House, Senate make appointments to Joint Committee on Administrative Rules

Pro Tem Greg Treat makes Senate appointments to Joint Committee on Administrative Rules OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, on Thursday announced the Senate appointments to the newly created Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR). Previously, Treat named Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, as co-chair of the joint committee made up of members from the Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The Senate appointments to JCAR are: Sen. Julie Daniels, co-chair Sen. Zack Taylor, R-Seminole, co-vice chair Sen. Kay Floyd, D-Oklahoma City Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair Sen. Michael Brooks, D-Oklahoma City Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow Sen. Tom Dugger, R-Stillwater Sen. John Michael Montgomery, R-Lawton Sen. Dave Rader, R-Tulsa Sen. Adam Pugh, R-Edmond Senate Bill 913 created the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules to ensure a more transparent and thorough process before administrative rules are approved or repealed. “The Legislature lacked an effective method to stop executive branch agencies’ encroachment on legislative authority, until now,” Treat said. “This is a monumental shift at the state Capitol, and one that is long overdue. With the creation of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, the Legislature has a powerful and effective tool to protect legislative authority and stop executive branch overreach. I am confident that Senator Daniels and the other members of JCAR will be thorough and diligent in their work to review administrative rules moving forward.” Daniels said she is working with Senate staff on preparations for the committee’s work. “I am honored to be named by Pro Tem Treat to co-chair the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. Not only will this be an important tool to protect legislative authority and ensure the checks and balances of our system stay intact, but it will also serve to provide a transparent and open process of reviewing administrative rules before they are approved or repealed,” Daniels said. House appoints JCAR members OKLAHOMA CITY – The House members on the newly-created Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) will be the same members on the existing House Administrative Rules Committee, House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, announced Thursday. Rep. Tom Gann, R-Inola, will serve as co-chair of the joint committee, made up of members from both legislative chambers as prescribed in legislation enacted last session.  The House appointments to JCAR are: Rep. Tom Gann, R-Inola, co-chair Rep. Denise Crosswhite Hader, R-Piedmont, co-vice chair Rep. Toni Hasenbeck, R-Elgin Rep. Stan May, R-Broken Arrow Rep. Nicole Miller, R-Edmond Rep. Jim Olsen, R-Sallisaw Rep. Melissa Provenzano, D-Tulsa Rep. Jacob Rosecrants, D-Norman Rep. Wendi Stearman, R-Collinsville Rep. Rande Worthen, R-Lawton Read more » by Jamison Faught - November 05, 2021 at 11:57PM

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