Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Committee Procedure Administrative Rules topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Administrative Rules Committee divides 266 rule packets among members, asks for five reviews each week
Summary
Committee Chairman Representative Kendrick outlined a process to divide 266 filed rule packets among the 14 committee members, asking each to review about five highlighted packets in the next seven days to avoid an end‑of‑session omnibus resolution.
Chairman Representative Kendrick told members of the House Administrative Rules Committee that the panel will divide 266 rule packets filed by the February 1 deadline among committee members and asked each member to select about five highlighted packets for initial review.
Kendrick described the change as an attempt to avoid the "omnibus rule resolution" approach the committee used in past years. He told members that some packets are short (one to a few pages) while others can be lengthy — he recalled a prior Service Oklahoma rule submission that ran about 260 pages — and said the committee will prioritize agencies that filed fewer than five packets for the initial round.
"What I would like to see is over the next 7 days that you look through those rules," Kendrick said, asking members to either email his office or return their selections so staff can distribute the packets and track progress. He said staff will send each assigned member the rule packet and a contact liaison for the agency; members may also consult other legislators with relevant subject‑matter experience.
Kendrick said the committee now has 14 members and that his plan is to run multiple, smaller resolutions during the session rather than a single omnibus resolution at the end. He asked members to forward completed reviews as they finish them so the office can log progress. He also said he will reassign packets if multiple members select the same items to ensure work is distributed.
Representative Stairs asked whether the "packet" label could include multiple rule sections; Kendrick explained that a line on the packet list corresponds to a packet and that a packet may affect multiple code sections. Representative Provenzano asked that nonhighlighted packets be made available on request. Members asked for the State Department of Education packets; Kendrick said he would distribute requested packets by email and preferred members request packets through his office so staff could track assignments.
Kendrick closed by saying the first week will be a "trial run" and he will follow up with reassignment where needed; the committee adjourned after the logistical discussion.
