SB 419 Oklahoma Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Attorney General; authorizing State Treasurer to employ or appoint attorneys. Effective date.

SB 419 amends Oklahoma statute 74 O.S. 2021, Section 18c to authorize the State Treasurer to directly employ or appoint attorneys for legal representation. Previously, the State Treasurer was excluded from entities allowed to hire attorneys under this section, which now explicitly includes them. The bill updates statutory language and references while maintaining existing provisions for other state entities like the Corporation Commission and Oklahoma Tax Commission. It takes effect November 1, 2025.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Apr 1, 2025

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What changed between versions

Committee Substitute → Floor (Senate) · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a Committee Substitute version to a Senate Floor version, with page headers and formatting markers updated for legislative review. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, including the Attorney General's authority to employ attorneys, exceptions for specific state entities, and the effective date of November 1, 2025.

TECHNICAL

Page headers and formatting markers were updated to reflect the Senate Floor version status.

Line numbering and spacing were adjusted to match Senate Floor formatting standards.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

Referred to Civil Judiciary

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Engrossed to House

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

Referred for engrossment

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors