Joint Resolution; approving certain Office of Management and Enterprise Services proposed major rule changes; directing distribution.
Summary
HJR1100 is a joint resolution that approves a set of proposed major rule changes from the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES). The resolution specifically authorizes several amendments to Oklahoma Administrative Code provisions in the 260:75 series, including rules 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, and 1-10. Because the measure is a joint resolution rather than a substantive policy bill, its main function is legislative approval of agency rulemaking rather than creating new statutory programs.
The resolution also directs the Oklahoma Secretary of State to distribute copies to the Governor and the editor of The Oklahoma Register, which is part of the formal process for finalizing and publishing approved major rules. The bill does not itself amend the Oklahoma Statutes directly, but it gives effect to administrative rules that will govern OMES operations and any parties subject to those rules.
Impact
HJR1100 affects state law by completing the Legislature’s required approval step for major administrative rules under Section 308 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Its practical impact is to allow the identified OMES rule changes to take effect, influencing how the agency administers its responsibilities and how affected state employees, vendors, contractors, or other regulated parties interact with OMES procedures. The resolution does not create new statutory language, but it validates regulatory changes within the Oklahoma Administrative Code.
Sentiment
The overall sentiment appears generally favorable but not unanimous. The House Administrative Rules Committee recommended do pass, and the measure passed the House by a wide margin, 70-5. In the Senate, however, support was more divided, with passage by 31-15, suggesting that while most lawmakers accepted the rule approvals as routine or necessary, a meaningful minority had reservations about the underlying rules or the approval process.
Contention
The main point of contention is not spelled out in the available transcript, but the split Senate vote indicates some disagreement over approving OMES’s major rule changes. Opponents may have been concerned about the substance of the rules, the scope of agency authority, or whether the Legislature should approve them as submitted. Supporters, by contrast, appear to have viewed the resolution as a standard administrative rules approval measure required by law.
Joint Resolution; judicial and public safety state agencies; approving certain proposed permanent rules; disapproving certain proposed permanent rules; distribution.
State contract employees; directing state agencies report number of contract employees; pay; reports; granting the Office of Management and Enterprise Services certain rulemaking authority; effective date.