SR 46

               Resolution
ENROLLED SENATE
RESOLUTION NO. 46  By: Paxton
       A Resolution relating to the protection of the
       property and supplies of the Senate and duties of the
       President Pro Tempore during the 2026 legislative
       interim; authorizing employment of necessary
       personnel; restricting use of Senate offices and
       Senate Chamber during the interim except with the
       consent of the President Pro Tempore; authorizing
       needed repairs to space in the Capitol under the
       control of the Senate and purchase of needed
       furnishings and equipment therefor; authorizing
       President Pro Tempore to appoint members of the
       Senate to interim committees; authorizing President
       Pro Tempore to approve claims for reimbursement
       incurred by members and employees of the Senate
       during the interim; and providing for cumulative
       powers.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE 2ND SESSION OF THE 60TH OKLAHOMA
LEGISLATURE:
    SECTION 1. The President Pro Tempore is hereby authorized to
hire necessary employees to conduct the business and protect the
property of the Senate during the 2026 legislative interim.
    SECTION 2. No private organization, state executive agency or
department, or the employees thereof shall be permitted to use the
Senate Chamber, meeting rooms, or offices during the interim without
the consent of the President Pro Tempore.
    SECTION 3. The President Pro Tempore is hereby authorized to
provide for needed repairs and renovations to space in the Capitol
under the control of the Senate including the Senate Chamber,
offices, equipment, and furnishings in such space, and to purchase
needed equipment, supplies, furniture, furnishings, and fixtures for
such space, and to approve claims therefor.
    SECTION 4. The President Pro Tempore is hereby authorized to
appoint members of the Senate to interim committees.
    SECTION 5. The President Pro Tempore is hereby authorized to
approve claims of members and employees of the Senate for
reimbursement of expenses incurred while engaged in official
business during the interim as directed by the President Pro Tempore
according to law.
    SECTION 6. The powers herein conferred shall be in addition to
and not in substitution for any other power conferred by law or
rule.
   Adopted by the Senate the 14th day of May, 2026.
                                     Presiding Officer of the Senate
                    OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
   Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
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