Senate Bill 1583 Summary

• Transfers management and control of specific State Capitol Building spaces from various state agencies to the Legislature, including basement areas previously occupied by the Department of Libraries and Office of Management and Enterprise Services.

• Requires written agreements signed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the House for any space allotments outside the default allocations or for executive/judicial agency use of legislative-controlled space.

• Mandates creation of comprehensive architectural drawings by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services documenting all Capitol spaces allocated to the Legislature, with certification by legislative leaders and archival storage with the State Archivist.

• Modifies the State Capitol Repair Expenditure Oversight Committee to exclude interior and exterior repair expenditures from committee approval, though such expenditures remain subject to request for proposal processes.

• Requires written approval from the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and/or Speaker of the House for all renovation, repair, and remodeling plans affecting legislative-controlled spaces, with joint approval required for non-house-specific areas.

• Repeals obsolete statutes (73 O.S. 2011, Sections 15.2, 15.5, and 98.6) relating to space use within the State Capitol Building.