SB1816 • 2026

Welfare programs; prohibiting state and political subdivisions from providing universal basic income. Effective date.

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Sponsor: Jett
Last action: 2026-02-03
Official status: Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services
Effective date: Not listed

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Welfare programs; prohibiting state and political subdivisions from providing universal basic income. Effective date.

Welfare programs; prohibiting state and political subdivisions from providing universal basic income.

What This Bill Does

Welfare programs; prohibiting state and political subdivisions from providing universal basic income.
Effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1816 (Senate): Introduced (1/20/2026)

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Bill History

2026-02-03 Senate
Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services
2026-02-02 Senate
First Reading
2026-02-02 Senate
Authored by Senator Jett

Official Summary Text

Welfare programs; prohibiting state and political subdivisions from providing universal basic income. Effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1816 (Senate): Introduced (1/20/2026)

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

SENATE BILL 1816 By: Jett

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to welfare programs; defining term;
prohibiting state and political subdivisions from
providing universal basic income; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 270 of Title 56, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in this section, “universal basic income” means any
program that provides a recurring source of income in the form of a
government transfer payment to all residents within a designated
area or political subdivision of this state without a means test or
work requirement.
B. No universal basic income shall be provided by this state or
any political subdivision of this state.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

60-2-3541 BRC 1/14/2026 9:57:13 PM