Oklahoma House Bill HJR1091

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 4/20/26
• Refer: 4/21/26
• Report Pass: 4/28/26
• Engrossed: 5/4/26
• Enrolled: 5/14/26
• Passed: 5/14/26

Caption

Joint Resolution; business and commerce state agencies; approving certain proposed permanent rules; disapproving in part certain proposed rule of the New Motor Vehicle Commission; excluding certain proposed rules; directing distribution.

Summary

HJR1091 is an administrative rules resolution that approves a broad package of proposed permanent rules for multiple Oklahoma business and commerce-related state agencies. The resolution covers rules from agencies including the Accountancy Board, Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission, architects and interior designers board, Construction Industries Board, Cosmetology and Barbering Board, Engineers and Surveyors Board, Horse Racing Commission, Insurance Department, Department of Labor, Real Estate Commission, and Tax Commission. The measure also contains targeted exceptions. It disapproves one specific portion of a proposed Oklahoma New Motor Vehicle Commission rule defining “Loaner Vehicle or Courtesy Transportation Vehicle,” and it excludes proposed changes in Chapter 20 of Title 748 of the Oklahoma Administrative Code for the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission. The resolution directs the Secretary of State to distribute copies to the Governor and the Oklahoma Register, and it functions as the Legislature’s formal approval or disapproval of agency rulemaking under state law.

Impact

Because Oklahoma law requires legislative approval or disapproval of certain administrative rules, HJR1091 affects the legal force of agency regulations across several professional, commercial, and regulatory fields. By approving most proposed permanent rules, it allows those rules to take effect for the covered agencies and regulated parties. By carving out the motor vehicle commission language and the building code commission changes, it prevents those specific provisions from being adopted as submitted and leaves those areas subject to the existing rules or further revision.

Sentiment

The overall sentiment around the bill appears strongly favorable and largely routine. The committee transcript indicates no debate and unanimous committee approval, and the House passed the resolution by a wide margin. This suggests the measure was viewed as a standard administrative rules package rather than a controversial policy bill.

Contention

There was little apparent contention in the legislative process. The only notable substantive issue was the partial disapproval of a narrow New Motor Vehicle Commission definition related to loaner or courtesy transportation vehicles, along with the exclusion of certain building code changes. Those exceptions indicate that lawmakers had concerns about specific regulatory language, but the broader package of rules for the affected agencies appears to have been accepted without dispute.