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Current Issues

From the Capitol, without the spin.

The RLAO works with members of the legislature to modernize Oklahoma’s alcohol laws — with a balance of convenience and public safety. Below is what we are watching, fighting, and refusing to give away.

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Laws that let independents compete

That gap is not a historical curiosity. It is a competitive rule written into Title 37A. Liquor stores close Thanksgiving and Christmas; grocery beer sets do not. Sunday package-store sales remain a county option. The RLAO does not chase convenience for its own sake — we chase a fair chance to serve the same customer the law already lets a gas station serve until 2 a.m.

2026 session

Write your legislator

It is only by engaging the process that small-business owners counteract the corporate interests who are constantly trying to grow at the expense of hard-working Oklahomans. Put in your address. The first name is your senator; the next is your House member.

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ABLE Commission

Licensing, hours, tastings, and the six-percent markup live in Title 37A and are enforced by ABLE. When the Commission drifts, members hear it from us first.

ABLE resources