Okla. Stat. tit. 75, § 75-12a
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Legislative bills and resolutions - Enrollment - Filing in
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Office of Secretary of State.
A. Bills and resolutions referred to in Section 35, Article V
of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, after their passage
but before they are signed by the presiding officer of each house of
the Legislature as provided in said section, shall be correctly
enrolled either in permanent ink on appropriate paper or in an
electronic form pursuant to rules adopted by each house. Bills and
resolutions originating in one house of the Legislature which, after
being duly passed and engrossed thereby, are transmitted to the
other house and thereafter returned without amendment to the house
in which same originated, shall, when referred for enrollment, be
transmitted to the Office of Engrossing and Enrolling thereof, which
office may cause each and every such engrossed bill or resolution,
without retyping, to be reported properly enrolled for fourth
reading and final signature by attaching or jacketing in the
forefront thereof a proper jurat for certification by the presiding
officer as to the previous passage of said bill or resolution.
After said bills and resolutions have been duly signed by the
presiding officer of each house of the Legislature, and after same
have been either affirmatively or negatively approved by the
Governor or passed over his objections, as provided in Section 11,
Article VI of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, they shall
be filed in the office of the Secretary of State where they shall be
permanently preserved.
B. For purposes of this section and subject to the provisions
of subsection C of this section, bills and resolutions and
amendments thereto may be transmitted between the two houses of the
Legislature electronically. Enrolled bills and resolutions may be
transmitted electronically to the Office of the Governor. Bills and
resolutions that are filed in the Office of the Secretary of State
may be transmitted electronically. If a bill or resolution is
transmitted electronically, the signature of the presiding officer
may be an electronic signature. All bills and resolutions
transmitted electronically must be signed by the presiding officer
in compliance with the provisions of Section 35 of Article V of the
Oklahoma Constitution; provided, such signatures may be in
electronic form.
C. Electronic transmittal of bills and resolutions shall be
allowed if safeguards established by the Clerk of the House and the
Secretary of the Senate are in place to protect against unauthorized
users. Transmission between the respective houses shall require a
written agreement signed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
Transmission from either house of the Legislature to the Office of
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 75. Statutes and Reports Page 7
the Governor shall require a written agreement signed by the
Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Transmission from either house
of the Legislature to the Office of the Secretary of State shall
require a written agreement signed by the Secretary of State, the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate. The Clerk of the House of Representatives
and the Secretary of the Senate shall be the guardians of electronic
signatures for their respective houses of the Legislature and shall
be authorized to make determinations as to validity and authenticity
of electronic signatures.
A. Bills and resolutions referred to in Section 35, Article V
of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, after their passage
but before they are signed by the presiding officer of each house of
the Legislature as provided in said section, shall be correctly
enrolled either in permanent ink on appropriate paper or in an
electronic form pursuant to rules adopted by each house. Bills and
resolutions originating in one house of the Legislature which, after
being duly passed and engrossed thereby, are transmitted to the
other house and thereafter returned without amendment to the house
in which same originated, shall, when referred for enrollment, be
transmitted to the Office of Engrossing and Enrolling thereof, which
office may cause each and every such engrossed bill or resolution,
without retyping, to be reported properly enrolled for fourth
reading and final signature by attaching or jacketing in the
forefront thereof a proper jurat for certification by the presiding
officer as to the previous passage of said bill or resolution.
After said bills and resolutions have been duly signed by the
presiding officer of each house of the Legislature, and after same
have been either affirmatively or negatively approved by the
Governor or passed over his objections, as provided in Section 11,
Article VI of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, they shall
be filed in the office of the Secretary of State where they shall be
permanently preserved.
B. For purposes of this section and subject to the provisions
of subsection C of this section, bills and resolutions and
amendments thereto may be transmitted between the two houses of the
Legislature electronically. Enrolled bills and resolutions may be
transmitted electronically to the Office of the Governor. Bills and
resolutions that are filed in the Office of the Secretary of State
may be transmitted electronically. If a bill or resolution is
transmitted electronically, the signature of the presiding officer
may be an electronic signature. All bills and resolutions
transmitted electronically must be signed by the presiding officer
in compliance with the provisions of Section 35 of Article V of the
Oklahoma Constitution; provided, such signatures may be in
electronic form.
C. Electronic transmittal of bills and resolutions shall be
allowed if safeguards established by the Clerk of the House and the
Secretary of the Senate are in place to protect against unauthorized
users. Transmission between the respective houses shall require a
written agreement signed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
Transmission from either house of the Legislature to the Office of
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 75. Statutes and Reports Page 7
the Governor shall require a written agreement signed by the
Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Transmission from either house
of the Legislature to the Office of the Secretary of State shall
require a written agreement signed by the Secretary of State, the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate. The Clerk of the House of Representatives
and the Secretary of the Senate shall be the guardians of electronic
signatures for their respective houses of the Legislature and shall
be authorized to make determinations as to validity and authenticity
of electronic signatures.
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