Juvenile bureaus; salaries and expenses; limitations; effective date.
HB 1579 sets salary limits for juvenile bureau staff in Oklahoma counties, capping directors' pay at 90% of Class A county officer salaries and other employees at 85%. It requires juvenile court judges (with county commissioner oversight) to establish expense limits for bureau operations and mandates that all bureau costs - salaries and expenses - be funded through county budgets or dedicated sales taxes. The bill also specifies that county excise boards must appropriate funds for bureau staffing and operations, consistent with other county officer budgets. Additionally, it clarifies that district attorneys represent juvenile bureaus in lawsuits, unless conflicts arise. The law became effective November 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed Apr 30, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was converted from its House version to the Senate floor version, with substantive changes to salary caps for juvenile bureau staff and a shift in funding responsibility from county charges to special sales taxes. The Senate version also adds a committee report and modifies the effective date language.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on juvenile bureaus, but the funding mechanism changed from general county charges to dedicated special sales taxes for juvenile programs.
REQUIREMENT
Salary cap for juvenile bureau directors changed from 90% of Class A county officer salaries to 85% of Class A county officer salaries.
FISCAL
Funding source changed from general county charges to expenses funded by special sales taxes dedicated to juvenile programs.
TECHNICAL
Added committee report by Committee on Health and Human Services dated April 14, 2025, recommending passage.
Header and page numbering changed to reflect Senate floor version with updated committee amendment notation.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2025 · House Mar 12, 2025
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 49
Apr 22, 2025
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican40
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 3
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 79 Nays: 4
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations and Budget
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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