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House adopts rule change for LOFT after debate over confidentiality and committee access
Summary
The Oklahoma House approved Senate Concurrent Resolution 1 to amend joint rules governing LOFT work products after extensive floor questions about a provision stating informational memoranda could be provided "solely to the requester." Representative Josh West moved adoption; the recorded tally in the transcript was 71–20 in favor.
The Oklahoma House on the floor adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 1, a change to joint rules governing LOFT (the legislative office referenced in the joint rules), after an extended series of questions and debate about confidentiality and committee oversight.
Representative Josh West moved adoption of SCR 1, which the clerk read as "a resolution relating to amending joint rules for the sixtieth legislature." The resolution, discussion and floor debate focused on a set of clarifying edits to joint rules 4, 7 and 9 and on language in rule 9.7 that delegates informational memoranda requested by the Senate president pro tem or the House speaker to be provided ‘‘solely to the requester.’'
Several members asked for clarification about process and transparency. Representative Gann and Representative Fugate questioned whether requests would bypass the LOFT oversight committee and…
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