Joint Resolution; energy and agricultural state agencies; approving certain proposed permanent rules; directing distribution.

2026 Regular Session Introduced by Micheal Bergstrom and 1 co-sponsor

approves permanent rules filed by eight Oklahoma agencies by Feb 1, 2026, allowing them to become permanent regulations.

Sent to Governor

Purpose

Joint Resolution 1090 approves a set of proposed permanent rules from several state energy and agricultural agencies and directs distribution of this resolution. By approving “all proposed permanent rules filed on or before February 1, 2026” for each listed agency, the Legislature confirms that those rules may take effect as permanent regulations per state law.

Key Provisions

Section 1: Approves all proposed permanent rules filed by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry on or before February 1, 2026.

Section 2: Approves all proposed permanent rules filed by the Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning Commission on or before February 1, 2026.

Section 3: Approves all proposed permanent rules filed by the Corporation Commission on or before February 1, 2026.

Section 4: Approves all proposed permanent rules filed by the Department of Environmental Quality on or before February 1, 2026.

Section 5: Approves all proposed permanent rules filed by the Oklahoma Liquified Petroleum Gas Board on or before February 1, 2026.

Section 6: Approves all proposed permanent rules filed by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department on or before February 1, 2026.

Section 7: Approves all proposed permanent rules filed by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board on or before February 1, 2026.

Section 8: Approves all proposed permanent rules filed by the Department of Wildlife Conservation on or before February 1, 2026.

Section 9: Directs the Oklahoma Secretary of State to distribute copies of the resolution to the Governor and the editor of The Oklahoma Register.

Agencies Affected

Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry

Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning Commission

Oklahoma Corporation Commission

Department of Environmental Quality

Oklahoma Liquified Petroleum Gas Board

Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department

Oklahoma Water Resources Board

Department of Wildlife Conservation

Procedural/Timelines

The bill acts as a joint resolution approving specific administrative rules, rather than creating new rules.

It targets “proposed permanent rules filed on or before February 1, 2026” for each agency listed.

The bill has a formal approval function required under Oklahoma statutes (Section 308 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes).

Action history shows introduction and committee consideration in April 2026, with a second-reading referral to Administrative Rules.

Potential Impact

If enacted, the referenced permanent rules for the listed agencies will be approved by the Legislature, allowing them to take effect as permanent regulations without further legislative modification.

This mechanism provides a streamlined path for agency rules to become permanent, provided they were filed by the specified deadline.

By distributing copies to the Governor and The Oklahoma Register, it ensures official notification and public dissemination of the approved rules.

Summary in Plain Language

HJR 1090 is a housekeeping measure in Oklahoma’s 2026 session. It asks the Legislature to approve a batch of permanent rules proposed by various energy and agricultural state agencies (and related commissions) that were filed by February 1, 2026. Once approved, these rules would become permanent regulations and be published for public knowing, with the Secretary of State disseminating the resolution to key officials and state publications.

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