City of Enid v. Public Employees Relations Board

¶ 1 The Constitution and our previous opinions support the Court’s analysis, and I write separately to provide a more detailed explanation why the Court’s opinion is correct.

¶ 2 The Oklahoma Constitution states that a statute may be classified as a “general law” or a “special law.” When the Legislature has created an alleged special law in violation of Art. 5 § 59, the Court has determined whether the classification was reasonable. If the law is reasonable it is a general law, not a constitutionally allowed special law. Article 5 § 46 also prohibits special laws. The Court has used its § 59…