Administrative Procedures Act; requiring legislative approval prior to permanent rule adoption. Emergency.

SB 1023 requires Oklahoma state agencies to submit proposed permanent rules to the legislature for approval before they can take effect. Agencies must submit rules by February 1 each year, and the legislature must act on them by the end of the regular session; rules not approved are automatically disapproved. This directly affects state agencies that create regulations, as they can no longer adopt permanent rules without legislative consent. The bill repeals the previous rule adoption process (Section 308.3) and mandates that all permanent rules require a joint resolution approval from both legislative chambers.