Signed by Governor Kevin Stitt

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that establishes regulations for the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025, to ensure that state agency regulations receive greater legislative review before taking effect in Oklahoma.

Highlights:

• Establishes regulations for the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025, to ensure that state agency regulations receive greater legislative review before taking effect in Oklahoma (Sec. 1-5).

• Specifies that state agency regulations are required to receive greater legislative review before taking effect (Sec. 1-5).

• Requires all proposed agency rules to be submitted with an economic impact statement (Sec. 1-5).

• Specifies that any rule projected to cost at least $1 million over 5 years shall require separate legislative approval before it could take effect (Sec. 1-5).

• Establishes the Legislative Economic Analysis Unit (LEAU) within the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT) to provide independent reviews of agencies' economic impact statements (Sec. 1-5).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect November 1, 2025 (Sec. 6).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that establishes regulations for the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025, to ensure that state agency regulations receive greater legislative review before taking effect in Oklahoma.

Highlights:

• Establishes regulations for the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025, to ensure that state agency regulations receive greater legislative review before taking effect in Oklahoma (Sec. 1-5).

• Specifies that state agency regulations are required to receive greater legislative review before taking effect (Sec. 1-5).

• Requires all proposed agency rules to be submitted with an economic impact statement (Sec. 1-5).

• Specifies that any rule projected to cost at least $1 million over 5 years shall require separate legislative approval before it could take effect (Sec. 1-5).

• Establishes the Legislative Economic Analysis Unit (LEAU) within the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT) to provide independent reviews of agencies' economic impact statements (Sec. 1-5).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect November 1, 2025 (Sec. 6).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes regulations for the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025, to ensure that state agency regulations receive greater legislative review before taking effect in Oklahoma.

Highlights:

• Establishes regulations for the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025, to ensure that state agency regulations receive greater legislative review before taking effect in Oklahoma (Sec. 1-5).

• Specifies that state agency regulations are required to receive greater legislative review before taking effect (Sec. 1-5).

• Requires all proposed agency rules to be submitted with an economic impact statement (Sec. 1-5).

• Specifies that any rule projected to cost at least $1 million over 5 years shall require separate legislative approval before it could take effect (Sec. 1-5).

• Establishes the Legislative Economic Analysis Unit (LEAU) within the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT) to provide independent reviews of agencies' economic impact statements (Sec. 1-5).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect November 1, 2025 (Sec. 6).

Full Bill Text