SB 318 Oklahoma Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Administrative rules; creating the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025; requiring Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency to conduct certain analyses. Effective date.

SB 318 establishes the "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny" (REINS) Act, requiring Oklahoma's Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT) to create a new division to review state agency regulations. It mandates that state agencies submit rule impact statements to LOFT for all "major rules" (defined under Oklahoma law) before final adoption. This directly affects state agencies that create regulations and gives LOFT new authority to analyze the fiscal and policy impacts of proposed rules. The bill updates existing statutes to formalize this review process, ensuring agencies provide detailed analysis of how regulations affect costs, services, and compliance before they take effect.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Mar 10, 2025

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Committee Substitute → Floor (Senate) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was reformatted from a Committee Substitute version to a Senate Floor version, with the primary substantive change being the addition of a new Legislative Economic Analysis Unit (LEAU) within the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency. This unit will provide independent economic analysis for major rules and is limited to five full-time-equivalent employees. The formatting changes include updated headers, page numbering, and the addition of a summary of the bill's purpose at the beginning.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on administrative rule processes, but the addition of the LEAU creates a new oversight mechanism within the legislative branch for evaluating major rules.

REQUIREMENT

Creation of a new Legislative Economic Analysis Unit (LEAU) within the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency to provide independent economic analysis for major rules.

The LEAU is authorized to employ no more than five full-time-equivalent employees to carry out its duties.

TECHNICAL

Text was reformatted from Committee Substitute version to Senate Floor version with updated headers, page numbering, and addition of a bill summary.

DEFINITION

Added a summary description of the bill's purpose at the beginning of the document.

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Committee

Mar 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Referred to Appropriations

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Administrative Rules committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors