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SB1518 • 2026

State government; providing that no salary adjustment by Commission increase the emoluments for certain office in certain circumstance. Effective date.

State government; providing that no salary adjustment by Commission increase the emoluments for certain office in certain circumstance. Effective date.

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Sponsor
Paxton
Last action
2026-02-23
Official status
Coauthored by Representative Hilbert (principal House author)
Effective date
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State government; providing that no salary adjustment by Commission increase the emoluments for certain office in certain circumstance. Effective date.

State government; providing that no salary adjustment by Commission increase the emoluments for certain office in certain circumstance.

What This Bill Does

  • State government; providing that no salary adjustment by Commission increase the emoluments for certain office in certain circumstance.
  • Effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1518 (Senate): Introduced (1/12/2026)

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-23 Senate

    Coauthored by Representative Hilbert (principal House author)

  2. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Retirement and Government Resources

  3. 2026-02-02 Senate

    First Reading

  4. 2026-02-02 Senate

    Authored by Senator Paxton

Official Summary Text

State government; providing that no salary adjustment by Commission increase the emoluments for certain office in certain circumstance. Effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1518 (Senate): Introduced (1/12/2026)

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

SENATE BILL 1518 By: Paxton

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to state government; amending Section
1, Chapter 191, O.S.L. 2025 (74 O.S. Supp. 2025,
Section 291.4), which relates to the Statewide
Official Compensation Commission; providing that no
salary adjustment by Commission increase the
emoluments for certain office in certain
circumstance; updating statutory language; and
providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 191, O.S.L.
2025 (74 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 291.4), is amended to read as
follows:
Section 291.4. A. There is hereby created the Statewide
Official Compensation Commission.
B. The Statewide Official Compensation Commission shall consist
of the same persons who constitute the Board on Legislative
Compensation as provided by Section 21 of Article V of the Oklahoma
Constitution.

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C. The Statewide Official Compensation Commission shall be
authorized to meet only on the same date as the Board on Legislative
Compensation.
D. The Statewide Official Compensation Commission shall set the
salary for each of the following elected officials:
1. The Governor;
2. The Lieutenant Governor;
3. The Attorney General;
4. The State Treasurer;
5. The State Auditor and Inspector;
6. The Superintendent of Public Instruction;
7. The State Insurance Commissioner;
8. The Commissioner of Labor; and
9. The members of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
E. The Statewide Official Compensation Commission shall not set
the salary for any of the officials identified in subsection D of
this section at an amount less than the salary in effect for such
officials as of January 1, 2025.
F. At its authorized meeting, the Statewide Official
Compensation Commission shall set the salary for each of the
officials identified in subsection D of this section for any term of
office for such officials beginning on or after the date as of which
the Commission sets the salary amount.

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G. The Statewide Official Compensation Commission shall not
modify a salary amount in violation of the requirements of Section
10 of Article XXIII of the Oklahoma Constitution.
H. Pursuant to Section 23 of Article V of the Oklahoma
Constitution, no attempted adjustment adopted by the Statewide
Official Compensation Commission shall operate to increase the
emoluments of any office for which a current member of the
Legislature is elected or appointed. Any such office shall retain
the emoluments in effect prior to the attempted adjustment adopted
by the Commission.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

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