SB 426 Summary

• Any Oklahoma legislator may request a confidential constitutional analysis of an amendment, bill, or resolution within 2 legislative days of first reading to identify potential U.S. Constitution or Oklahoma Constitution challenges.

• Upon such request, the measure is tabled until analysis is complete, unless tabling would violate legislative procedure rules, in which case the title or enacting clause may be struck until analysis is finished.

• The analysis must indicate whether the measure appears to create potential litigation risk but does not need to estimate litigation costs; the President Pro Tempore and Speaker prescribe procedures for obtaining the analysis.

• The analysis is confidential work product provided to the requestor, principal author(s), and relevant legislative leaders (President Pro Tempore or Speaker depending on chamber).

• If analysis indicates litigation risk, the analysis is distributed to appropriations committee chairs, relevant committee chairs, and other members designated by leadership to evaluate fiscal and other consequences.

• Effective date: November 1, 2015.