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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 17, 2026
AS AMENDED
SENATE BILL NO. 1407 By: Stanley of the Senate
and
West (Tammy) of the House
An Act relating to state government; amending 74 O.S.
2021, Sections 666, 669, and 669.1, which relate to
the Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women;
directing the Office of Management and Enterprise
Services to coordinate staff support with the
Commission; granting the Commission the ability to
manage personnel in coordination with the Office of
Management and Enterprise Services; changing process
for the dispersal of funds from the Oklahoma
Commission on the Status of Women Revolving Fund;
updating statutory language; requiring certain
itemized accounting; providing an effective date; and
declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 666, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 666. A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma
Commission on the Status of Women. The Commission shall consist of
thirty (30) members. The members shall be appointed as follows:
ten members appointed by the Governor, ten members appointed by the
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and ten members appointed by
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the Speaker of the House of Representatives. All members shall be
appointed by the appropriate appointing authority for a term of five
(5) years commencing with the date that the previous appointee’s
term expired. In making such appointments to the Commission,
consideration shall be given to making the membership broadly
representative of the geographic areas of the state and the several
racial, religious, and ethnic groups residing in the state. Each
member shall hold office until the successor of the member is
appointed and has qualified. A member of the Commission may be
removed by the appropriate appointing authority for cause. A member
appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of a
term of a member separated from the Commission for any cause shall
be appointed for the remainder of the term of the member whose
office has been so vacated. Members of the Commission shall receive
no salary, but shall be entitled to travel reimbursement as provided
by the State Travel Reimbursement Act, Section 500.1 et seq. of this
title, from funds available to the appropriate appointing authority.
B. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall
provide coordinate with the Commission to provide staff support to
the Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 669, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 669. The Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women
shall have the power and the duty to:
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1. Advise on equity issues relating to gender bias, state
agencies and employees, communities, organizations, and businesses
of this state which desire the services of the Commission;
2. Monitor legislation as to whether the legislation is
discriminatory toward one gender or whether the gender of an
individual would have an effect on the enforcement of the
legislation;
3. Act as a resource and a clearinghouse for research on issues
related to women and gender bias;
4. Conduct meetings and seminars within the state as
appropriate to support the goals and duties of the Commission; and
5. Evaluate and manage personnel in coordination with the
Office of Management and Enterprise Services to carry out the duties
of the Commission; and
6. Report to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the
Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of its
activities. The report recommendations may include recommendations
concerning needed legislation or regulatory changes relating to
equity and gender bias.
SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 669.1, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 669.1. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a
revolving fund for the Office of Management and Enterprise Services
designated the “Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women Revolving
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Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal
year limitations, and shall consist of all monies raised by the
Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women and all gifts and
donations contributed to support the work of the Oklahoma Commission
on the Status of Women. All monies accrued to the credit of the
fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the
Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services on
behalf of the Oklahoma as directed by the Commission on the Status
of Women for the purposes prescribed by the Legislature in creating
the Commission. The Director of the Office of Management and
Enterprise Services shall provide the Commission an itemized
accounting of all monies deposited into the fund and all
expenditures made from the fund. Expenditures from the fund shall
be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims
filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of
Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
SECTION 4. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
SECTION 5. 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.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON RETIREMENT AND GOVERNMENT
RESOURCES
February 17, 2026 - DO PASS AS AMENDED