Oklahoma House Bill HJR1095

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 4/23/26
• Refer: 4/27/26
• Report Pass: 4/28/26
• Engrossed: 5/4/26
• Enrolled: 5/14/26
• Passed: 5/14/26

Caption

Joint Resolution; general government state agencies; approving certain proposed permanent rules; excluding certain Office of Management and Enterprise Services proposed major rule changes; directing distribution.

Summary

HJR1095 is a legislative approval resolution for administrative rules proposed by several Oklahoma state agencies. It approves all permanent rules filed on or before February 1, 2026, for the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics, Department of Consumer Credit, Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System, Service Oklahoma, Department of Transportation, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Securities, State Election Board, and Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System. The resolution also approves the Office of Management and Enterprise Services’ proposed permanent rules, but specifically excludes a set of major rule changes identified by OAC citations 260:75-1-1 through 260:75-1-10, with one citation omitted from the list. As a joint resolution, it does not create new substantive policy; instead, it functions as the Legislature’s formal approval mechanism for agency rulemaking under Oklahoma law and directs the Secretary of State to distribute copies to the Governor and the Oklahoma Register.

Impact

The bill’s effect is to authorize the listed agencies’ permanent administrative rules to take effect, while withholding approval from specified OMES major rule changes. It operates within Title 75’s legislative review process for administrative rules, meaning it affects how agency regulations become valid under state law rather than changing underlying statutes. The practical impact falls on the covered agencies, regulated entities, public employees, pension systems, transportation and veterans programs, securities and consumer credit stakeholders, and election administration.

Sentiment

The available voting history suggests broad support for the resolution. It passed the House Administrative Rules Committee unanimously on a do-pass recommendation and then passed House third reading by a wide margin, 80-3. No committee transcript is available, but the vote pattern indicates the resolution was generally noncontroversial, with only limited opposition.

Contention

The main point of contention appears to be the exclusion of certain OMES major rule changes. That carve-out suggests lawmakers were willing to approve most agency rules but had reservations about specific OMES proposals, likely because they were considered major or potentially more consequential than routine rule updates. The small number of no votes on the House floor indicates some broader disagreement, but the record provided does not identify the specific objections or the members who raised them.