HB 1665 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Counties and county officers; basic salaries; maximum; county officers; effective date.

HB 1665 increases the maximum annual salary for most county officers in Oklahoma from $49,500 to $74,500, while maintaining a minimum salary of $19,000. It specifically sets the sheriff's minimum salary at $44,000 (unchanged) but raises the sheriff's maximum salary to $74,500. County boards of commissioners will set salaries within these new limits for all elected county officials. The bill takes effect November 1, 2025.

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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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from an 'Engrossed' version to a 'Floor Version' for the House of Representatives. The substantive policy content, including salary limits for county officers and the effective date, remains unchanged. The changes are primarily technical formatting updates to reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process.

TECHNICAL

Header text changed from 'ENGROSSED HOUSE' to 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to indicate the bill is now in its floor version for the House.

Page numbering and footer text were updated to reflect the floor version format, including adding a note that bold face denotes committee amendments.

Committee report section was updated to show the Committee on Government Oversight dated 02/27/2025 with a 'DO PASS' recommendation.

Floor votes · House Mar 17, 2025

How they voted

70–11

Passed · 19 other

Total votes 100

Mar 17, 2025

D Democratic19

14 Yea 5

73% Yea

R Republican81

56 Yea 11 Nay 14

69% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

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