SB 918 Oklahoma Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Administrative Procedures Act; requiring certain statutes and rules to be interpreted in a certain manner. Effective date.

SB 918 changes how Oklahoma courts interpret agency actions. It requires courts to interpret statutes and rules themselves instead of deferring to agency interpretations, and to favor interpretations that limit agency power and maximize individual liberty when in doubt. The bill also prohibits state agencies from seeking civil penalties for conduct that would also be subject to a common law lawsuit with a jury trial right, except in summary judgment cases. The law takes effect November 1, 2025.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Mar 10, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB918 (3-04-25) (BERGSTROM) FS FA1.PDF → Floor (Senate) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was simplified from a detailed floor substitute version to a concise Senate floor version. The substantive policy content remains largely the same, focusing on judicial review procedures under the Administrative Procedures Act, but the formatting and page structure were significantly reduced. The effective date was moved from Section 3 to Section 2, and the committee report was added to the end.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains unchanged - it still governs judicial review of administrative agency orders under the Administrative Procedures Act. The primary difference is the reduction in document length and removal of page formatting elements.

TECHNICAL

Page headers and footers were removed, reducing the document from 5 pages to 3 pages

A committee report was added at the end of the document

The title and introductory act language was condensed from two pages to one page

TIMELINE

The effective date section was renumbered from Section 3 to Section 2

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Committee

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors