Okla. Stat. tit. 75, § 75-308v2: Review of proposed rules by Legislature - Approval or

disapproval.

A. Upon receipt of any proposed permanent rules, the Speaker of

the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the

Senate shall assign such rules to the appropriate committees of each

house of the Legislature for review. Except as otherwise provided

by this section:

1. If such rules are received on or before April 1, the

Legislature shall have until the last day of the regular legislative

session of that year to review such rules. Provided, proposed

permanent rules for consideration by the 2nd Session of the 59th

Legislature shall be submitted on or before March 1. For each

legislative session thereafter, proposed permanent rules shall be

submitted on or before February 1 of the given year; and

2. If such rules are received after the date established

pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection, the Legislature shall

have until the last day of the regular legislative session of the

next year to act on such rules.

B. By the adoption of joint resolutions during the review

period specified in subsection A of this section, the Legislature

may disapprove or approve any rule and disapprove all or part of a

rule or rules. Any rules not acted upon by the adoption of a joint

resolution shall be deemed disapproved.

C. Unless otherwise authorized by the Legislature, whenever a

rule is disapproved as provided in subsection B of this section, the

agency adopting such rules shall not have authority to resubmit an

identical rule, except during the first sixty (60) calendar days of

the next regular legislative session. Any effective emergency rule

which would have been superseded by a disapproved permanent rule

shall be deemed null and void on the date the Legislature

disapproves the permanent rule. Rules may be disapproved in part or

in whole by the Legislature. Upon enactment of any joint resolution

disapproving a rule, the agency shall file notice of such

legislative disapproval with the Secretary for publication in “The

Oklahoma Register”.

D. Unless otherwise provided by specific vote of the

Legislature, joint resolutions introduced for purposes of

disapproving or approving a rule shall not be subject to regular

legislative cutoff dates, shall be limited to such provisions as may

be necessary for disapproval or approval of a rule, and any such

other direction or mandate regarding the rule deemed necessary by

the Legislature. The resolution shall contain no other provisions.

E. A proposed permanent rule shall only be deemed finally

adopted if:

1. Approved by a joint resolution pursuant to subsection B of

this section, provided that any such resolution becomes law in

accordance with Section 11 of Article VI of the Oklahoma

Constitution; or

2. Disapproved by a joint resolution pursuant to subsection B

of this section which has been vetoed by the Governor in accordance

with Section 11 of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution and the

veto has not been overridden.

F. Prior to final adoption of a rule, an agency may withdraw a

rule from legislative review. Notice of such withdrawal shall be

given to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives,

the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and to the Secretary for

publication in “The Oklahoma Register”.

G. An agency may promulgate an emergency rule only pursuant to

Section 253 of this title.

H. Any rights, privileges, or interests gained by any person by

operation of an emergency rule, shall not be affected by reason of

any subsequent disapproval or rejection of such rule by either house

of the Legislature.