SB 83 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Prisons and reformatories; modifying elements of exemption to certain account. Effective date.

SB 83 amends Oklahoma law governing inmate trust funds for prisoners working in prison industries or the Construction Division. It requires that at least 20% of most inmates' wages be placed in a mandatory savings account (exempt for life-sentence inmates), with funds payable upon release. The bill specifies that interest from these accounts goes to the Crime Victims Compensation Fund, not inmates, and establishes rules for accessing funds (e.g., transfers between accounts limited to once every 90 days). This directly affects incarcerated Oklahomans earning wages through prison work programs.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed May 14, 2025
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill moved from the House to the Senate floor, resulting in significant formatting and structural changes including page number updates and header revisions. The Senate version reorganized the bill's layout and added a date stamp, while maintaining the core legislative intent regarding inmate trust funds and prison industry operations.
TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date of February 25, 2025

Page numbering and footer text updated to reflect Senate floor version with different page references

Bill number and sponsor information reorganized with different line breaks and formatting

Act summary text restructured with different indentation and line breaks while maintaining identical content

Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2025 · House May 6, 2025

How they voted

480
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Mar 3, 2025
D Democratic9
9 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican40
39 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
6
Committee
6
May 6, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 90 Nays: 0
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Safety
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Safety
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors