HB 2674: State government; creating the Statewide Official Compensation Commission; membership; meetings; public official salaries; effective dates. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was revised from the House floor version to the Senate floor version, primarily updating the document header and committee report information to reflect Senate processing. The substantive policy content regarding the creation of the Statewide Official Compensation Commission, salary amounts for state officials, and effective dates remains unchanged.

Scope change

No substantive changes to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and procedural metadata were updated.

TECHNICAL

Updated document header from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with revised date and committee report information.

Changed committee report attribution from 'COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGET' to 'COMMITTEE ON RETIREMENT AND GOVERNMENT RESOURCES'.

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted from a House Committee Substitute to the House Floor version, incorporating amendments from the Senate. The substantive policy content regarding the creation of the Statewide Official Compensation Commission and salary settings for state officials remains unchanged, with only formatting and page numbering adjustments made.

TECHNICAL

Page headers and footers were updated to reflect the Floor version with new page numbering and committee amendment indicators.

The title page was reorganized to show 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' and added co-authorship by Paxton of the Senate.

Committee report date was updated from 03/05/25 to 03/06/2025 with updated status notation.

Enrolled (final version) → Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended from its enrolled final version to a committee substitute version, primarily changing the formatting and structure of the document while keeping the substantive policy language largely the same. The main change is the addition of a new title amendment section and reorganization of the bill's layout, with no substantive policy changes to the compensation commission structure, salary amounts, or effective dates.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the amendment is primarily formatting and structural

TECHNICAL

Added committee amendment header and formatting changes to conform to legislative markup standards

Reorganized bill structure with new page numbering and section formatting in the proposed committee substitute

Added reference to repealing 74 O.S. 2021, Section 250.4 as amended by Section 2 of the act in the title description

Introduced → Engrossed · 7 edits · May 6, 2025

MODERATE

This bill creates a new Statewide Official Compensation Commission to set salaries for key state elected officials, replacing the previous system where specific salary amounts were fixed in statute. The commission will consist of the same members as the Board on Legislative Compensation and can only meet on the same dates as that board. The bill also amends existing salary provisions to allow the new commission to modify salaries going forward while maintaining current salary levels as a minimum floor.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of salary determination from fixed statutory amounts to a commission-based system with the same membership as the Board on Legislative Compensation.

REQUIREMENT

Created a new Statewide Official Compensation Commission consisting of the same members as the Board on Legislative Compensation

Commission authorized to meet only on the same date as the Board on Legislative Compensation

Commission set salaries for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Treasurer, State Auditor and Inspector, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Insurance Commissioner, Commissioner of Labor, and Corporation Commission members

Commission cannot set salaries below amounts in effect as of January 1, 2025

Amended 74 O.S. 2021 Section 250.4 to allow commission to modify salary amounts with commission orders superseding statutory provisions

Removed fixed salary amounts from statute, replacing them with commission-determined amounts

TIMELINE

Sections 1 and 2 become effective November 1, 2025; Section 3 (repealer) becomes effective January 31, 2030

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 4 edits · May 7, 2025

MODERATE

The bill transitioned from an Engrossed version to an Enrolled final version, which is the official version signed into law. The substantive policy content remains identical between versions, with changes limited to formatting, page numbering, and signature blocks required for final enactment. No policy, funding, or eligibility changes occurred during this transition.

TECHNICAL

Header formatting changed from 'ENGROSSED HOUSE' to 'ENROLLED HOUSE' to reflect final legislative approval status.

Page numbering and layout reorganized to match standard enrolled bill formatting requirements for final signature and filing.

Added signature blocks for Governor and Secretary of State with blank spaces for dates and times of approval and receipt.

Removed amendment markup notation (1...1) and standardized text formatting to remove legislative process indicators.

Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 → House Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to change from a 'Proposed Committee Substitute' to a 'House Committee Substitute' version, primarily updating page numbers and request numbers while maintaining the same substantive legislative content. The core provisions regarding the Statewide Official Compensation Commission, salary amounts for state officials, and effective dates remain unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Page numbers and request numbers were updated from Req. No. 12672 to Req. No. 13163 throughout the document.

Document header changed from 'PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' indicating the bill has been revised by the House committee.

Committee amendment attribution changed from Kyle Hilbert-MAH to Kyle Hilbert with updated date from 2/13/2025 to 03/05/25.

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