT SESSIONS
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45	141		(a) The Officers of joint sessions of the Legislature shall be
46	142		the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
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48		-	ENR. S. C. R. NO. 1 Page 2
49	143		Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the
50	144		Secretary of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of
51	145		Representatives.
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53	146		(b) Upon the convening of a joint session of the Legislatu re,
54	147		the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of
55	148		Representatives shall keep a report of the proceedings to be
56	149		published in the journals of their respe ctive chambers.
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58	150		RULE TWO
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60	151		COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN SENATE AND HOUSE
61		-
62	152		All bills, resolutions, votes and amendments by either chamber,
63	153		to which the concurrence of both is necessary, as well as messages,
64	154		shall be presented to the other under the signature of the Clerk or
65	155		Secretary of the chamber from which they are transmitted. Messages
66	156		between the chambers shall be sent only while the receiving chamber
67	157		is sitting.
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69	158		RULE THREE
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71	159		AVAILABILITY OF LEGISLATION
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73	160		Neither chamber of the Oklahoma Legislature shall consider
74	161		legislation unless said legislation has been made available on a
75	162		previous legislative day to the members of the chamber then having
76	163		custody of the measure.
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78	215		RULE FOUR
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80	216		JOINT COMMITTEES
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82	217		CHAPTER A:
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84	218		IN GENERAL
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86	219		4.0 – Applicability.
87		-
88	220		The provisions of this Chapter shall take precedence over all
89	221		other provisions seeking to control the processes of a Joint
90	222		Committee created pursuant to a directive by the President Pro
91		-
92		-	ENR. S. C. R. NO. 1 Page 3
93	223		Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
94	224		Representatives, unless such specific Joint Com mittee’s processes
95	225		are specifically created or addressed by adopted Joint Rule of the
96	226		Legislature.
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98	227		4.1 – Co-Chairs and Co-Vice Chairs.
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100	228		(a) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint a Co -
101	229		Chair and Co-Vice Chair to each Joint Committee. The Spe aker of the
102	230		House of Representatives shall appoint a Co -Chair and Co-Vice Chair
103	231		to each Joint Committee.
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105	232		(b) While considering a bill or resolution in a joint meeting,
106	233		Joint Committees shall be presided over by the member appointed as a
107	234		Co-Chair by the proposed legislation’s chamber of origin unless
108	235		otherwise determined by the Joint Committee.
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110	236		(c) When meeting jointly or separately, the Co -Vice Chair shall
111	237		assume the duties of the Co -Chair for the same chamber during the
112	238		absence of or at the request of th e Co-Chair.
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116	291		The dates, times, and locations of separate meetings sh all be
117	292		determined by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
118	293		President Pro Tempore of the Senate for their respective
119	294		delegations.
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121	295		4.3 – Notice of Meetings.
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123	296		Unless otherwise established by agreement between the Speaker of
124	297		the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the
125	298		Senate, twenty-four (24) hours of notice to the public shall be
126	299		provided for meetings of Joint Committees whether such meeting shall
127	300		be held jointly or separately.
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129	301		4.4 – Open Meetings.
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131	302		Meetings of Joint Committee s shall be open to the public.
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133	303		4.5 – Calendar of Business.
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136		-	ENR. S. C. R. NO. 1 Page 4
137	304		Unless otherwise established by agreement between the Speaker of
138	305		the House of Representatives and the Pr esident Pro Tempore of the
139	306		Senate, the Co-Chairs of a Joint Committee shall establish the
140	307		calendar of business for that Joint Committee.
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142	308		4.6 – Authority of Co-Chairs and Co-Vice Chairs.
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144	309		(a) The presiding Co -Chair or Co-Vice Chair of a Joint
145	310		Committee shall have all authority necessary to maintain order and
146	311		decorum and to ensure efficient operatio n of the Joint Committee.
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148	312		(b) Except as otherwise provided for by this Rule, when meeting
149	313		separately, each chamber ’s respective Rules governing the conduct of
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150	365		committee meetings shall apply to meetings of a Joint Committee;
151	366		provided, the Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee may establish
152	367		procedures for the conduct of joint meetings of the Joint Committee.
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154	368		4.7 – Quorum.
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156	369		(a) In a joint meeting, a quorum shall be conside red present
157	370		only when a majority of the members appointed by the House of
158	371		Representatives and a majority of the members appointed by the
159	372		Senate are present.
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161	373		(b) In a separate meeting convened either by the Speaker of the
162	374		House of Representatives or by the President Pro Tempore of the
163	375		Senate or designees, a quorum shall be considered present when a
164	376		majority of the members from the convening chamber are present.
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166	377		4.8 – Voting.
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168	378		(a) All votes cast in a Joint Committee shall be conducted in
169	379		open, public meeting s.
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171	380		(b) Only those committee members present may vote on any
172	381		matter.
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174	382		(c) A proposed recommen dation shall not be considered adopted
175	383		by a Joint Committee unless a majority of a quorum of the members
176	384		appointed by the House of Representatives and a majority o f a quorum
177	385		of the members appointed by the Senate shall have both, at some time
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179		-	ENR. S. C. R. NO. 1 Page 5
180	386		in the course of the present biennium, voted in favor of the
181	387		question.
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183		-	4.9 – Deadlines.
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185	440		(a) Measures referred to a Joint Committee shall not be subject
186	441		to the legislative dead lines regularly adopted by the Legislature.
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188	442		(b) If a Joint Committee does not report a bill or resolution
189	443		with a recommendation prior to Sine Die Adjournment of the First
190	444		Regular Session of the biennium, the bill or resolution shall remain
191	445		in the custody of the Joint Committee and shall carry over to the
192	446		Second Regular Session of the biennium with the same status.
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194	447		(c) The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
195	448		President Pro Tempore of the Senate may establish other deadlines
196	449		applicable to Joint C ommittees.
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198	450		4.10 – Security.
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200	451		(a) Unless otherwise established by agreement between the
201	452		Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro
202	453		Tempore of the Senate, the Co -Chairs of a Joint Committee created
203	454		pursuant to this Rule shall jointly deter mine what security
204	455		arrangements shall be necessary for each Joint Committee meeting.
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206	456		(b) Unless otherwise established by agreement between the
207	457		Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro
208	458		Tempore of the Senate, the Co -Chairs of a Joint Co mmittee created
209	459		pursuant to this Rule shall individually determine what security
210	460		arrangements shall be necessary for separately convened committee
211	461		meetings.
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213	462		CHAPTER B:
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215	463		APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGET
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219	516		(a) There shall be constituted a joint committee whose
220	517		membership is composed of members of the House of Representatives
221	518		and of the Senate. The joint committee established by this Rule
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224	519		shall be styled as the Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget
225	520		and shall be hereinafter referenc ed as “JCAB”.
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227	521		(b) The members of the Senate appointed to serve on the Senate
228	522		Committee on Appropriations shall also be the members of the Joint
229	523		Committee,; provided, such membership may be changed by the
230	524		President Pro Tempore of the Senate. The members o f the House of
231	525		Representatives appointed to serve on House Committee on
232	526		Appropriations and Budget shall also be the members of JCAB;
233	527		provided, such membership may be changed by the Speaker of the House
234	528		of Representatives. Ex officio members of the committ ees of each
235	529		respective chamber shall be ex officio and voting members of JCAB.
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237	530		4.12 – Amendments.
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239	531		Legislation referred to JCAB shall not be amended other than by
240	532		adoption of a committee substitute authored by the Co -Chairs of
241	533		JCAB.
242		-
243	534		4.13 – Recommendations.
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245	535		(a) A recommendation by JCAB of “Do Pass” or “Do Pass, As
246	536		Amended” shall constitute a favorable recommendation.
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248	537		(b) Upon adoption of a favorable recommendation by JCAB, the
249	538		Co-Chairs shall cause a joint committee report to be created
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250	590		recording the ayes a nd the nays. Said report shall be filed with
251	591		the chief legislative officer of the recommende d legislation’s
252	592		chamber of origin.
253		-
254	593		(c) All legislation receiving a favorable recommendation by
255	594		JCAB to the chamber of origin shall contain a complete Title and an
256	595		Enacting or Resolving Clause.
257		-
258	596		(d) No measure shall be recommended by JCAB to the chamber of
259	597		origin which does not have a fiscal impact. A fiscal impact may
260	598		arise from provisions affecting revenues or expenditures or from
261	599		provisions giving rise to a fisc al impact upon any governmental
262	600		subdivision of the State of Oklahoma.
263		-
264	601		4.14 – Joint Calendar for Appropriations and Budget.
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268	602		(a) There shall be constituted a joint calendar upon which only
269	603		those measures receiving a favorable recommendation by JCAB shall be
270	604		published. The joint calendar established by this Rule shall be
271	605		styled as the Joint Calendar on Appropriations and Budget and shall
272	606		be hereinafter referenced in this Rule as the “Joint Calendar”.
273		-
274	607		(b) Upon filing with the chief legislative officer of the
275	608		chamber of origin, the joint committee report shall be published to
276	609		the Joint Calendar. Whe n published to the Joint Calendar, said
277	610		report shall be distributed to the members of the House of
278	611		Representatives and Senate and shall be made available to the pu blic
279	612		on a legislative day prior to consideration in the chamber of
280	613		origin.
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283	666		paragraph (b) of this Rule shall fulfill all internal and external
284	667		distribution and availability requirements for both chambers of the
285	668		Legislature for measures receiving a favorable recommendation by the
286	669		Joint Committee.
287		-
288	670		4.15 – Consideration in Chamber of Origin.
289		-
290	671		(a) If a measure favorably reported by JCAB is scheduled for
291	672		consideration, the joint committee report, prior to advancement of
292	673		the measure from General Order to Third Reading and Final Passage,
293	674		shall undergo consideration and shall either be adopted or rejected.
294		-
295	675		(b) Upon adoption of the joint committee report, the bill or
296	676		resolution shall be considered advanced from General Order, and on
297	677		Third Reading and Final Passage.
298		-
299	678		(c) If a motion to reject the jo int committee report is
300	679		adopted, the report and the measure shall be returned to the custody
301	680		of the Joint Committee.
302		-
303	681		(d) No bill or resolution receiving a recomme ndation from the
304	682		Joint Committee of “Do Pass” or “Do Pass, As Amended” shall be
305	683		subject to amendment.
306		-
307	684		(e) Upon approval of the bill or resolution on Third Reading
308	685		and Final Passage, the measure shall be engrossed to the opposite
309	686		house in the same manner a s other measures are engrossed.
	687	+	4.16 – Consideration in the Opposite Chamber.
310	688
311		-	ENR. S. C. R. NO. 1 Page 8
312	689
313		-	4.16 – Consideration in the Opposite Chamber.
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314	738
315	739		(a) Upon consideration in the opposite chamber, the joint
316	740		committee report, prior to advancement of the measure from General
317	741		Order to Third Reading and Final Passage, shall unde rgo
318	742		consideration and shall either be adopted or rejected.
319		-
320	743		(b) Upon adoption of the joint committee report in the opposite
321	744		chamber, the bill or resolution shall be considered advanced from
322	745		General Order, engrossed and on Third Reading and Final Passage.
323		-
324	746		(c) If a motion to reject the joint committee report is
325	747		adopted, the report and the measure s hall be returned to the custody
326	748		of the Joint Committee.
327		-
328	749		(d) No bill or resolution receiving a recommendation from the
329	750		Joint Committee of “Do Pass” or “Do Pass, As Amended” shall be
330	751		subject to amendment.
331		-
332	752		RULE FIVE
333		-
334	753		CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
335		-
336	754		5.1 - Procedures.
337		-
338	755		(a) When a bill or resolution is returned by either chamber to
339	756		the other with amendments, and the chamber where the bill or
340	757		resolution originated refuses to concur in said amendments, a
341	758		conference, by a majority vote of those present and voting, may be
342	759		requested. Such action shall be transmitted by message which shall
343	760		include the names of the conferees on the part of the requesting
344	761		chamber. Upon receipt of such mes sage, the other chamber may, in
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345	813		like manner, grant such conference, notifying the requesting chamber
346	814		by message stating therein the names of its conferees.
347		-
348	815		(b) In case of agreement by a majority of the members of each
349	816		chamber, the conference committee rep ort shall first be made to the
350	817		chamber of origin, and there acted upon, the action taken to b e
351	818		immediately reported, by message, by the Secretary or the Clerk to
352	819		the other chamber. The conference committee report shall be signed
353	820		by a majority of the confe rees appointed by each chamber.
354		-
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356		-
357	821		(c) In the event of the failure of either chamber to adopt the
358	822		conference committee report, the bill or resolution as reported by
359	823		the conference committee shall remain with the chamber where the
360	824		failure to adopt occurred an d that chamber may, at any time
361	825		thereafter, request further conference and the original or ne w
362	826		conferees shall be appointed for the further consideration of
363	827		amendments. In the event that the conference committee report is
364	828		rejected and further conference i s requested, the bill or resolution
365	829		shall be in custody of the chamber of origin.
366		-
367	830		(d) In case the conferees of the two chambers are unable to
368	831		agree they shall report that fact to the chamber of origin by filing
369	832		a conference committee report stating “conferees are unable to
370	833		agree”. The bill or joint resolution shall revert to the status it
371	834		occupied before being sent to conference committee.
372		-
373	835		(e) It shall be within the exclusive jurisdiction of the
374	836		chamber of origin:
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375	887
376	888		1. to determine the germaneness of all amendments proposed by
377	889		the opposite chamber to the bills and joint resolutions of the
378	890		chamber of origin; and
379		-
380	891		2. to determine the germaneness of all conference committee
381	892		substitutes as well as any other changes made within a conference
382	893		committee report to the bills and joint resolutions of the chamber
383	894		of origin.
384		-
385	895		5.2 – Joint Conference Calendar.
386		-
387	896		(a) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of
388	897		the House of Representatives may establish a joint calendar for
389	898		publication of conference committee r eports.
390		-
391	899		(b) Unless otherwise established by agreement between the
392	900		Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro
393	901		Tempore of the Senate, a conference committee report, upon filing
394	902		with the chief legislative officer of the chamber of origin, may be
395	903		published to the Joint Conference Calendar. When published to the
396	904		Joint Conference Calendar, said report shall be distributed to the
397	905		members of the House of Representatives and Senate and shall be made
398		-
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400	906		available to the public on a legislative day p rior to consideration
401	907		in the chamber of origin.
402		-
403	908		RULE SIX
404		-
405	909		RECALL OF MEASURES FROM GOVERNOR
406		-
407	910		Bills and joint resolutions presented to the Governor, and on
408	911		which action by the Governor is pending, may be recalled only by a
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409	963		concurrent resolution introduced in t he chamber of origin of said
410	964		bill or joint resolution and adopted by both chambers; provided,
411	965		however, bills and joint resolutions may be recalled from the
412	966		Governor upon a joint request of the presiding officers of both
413	967		chambers for the exclusive purpose o f correcting typographical and
414	968		grammatical errors therein when such request for recall identifies
415	969		the errors to be corrected. The amendment of such bill or joint
416	970		resolution recalled on request of the presiding officers shall be
417	971		limited to the correction o f errors as stated in the recall request.
418	972		The recall request shall be printed in full in the journal of each
419	973		chamber.
420		-
421	974		RULE SEVEN
422		-
423	975		LEGISLATIVE SCHEDULE
424		-
425	976		(a) The First Regular Session of the 59th 60th Oklahoma
426	977		Legislature shall adhere to the following proced ure schedule:
427		-
428	978		1. January 19, 2023 January 16, 2025, no later than 4:00 p.m.,
429	979		shall be the deadline for introduction of bills and joint
430	980		resolutions in the Senate and House of Representatives for
431	981		consideration on the floor of the House of Representatives or Senate
432	982		during the First Regular Session.
433		-
434	983		2. March 23, 2023 March 27, 2025, shall be the final
435	984		legislative day for Third Reading and Final Passage of a bill or
436	985		joint resolution in the chamber of origin.
437	986
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438	1037		3. April 27, 2023 May 8, 2025, shall be the final l egislative
439	1038		day for Third Reading and Final Passage of a bill or joint
440	1039		resolution in the chamber opposite the chamber of origin.
441		-
442		-
443		-	ENR. S. C. R. NO. 1 Page 11
444	1040		4. The First Regular Session of the 59th 60th Oklahoma
445	1041		Legislature shall adjourn sine die not later than 5:00 p.m. on May
446	1042		26, 2023 May 30, 2025.
447		-
448	1043		5. Upon a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the membership of both
449	1044		chambers, a bill or joint resolution may be exempted from all
450	1045		deadline dates in both chambers; provided, each chamber may adopt
451	1046		rules which supersede the provisions of this Rule.
452		-
453	1047		(b) The Second Regular Session of the 59th 60th Oklahoma
454	1048		Legislature shall adhere to the following procedure schedule:
455		-
456	1049		1. December 8, 2023 December 5, 2025, shall be the final date
457	1050		for requesting the drafting of bills and joint resolutions in the
458	1051		House of Representatives and Senate for introduction for
459	1052		consideration during the Second Regular Ses sion.
460		-
461	1053		2. January 18, 2024 January 15, 2026, no later than 4:00 p.m.,
462	1054		shall be the deadline for introduction of bills and joint
463	1055		resolutions in the Senate and House of Representatives for
464	1056		consideration on the floor of the House of Representatives or Senate
465	1057		during the Second Regular Session.
466		-
467	1058		3. The Second Regular Session of the 59th 60th Oklahoma
468	1059		Legislature shall convene at twelve noon on February 5, 2024
469	1060		February 2, 2026.
470	1061
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471	1112		4. March 21, 2024 March 26, 2026, shall be the final
472	1113		legislative day for Third Readi ng and Final Passage of a bill or
473	1114		joint resolution in the chamber of origin.
474		-
475	1115		5. April 25, 2024 May 7, 2026, shall be the final legislative
476	1116		day for Third Reading a nd Final Passage of a bill or joint
477	1117		resolution in the chamber opposite the chamber of origin.
478		-
479	1118		6. The Second Regular Session of the 59th 60th Oklahoma
480	1119		Legislature shall adjourn sine die not later than 5:00 p.m. on May
481	1120		31, 2024 May 29, 2026.
482		-
483	1121		7. Upon a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the membership of both
484	1122		chambers, a bill or joint resolution can be exemp ted from all
485		-
486		-	ENR. S. C. R. NO. 1 Page 12
487	1123		deadline dates in both chambers; provided, each chamber may adopt
488	1124		rules which supersede the provisions of this Rule.
489		-
490	1125		(c) This schedule may be amended or modified by the adoption of
491	1126		a concurrent resolution by a majority vote of the membership of each
492	1127		chamber.
493		-
494	1128		(d) This schedule shall be inapplicable to any joint resolution
495	1129		introduced for the purpose of disapproving or approving agency rules
496	1130		pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, or
497	1131		for the purpose of disapproving or ap proving standards adopted by
498	1132		the State Board of Education as set forth in Section 11 -103.6a-1 of
499	1133		Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
500		-
501	1134		(e) This schedule shall be ina pplicable to any bills introduced
502	1135		for the purposes of incorporating and merging different versions of
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503	1187		a statute amended in more than one measure at the same or different
504	1188		sessions of the Legislature as set forth in Section 23.1 of Title 75
505	1189		of the Oklahoma Statutes.
506		-
507	1190		(f) This schedule shall be inapplicable to any bill or joint
508	1191		resolution introduced for the purpose of approving, disapproving,
509	1192		repealing or modifying rules of the Ethics Commission pursuant to
510	1193		the provisions of Section 3 of Article XXIX of the Ok lahoma
511	1194		Constitution.
512		-
513	1195		(g) This schedule shall be inapplicable to any bill or joint
514	1196		resolution which proposes a special or local law and for which
515	1197		notice of intended introduction is published in a newspaper for four
516	1198		consecutive weeks pursuant to the provisi ons of Section 32 of
517	1199		Article V of the Oklahoma Constitution.
518		-
519	1200		(h) The dates specified in this Rule for introduction of bills
520	1201		or joint resolutions shall be inapplicable to any bill or joint
521	1202		resolution which contains an “RB” number pursuant to the provisions
522	1203		of the Oklahoma Pension Legislation Actuarial Analysis Act. Such
523	1204		measures shall be submitted to the legislative actuary not later
524	1205		than such dates, and may be introduced not later than the first
525	1206		Monday in February following such submission.
526		-
527	1207		(i) This schedule shall be inapplicable to any bill or joint
528	1208		resolution authored by the chairs and vice -chairs of the Senate
529		-
530		-	ENR. S. C. R. NO. 1 Page 13
531	1209		Appropriations Committee and the House Appropriations and Budget
532	1210		Committee which affects the receipt, expenditure or budgeting of
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533	1262		state funds or funds under the control of an entity created by state
534	1263		law.
535		-
536	1264		(j) This schedule shall be inapplicable to any bill or joint
537	1265		resolution authored by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and
538	1266		the Speaker of the House of Representatives which is deemed by them
539	1267		to be necessary for the preservation of public peace, health or
540	1268		safety.
541		-
542	1269		RULE EIGHT
543		-
544	1270		ADOPTION, AMENDMENT OR SUSPENSION OF JOINT RULES
545		-
546	1271		(a) Joint Rules shall be adopted by a concurrent resolution by
547	1272		a majority vote of the membership of each chamber. Thereaf ter,
548	1273		except as provided in paragraph (c) of Rule Seven, said Rules may be
549	1274		amended, modified or repealed only by the adoption of a concurrent
550	1275		resolution by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the membership of each
551	1276		chamber.
552		-
553	1277		(b) Any Joint Rule or a portion thereof, except such joint
554	1278		rules as are expressions of requirements contained within the
555	1279		Oklahoma Constitution, may be suspended by a two -thirds (2/3) vote
556	1280		of the membership of each chamber; provided, a joint rule that does
557	1281		not express a constitutional requirement may be suspended by a two -
558	1282		thirds (2/3) vote of the membership of a single chamber on a matter
559	1283		affecting actions of that chamber only. In the event a joint rule
560	1284		is suspended in one chamber pursuant to this provision, the chamber
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561	1336		adopting the suspension sha ll immediately notify the opposite
562	1337		chamber by message.
563		-
564	1338		RULE NINE
565		-
566	1339		OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR THE LEGISLATIVE OFFICE FOR FISCAL
567		-
568	1340		TRANSPARENCY
569		-
570	1341		9.1 – Composition and Title.
571		-
572		-
573		-	ENR. S. C. R. NO. 1 Page 14
574	1342		There shall be constituted an oversight committee whose
575	1343		membership is composed of members o f the House of Representatives
576	1344		and of the Senate. The oversight committee as set forth in Section
577	1345		8013 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be styled as the
578	1346		Oversight Committee for the Legislative Office of Fiscal
579	1347		Transparency and shall be hereinaft er referenced in this Rule as the
580	1348		“LOFT Oversight Committee ”.
581		-
582	1349		9.2 – Timing of Meetings.
583		-
584	1350		The dates, times and locations of meetings shall be determined
585	1351		by the Co-Chairs of the LOFT Oversight Committee.
586		-
587	1352		9.3 – Notice of Meetings.
588		-
589	1353		The notice and agenda for eac h meeting shall be determined by
590	1354		the Co-Chairs and shall be made available to the public, by posting
591	1355		on the Senate and House of Representatives websites, at least
592	1356		twenty-four (24) hours prior to the time of the meeting.
	1357	+	9.4 – Authority of the Co-Chairs.
593	1358
594		-	9.4 – Authority of the Co-Chairs.
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595	1408
596	1409		(a) The Co-Chairs of the LOFT Oversight Committee shall have
597	1410		all authority necessary to mainta in order and decorum and to ensure
598	1411		efficient operation of the LOFT Oversight Committee.
599		-
600	1412		(b) Except as otherwise provided for by this Rule, Mason ’s
601	1413		Manual of Legislative Procedure shall govern the conduct of meetings
602	1414		of the LOFT Oversight Committee; provided, the Co -Chairs may
603	1415		establish procedures for the conduct of meetings of the Committee.
604		-
605	1416		9.5 – Quorum.
606		-
607	1417		A quorum of the LOFT Oversight Committee shall consist of at
608	1418		least eight (8) members; provided, any action by the Committee shall
609	1419		require the vote of at least four (4) members from each house of the
610	1420		Legislature.
611		-
612	1421		9.6 – Voting.
613		-
614	1422		(a) All votes cast in the LOFT Oversight Committee shall be
615	1423		conducted in open, public mee tings.
616		-
617		-	ENR. S. C. R. NO. 1 Page 15
618		-
619	1424		(b) Only those committee members present may vote on any
620	1425		matter.
621		-
622	1426		(c) Any action by the LOFT Oversight Committee shall require
623	1427		the vote of at least four (4) members from each house of the
624	1428		Legislature in favor of the question to be considered adopte d.
625		-
626	1429		9.7 – Requests for Action.
627		-
628	1430		(a) The Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency shall be
629	1431		required to submit a proposed work plan to the LOFT Oversight
630	1432		Committee for approval. If the LOFT Oversight Committee adopts the
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631	1484		proposed work plan, LOFT shall be au thorized to conduct any
632	1485		necessary action to complete the work plan.
633		-
634	1486		(b) No member of the Legislature shall be authorized to use
635	1487		LOFT resources to conduct investigations, evaluations or audits
636	1488		except as otherwise approved by the LOFT Oversight Committee or as
637	1489		allowed by law, or as authorized by both the President Pro Tempore
638	1490		of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives . Any
639	1491		work product authorized by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate
640	1492		and the Speaker of the House of Representatives sh all be distributed
641	1493		to both the President Pro Tempore and the Speaker upon completion of
642	1494		the work product requested. “Work product” means the final analysis
643	1495		or information delivered to the requester . However, an
644	1496		informational memorandum requested by the P resident Pro Tempore of
645	1497		the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be
646	1498		provided by LOFT solely to the requestor. “Informational
647	1499		memorandum” is a document that provides a timely response to a
648	1500		request for information pertaining to an age ncy’s finances,
649	1501		expenditures, duties, or authority; questions arising from LOFT ’s
650	1502		prior work product or research; or peer data comparisons.
651		-
652	1503		(c) LOFT reports are to be informational and as such require no
653	1504		action by the Committee.
654		-
655	1505		9.8 – Executive Director.
656		-
657	1506		(a) The LOFT Oversight Committee shall make an annual
658	1507		recommendation to both the Speaker of t he House of Representatives
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659	1559		and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate for retention or
660		-
661		-	ENR. S. C. R. NO. 1 Page 16
662	1560		termination of the Executive Director The Executive Director of LOFT
663	1561		shall be appointed jointly by the President Pro Tempore of the
664	1562		Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and confirmed
665	1563		by a vote of the LOFT Oversight Committee .
666		-
667	1564		(b) The LOFT Executive Director shall be evaluated annually and
668	1565		must be retained by b oth the Speaker of the House of Representatives
669	1566		and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
670		-
671	1567		RULE TEN
672		-
673	1568		DURATION OF JOINT RULES
674		-
675	1569		Joint Rules adopted in the First Regular Session of a
676	1570		Legislature shall be in full force and effect during both regular
677	1571		sessions of the same Legislature, unless amended, modified, or
678	1572		repealed as provided herein.
679	1573
680		-	Adopted by the Senate the 3rd day of February, 2025.
681		-
682		-
683		-
684		-	Presiding Officer of the Senate
685		-
686		-
687		-	Adopted by the House of Representatives the 3rd day of February,
688		-	2025.
689		-
690		-
691		-
692		-	Presiding Officer of the House
693		-	of Representatives
694		-
695		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
696		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
697		-	day of _________________ _, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
698		-	By: _________________________________
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