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Oklahoma governor issues executive order strengthening regulatory oversight (2019)

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State governments have taken a variety of actions that impact the administrative state at the state level. These actions may address aspects of the regulatory process—such as rulemaking and regulatory review—or interactions between the administrative state and other branches of state government, including judicial deference.

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Oklahoma governor issues executive order strengthening regulatory oversight (2019)

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (R) issued an executive order on April 16 that aims to strengthen gubernatorial oversight of state administrative regulations.[1]

The order requires state agencies to submit a corresponding Rule Impact Statement in addition to the text of each proposed rule to the governor and appropriate cabinet secretary. Prior to the order, agencies were only required to submit the text of the proposed rule for review.[1][2]

Rule Impact Statements are required by the Oklahoma Administrative Procedure Act and must include descriptions of the proposed rule, affected parties, and economic impacts, among other considerations.

The governor and cabinet secretary have the authority to disapprove of proposed agency rules after reviewing the text and Rule Impact Statements.[2]

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