--- title: Standing Committees Focused on Oversight description: "![](https://levin-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Investigation-1024x1024.png) ##### Most House committees do not define jurisdictions. ## House Committee on Administrative Rules #### [Website](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/admnrul) Membership, schedule, meeting notices, agendas, and news and announcements available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction \"The purpose of the Administrative Rules Committee of the Oklahoma House…" url: "https://levin-center.org/slow/standing-committees-focused-on-oversight-30/" updated: "2026-03-27" category: Oklahoma --- # Standing Committees Focused on Oversight ![](https://levin-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Investigation-1024x1024.png) ##### Most House committees do not define jurisdictions. ## House Committee on Administrative Rules #### [Website](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/admnrul) Membership, schedule, meeting notices, agendas, and news and announcements available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "The purpose of the Administrative Rules Committee of the Oklahoma House of Representatives is to review all rules promulgated by the various state agencies, boards, and commissions to verify that they have statutory authority to make the related rules and that those rules fulfill the intent of the legislature.  If the rules meet both of those standards and don’t have some other type of conflict, we will approve them.  If they do not, we have the authority to disapprove in whole or in part or to request that the agency, board, or commission withdraw those rules and draft changes to make them satisfactory.  This same process is followed by the Oklahoma Senate.  When an agreement is reached with the Senate, we file resolutions for a vote in each chamber before forwarding to the Governor for final approval" (submitted by committee chair, June 2023; Title 75, Administrative Procedures, Oklahoma Statutes). --- ## House Committee on Commerce & Economic Development Oversight #### [Website](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/ced) Membership, schedule, meeting notices, and agendas available on website. #### Committees - [Business](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/ced/bus) - [Government Modernization and Technology](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/ced/govmod) - [Insurance](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/ced/insur) - [Tourism](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/ced/tour) - [Transportation](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/ced/trans) --- ## House Committee on Education Oversight #### [Website](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/edu) Membership, schedule, meeting notices, and agendas available on website. #### Committees - [Common Education](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/edu/comed) - [Postsecondary Education](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/edu/posted) --- ## House Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Oversight #### [Website](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/enr) Membership, schedule, meeting notices, and agendas available on website. #### Committees - [Agriculture](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/enr/agri) - [Utilities](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/enr/utility) - [Wildlife](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/enr/wild) - [Energy](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/enr/energy) --- ## House Committee on Government Oversight #### [Website](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/gov) Membership, schedule, meeting notices, and agendas available on website. #### Committees - [County and Municipal Government](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/gov/county) - [Elections and Ethics](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/gov/ethics) - [General Government](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/gov/gengov) - [Banking, Financial Services and Pensions](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/gov/bank) - [State Powers](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/gov/states) --- ## House Committee on Health and Human Services Oversight #### [Website](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/hhs) Membership, schedule, meeting notices, and agendas available on website. #### Committees - [Public Health](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/hhs/pubhlth) - [Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/hhs/alcohol) - [Children, Youth and Family Services](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/hhs/child) - [Veteran and Military Affairs](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/hhs/veterans) --- ## House Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight #### [Website](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/jud) Membership, schedule, meeting notices, and agendas available on website. #### Committees - [Civil Judiciary](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/jud/judciv) - [Criminal Judiciary](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/jud/judcrim) - [Public Safety](https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/jud/pubsfty) --- ## Senate Administrative Rules Committee #### [Website](https://oksenate.gov/committees/administrative-rules) Membership, schedule, meeting notices, and agendas available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "The Administrative Rules Committee has the responsibility of reviewing all adopted agency administrative rules, providing more thorough legislative oversight of executive branch agency rulemaking. The committee may recommend an approval or disapproval of each proposed rule to the Senate. The committee may also recommend an agency amend or further consider a proposed rule" (committee website).