HJR1032 is a joint resolution that uses the Legislature’s authority to repeal specific permanent administrative rules adopted by Service Oklahoma. The resolution targets two sets of rules in the Oklahoma Administrative Code: subparagraphs (4), (5), and (6) of OAC 670:15-1-10, and subparagraphs (3) and (4) of OAC 670:15-1-14. The bill does not create new program requirements or statutes; instead, it removes selected agency rules from effect.
The resolution also directs the Oklahoma Secretary of State to distribute copies of the measure to the Governor and the editor of The Oklahoma Register, which is the publication used for official rulemaking notices. In practical terms, the measure would narrow Service Oklahoma’s regulatory authority in the affected areas by eliminating the specified rules from the administrative code.
Impact
Because HJR1032 is a joint resolution repealing administrative rules, its effect is on agency regulations rather than on the Oklahoma Statutes themselves. It exercises the Legislature’s reserved power under Title 75, Section 250.2 to overturn adopted permanent rules by resolution. The immediate impact is to invalidate the identified Service Oklahoma provisions, affecting the agency’s implementation of the underlying subject matter governed by those rules and any regulated parties subject to them.
Sentiment
The bill appears to have generally favorable support, as reflected by clear passage in both chambers and committee approval. It passed the House Administrative Rules Committee 9-2, the House floor 70-16, the Senate Administrative Rules Committee 7-2, and the Senate floor 38-8. Those margins suggest broad support, though not unanimity, for legislative intervention in Service Oklahoma’s rulemaking.
Contention
The main point of contention is the Legislature’s decision to repeal specific Service Oklahoma rules, which implies some disagreement over whether those rules were appropriate, necessary, or consistent with legislative intent. The recorded no votes in both the House and Senate indicate that a minority of members opposed the repeal, likely preferring to leave the agency rules in place or objecting to the use of a joint resolution to override them. No committee transcript is available, so the precise substantive objections are not stated in the record provided.