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

SB 1023 requires Oklahoma state agencies to seek legislative approval before finalizing permanent rules, directly affecting agencies that create regulations and the Legislature that must review them. The bill mandates agencies submit proposed permanent rules by February 1 each year, with the Legislature having until the end of the regular session to approve or disapprove them via joint resolution. Rules not acted upon by the deadline are automatically deemed disapproved, and agencies cannot resubmit identical rules without legislative permission. This replaces the previous process (repealing Section 308.3) to shift authority from agencies to the Legislature for rule adoption.