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HB1665 • 2026

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

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

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Sponsor
Cantrell
Last action
2025-04-01
Official status
Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
Effective date
Not listed

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

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

What This Bill Does

  • Counties and county officers; basic salaries; maximum; county officers; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1665 (House): Introduced (2/20/2025)

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-01 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Local and County Government

  2. 2025-03-18 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  3. 2025-03-18 Senate

    First Reading

  4. 2025-03-17 House

    General Order

  5. 2025-03-17 House

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 69 Nays: 11

  6. 2025-03-17 House

    Referred for engrossment

  7. 2025-02-27 House

    CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee

  8. 2025-02-27 House

    Authored by Senator Alvord (principal Senate author)

  9. 2025-02-13 House

    Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass County and Municipal Government

  10. 2025-02-04 House

    Second Reading referred to Government Oversight

  11. 2025-02-04 House

    Referred to County and Municipal Government

  12. 2025-02-03 House

    First Reading

  13. 2025-02-03 House

    Authored by Representative Cantrell

Official Summary Text

Counties and county officers; basic salaries; maximum; county officers; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1665 (House): Introduced (2/20/2025)

Current Bill Text

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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1665 By: Cantrell of the House

and

Alvord of the Senate

An Act relating to counties and county officers;
amending 19 O.S. 2021, Section 180.62, as amended by
Section 3, Chapter 394, O.S.L. 2024 (19 O.S. Supp.
2024, Section 180.62), which relates to basic
salaries; increasing maximum wage for county
officers; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 19 O.S. 2021, Section 180.62, as
amended by Section 3, Chapter 394, O.S.L. 2024 (19 O.S. Supp. 2024,
Section 180.62), is amended to read as follows:
Section 180.62. A. The basic salaries of county officers upon
which all salaries and future increases or decreases thereof shall
not be less than Nineteen Thousand Dollars ($19,000.00) per annum
nor shall they exceed Forty-nine Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
($49,500.00) Seventy-four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($74,500.00)
per annum, provided the basic salary for the sheriff, which shall be
no less than other salaries for county officers controlled by this
section, shall not be less than Forty-four Thousand Dollars

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($44,000.00) per annum nor shall it exceed Seventy-four Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars ($74,500.00) per annum.
B. The board of county commissioners, or if the county has
elected to come under the County Budget Act, the budget board
members of the county, shall set the salaries for all elected county
officials within the limits allowed by law.
C. The annual salaries fixed by this act shall be paid either
monthly or twice a month, by order of the board of county
commissioners, for each month or fraction thereof the incumbent
lawfully occupies and holds title to such office.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
Passed the House of Representatives the 17th day of March, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

Passed the Senate the _____ day of __________, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the Senate