A concurrent resolution granting authority for adjournment for more than 2 days.
Summary
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1 is a procedural resolution that authorizes each chamber of the Legislature to adjourn for longer than two days during the 2025 and 2026 regular sessions. Under the resolution, the Senate and House each grant the other permission to take adjournments of up to 15 intervening calendar days at times each chamber determines for itself.
The resolution does not create or amend substantive policy, impose new requirements on the public, or change the duties of state agencies. Its effect is limited to legislative procedure and session management, allowing the two houses to schedule breaks without needing additional approval each time an adjournment exceeds the usual two-day limit.
Impact
SCR0001 affects legislative operations rather than the general public or state regulatory law. It authorizes extended adjournments during the 2025 and 2026 regular sessions, modifying the internal rules governing when each chamber may pause proceedings. No statutes outside the legislative process are directly amended, and no new rights, obligations, or enforcement mechanisms are created for residents, businesses, or agencies.
Sentiment
The available record shows no committee debate, recorded votes, or opposition, suggesting the resolution was treated as a routine housekeeping measure. Because it concerns only adjournment authority and session scheduling, the bill appears to be noncontroversial and procedural in nature. There is no evidence in the provided materials of divided sentiment or substantive policy disagreement.
Contention
There are no documented points of contention in the provided transcripts or voting history. The only practical issue implicated by the resolution is whether the chambers should allow themselves flexibility to adjourn for up to 15 days during the regular sessions, but no member concerns, objections, or amendments are shown. As a result, any disagreement would likely have centered on legislative scheduling and control over session timing rather than policy substance.
Concurrent Resolution; allowing adjournment of the Legislature for a period in excess of three days for duration of the 1st Extraordinary Session of the 59th Oklahoma Legislature.