Oklahoma Emergency Management Interim Legislative Succession Act

The Emergency Management Interim Legislative Succession Act (63 O.S. Sections 688.1 - 688.14) is an Oklahoma state law governing emergency succession to the all offices members of the Oklahoma Legislature. The similar Act governing the members of the state and local governments is the Oklahoma Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act.

Emergency Management Interim Legislative Succession Act
Full titleEmergency Management Interim Legislative Succession Act
Enacted by the49th Oklahoma Legislature
EffectiveMay 29, 2003
Purpose
PurposeEstablishes interim successors to exercise the duties the members of the Oklahoma Legislature in the event of a vancancy until a successor assumes powers as provided by the Constitution.
Citations
State Law63 O.S. Section 686.1
Codification
Act(s) amendedOklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003
Titles amendedTitle 63 (Public Health and Safety)
Oklahoma Code sections createdSections 686.1 - 686.14
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House of Representatives as House Bill 1512 by Representative William Paulk
  • Committee consideration by House Judiciary and Public Safety Committee
  • Passed the House of Representatives on May 21, 2003 (90 - 8)
  • Passed the Senate on May 28, 2003 
  • Signed into law by Governor Brad Henry on May 29, 2003

The Emergency Legislative Succession Act was signed into law by Governor Brad Henry on August 29, 2003.

In General

Each legislator must designate no less than three and no more than seven Emergency Interim Successors to his powers and duties and specify their order of succession. Each house of the Legislature, in accordance with its own rules, determines who is entitled under the provisions of the Emergency Legislative Succession Act to exercise the powers and assume the duties of its members. When an Emergency Interim Successor exercises the powers and assumes the duties of a legislator, the Successor is accorded the privileges and immunities, compensation, allowances and other perquisites of office to which a legislator is entitled.

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