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OklahomaHB 2728Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionHouse

Administrative rule process; enacting the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025; effective date; emergency.

Sponsored By: Gerrid Kendrix (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Senate Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Deeper cost checks on major rules

The law creates deeper cost checks on proposed rules. The Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT) analyzes each major rule within 21 days. A rule is major when direct implementation and compliance costs reach $1,000,000 or more over the first five years. Committee chairs can ask LOFT to review a nonmajor rule they think is costly. LOFT sends reports to legislative chairs and posts analyses online.

Tighter limits on emergency rules

Emergency rules face stricter limits. An agency must get the Governor’s approval and show strong evidence the rule is truly needed, and the Governor considers whether agency delay caused the problem. Emergency rules cannot create or raise fees unless the Legislature is in session or a law, federal order, or court order requires it. They apply only going forward and usually last until the first day of the next regular session and then through September 14 after that session. If an emergency rule continues, the agency must start the normal rulemaking process. Emergency rulemaking is allowed only under Section 253. Rights people gained under an emergency rule stay in place even if the Legislature later rejects the rule.

More public input and impact statements

Before a non-emergency rule, the agency must publish notice and allow at least 30 days for public comments. A hearing is required if 10 people, a local government, an agency, or an association with 25 members asks within 30 days. The agency must issue a timely impact statement with dollar estimates, methods, small‑business and local‑government effects, and health, safety, and environmental impacts, and consult local governments when revenues or duties change. For nonmajor rules or rules with no discretion, the Governor may waive the impact statement by written finding. The agency must email the full rule to the Governor and cabinet secretary; a written disapproval within 30 days blocks adoption.

Legislature has final say on rules

The Legislature has the final say on permanent rules. Rules sent by February 1 are reviewed that session; later submissions roll to the next session. Major rules must be in stand‑alone joint resolutions, and approval or disapproval resolutions can include only what is needed and are not bound by regular cutoff dates. If lawmakers disapprove a rule, the agency cannot resubmit the same rule except in the first 60 days of the next session. A rule is finally adopted only when an approval resolution becomes law, or when a disapproval is vetoed and not overridden. Agencies may withdraw rules before final adoption and must publish legislative disapprovals in The Oklahoma Register. If a permanent rule that would replace an emergency rule is disapproved, the emergency rule is void that day. The act takes effect immediately.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Gerrid Kendrix

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Stacy Jo Adams

    Republican • House

  • Jerry Alvord

    Republican • Senate

  • Steve Bashore

    Republican • House

  • Micheal Bergstrom

    Republican • Senate

  • Jason Blair

    Republican • House

  • Brad Boles

    Republican • House

  • David Bullard

    Republican • Senate

  • Burns

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Chad Caldwell

    Republican • House

  • Mark Chapman

    Republican • House

  • Rusty Cornwell

    Republican • House

  • Denise Crosswhite Hader

    Republican • House

  • Bob Ed Culver

    Republican • House

  • Julie Daniels

    Republican • Senate

  • Dusty Deevers

    Republican • Senate

  • Mike Dobrinski

    Republican • House

  • Collin Duel

    Republican • House

  • Ryan Eaves

    Republican • House

  • Scott Fetgatter

    Republican • House

  • Avery Frix

    Republican • Senate

  • John George

    Republican • House

  • Christi Gillespie

    Republican • Senate

  • Todd Gollihare

    Republican • Senate

  • Grant Green

    Republican • Senate

  • Jim Grego

    Republican • House

  • Randy Grellner

    Republican • Senate

  • Brian Guthrie

    Republican • Senate

  • Rob Hall

    Republican • House

  • Warren Hamilton

    Republican • Senate

  • David Hardin

    Republican • House

  • Toni Hasenbeck

    Republican • House

  • Neil Hays

    Republican • House

  • Kyle Hilbert

    Republican • House

  • Derrick Hildebrant

    Republican • House

  • Brian Hill

    Republican • House

  • Kelly Hines

    Republican • Senate

  • Shane Jett

    Republican • Senate

  • John Kane

    Republican • House

  • Dell Kerbs

    Republican • House

  • Spencer Kern

    Republican • Senate

  • Kevin West

    Republican • House

  • Mark Lepak

    Republican • House

  • Dick Lowe

    Republican • House

  • Cody Maynard

    Republican • House

  • Julie McIntosh

    Republican • Senate

  • Nicole Miller

    Republican • House

  • Anthony Moore

    Republican • House

  • Casey Murdock

    Republican • Senate

  • Jim Olsen

    Republican • House

  • Mike Osburn

    Republican • House

  • Roland Pederson

    Republican • Senate

  • John Pfeiffer

    Republican • House

  • Dana Prieto

    Republican • Senate

  • Adam Pugh

    Republican • Senate

  • Aaron Reinhardt

    Republican • Senate

  • Eric Roberts

    Republican • House

  • Kendal Sacchieri

    Republican • Senate

  • Ally Seifried

    Republican • Senate

  • Clay Staires

    Republican • House

  • Lisa Standridge

    Republican • Senate

  • Brenda Stanley

    Republican • Senate

  • Marilyn Stark

    Republican • House

  • Jay Steagall

    Republican • House

  • Jack Stewart

    Republican • Senate

  • Judd Strom

    Republican • House

  • Tammy Townley

    Republican • House

  • Trey Caldwell

    Republican • House

  • Tim Turner

    Republican • House

  • Weaver

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Jonathan Wilk

    Republican • House

  • Jonathan Wingard

    Republican • Senate

  • Max Wolfley

    Republican • House

  • Tom Woods

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 287 • No: 32

House vote • 5/14/2025

FOURTH READING

Yes: 74 • No: 12

Senate vote • 5/1/2025

THIRD READING

Yes: 37 • No: 7

Senate vote • 5/1/2025

SENATE

Yes: 28 • No: 6

Senate vote • 4/16/2025

Committee vote: Appropriations

Yes: 16 • No: 2

Senate vote • 4/3/2025

Committee vote: Administrative Rules

Yes: 5 • No: 1

House vote • 2/20/2025

THIRD READING

Yes: 86 • No: 3

House vote • 2/12/2025

DO PASS

Yes: 29 • No: 0

House vote • 2/4/2025

DO PASS

Yes: 12 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor 05/21/2025

    5/21/2025House

  2. Sent to Governor

    5/15/2025House

  3. Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

    5/15/2025Senate

  4. Enrolled, signed, to Senate

    5/15/2025House

  5. Referred for enrollment

    5/14/2025House

  6. Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 74 Nays: 12

    5/14/2025House

  7. Coauthored by Representative(s) Duel, Hilbert, Olsen, Hays, Stark, George, Grego, Hardin, Townley, West (Kevin), Osburn, Roberts, Miller, Culver, Wolfley, Strom, Fetgatter, Lowe (Dick), Dobrinski, Staires, Burns, Eaves, Turner, Hall, Wilk, Blair, Adams, Chapman, Caldwell (Chad), Bashore, Pfeiffer

    5/14/2025House

  8. SA's read, adopted

    5/14/2025House

  9. SA's received

    5/5/2025House

  10. Engrossed to House

    5/5/2025Senate

  11. Referred for engrossment

    5/1/2025Senate

  12. Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 7

    5/1/2025Senate

  13. Coauthored by Representative Hasenbeck

    5/1/2025Senate

  14. Title restored

    5/1/2025Senate

  15. Coauthored by Representative Kerbs

    5/1/2025Senate

  16. Emergency added

    5/1/2025Senate

  17. General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute

    5/1/2025Senate

  18. Coauthored by Senator Green

    5/1/2025Senate

  19. Coauthored by Senator Kern

    5/1/2025Senate

  20. Coauthored by Senator Seifried

    5/1/2025Senate

  21. Coauthored by Senator Gollihare

    4/30/2025Senate

  22. Coauthored by Senator Pugh

    4/24/2025Senate

  23. Coauthored by Senator Pederson

    4/24/2025Senate

  24. Coauthored by Senator Gillespie

    4/23/2025Senate

  25. Coauthored by Representative Cornwell

    4/23/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Enrolled (final version)

    5/15/2025

    PDF

  • Amended And Engrossed

    5/5/2025

    PDF

  • Floor (Senate)

    4/17/2025

    PDF

  • Senate Committee Report 2

    4/16/2025

    PDF

  • Senate Committee Report 1

    4/3/2025

    PDF

  • Engrossed

    2/21/2025

    PDF

  • Floor (House)

    2/17/2025

    PDF

  • HB2728 HCR2.PDF

    2/17/2025

    PDF

  • House Committee Substitute

    2/17/2025

    PDF

  • House Committee Report

    2/5/2025

    PDF

  • House Committee Substitute

    2/5/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    1/16/2025

    PDF

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