The Legislature; permitting legislative committees to issue subpoenas. Emergency.

SB 2160 allows Oklahoma legislative committees to issue subpoenas for investigations or oversight. It requires a majority vote by the committee at a meeting with a quorum, with the chair or vice chair issuing the subpoena. The bill specifies that disobedience of a subpoena may be punished as contempt under the state constitution. This applies to all standing, interim, select, and joint committees conducting authorized investigations. The bill takes immediate effect due to an emergency declaration.