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SB1174 • 2026

Judicial compensation; rejecting judicial salaries established by the Board on Judicial Compensation. Emergency.

Judicial compensation; rejecting judicial salaries established by the Board on Judicial Compensation. Emergency.

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Sponsor
Hall
Last action
2026-04-23
Official status
Becomes law without Governor's signature 04/23/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Judicial compensation; rejecting judicial salaries established by the Board on Judicial Compensation. Emergency.

Judicial compensation; rejecting judicial salaries established by the Board on Judicial Compensation.

What This Bill Does

  • Judicial compensation; rejecting judicial salaries established by the Board on Judicial Compensation.
  • Emergency.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1174 (House): Committee Substitute (4/13/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1174 (Senate): Committee Substitute (4/13/2026) Fiscal Impact Statements For SB 1174 (Senate): SB1174 CS FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

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Filed

Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
  • No.
  • 3885 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO.
  • 1174 By: Hall and Haste of the Senate and Caldwell (Trey) and Kane of the House COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to judicial compensation; rejecting judicial salaries established by the Board on Judicial Compensation; providing for noncodification; and declaring an emergency.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-23 Senate

    Becomes law without Governor's signature 04/23/2026

  2. 2026-04-16 House

    General Order

  3. 2026-04-16 House

    JCR adopted

  4. 2026-04-16 House

    Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 70 Nays: 14

  5. 2026-04-16 House

    Signed, returned to Senate

  6. 2026-04-16 Senate

    Referred for enrollment

  7. 2026-04-16 Senate

    Enrolled, to House

  8. 2026-04-16 House

    Signed, returned to Senate

  9. 2026-04-16 Senate

    Sent to Governor

  10. 2026-04-15 House

    Second Reading, direct to Joint Calendar

  11. 2026-04-14 Senate

    JCR adopted

  12. 2026-04-14 Senate

    Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 8

  13. 2026-04-14 Senate

    Referred for engrossment

  14. 2026-04-14 Senate

    Engrossed to House

  15. 2026-04-14 House

    First Reading

  16. 2026-04-13 Senate

    Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget committee; JCR filed

  17. 2025-04-02 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

  18. 2025-03-31 Senate

    First Reading

  19. 2025-03-31 Senate

    Authored by Senator Hall

  20. 2025-03-31 Senate

    Coauthored by Senator Haste

  21. 2025-03-31 Senate

    Coauthored by Representative Caldwell (Trey) (principal House author)

  22. 2025-03-31 Senate

    Coauthored by Representative Kane

Official Summary Text

Judicial compensation; rejecting judicial salaries established by the Board on Judicial Compensation. Emergency.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1174 (House): Committee Substitute (4/13/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1174 (Senate): Committee Substitute (4/13/2026)
Fiscal Impact Statements For SB 1174 (Senate): SB1174 CS FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

Current Bill Text

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An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 1174 By: Hall and Haste of the
Senate

and

Caldwell (Trey) and Kane of
the House

An Act relating to judicial compensation; rejecting
judicial salaries established by the Board on
Judicial Compensation; providing for noncodification;
and declaring an emergency.

SUBJECT: Judicial compensation

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:

Pursuant to the authority provided in Section 3.2 of Title 20 of
the Oklahoma Statutes to reject judicial salaries established by the
Board on Judicial Compensation, the Oklahoma Legislature hereby
rejects the Final Report of the Board on Judicial Compensation
issued on September 16, 2025.

SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

ENR. S. B. NO. 1174 Page 2
Passed the Senate the 14th day of April, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the 16th day of April, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________