Counties and county officers; basic salaries; maximum; county officers; effective date.
HB 1665 raises the maximum annual salary for Oklahoma county officers from $49,500 to $74,500, while setting a new minimum of $19,000. It specifically requires sheriff salaries to be at least $44,000 annually (with the same $74,500 maximum as other officers). County boards of commissioners or budget boards must set salaries within these new limits, effective November 1, 2025. The bill directly affects all elected county officials, including sheriffs, by establishing their salary range.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Apr 1, 2025
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The bill was renumbered and reorganized from its Engrossed version to the Floor version, with the title page updated to reflect the House of Representatives Floor Version. The substantive policy content regarding county officer salaries and the effective date remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Title page updated from 'ENGROSSED HOUSE' to 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' with updated session information and bill formatting.
Page numbering and footer text changed from 'ENGR. H. B. NO. 1665' to 'HB1665 HFLR' to reflect floor version status.
Committee report section repositioned with updated date and 'DO PASS, As Coauthored' notation.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 69 Nays: 11
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass County and Municipal Government
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to County and Municipal Government
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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