HB3281

Oklahoma HB3281 amends the Administrative Procedures Act to enhance transparency by requiring public inspection of guidance documents.

Oklahoma HB3281, known as the Guidance Transparency Act, amends the Administrative Procedures Act to improve transparency. It mandates that agencies maintain and make available for public inspection their exempt rules and all guidance documents at their principal place of business and on any associated website. Guidance documents must be submitted to the Secretary of State and published alongside the initial document if amended or rescinded. The act also requires agencies to submit all guidance documents to the Secretary for publication in electronic and printed forms.