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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
SENATE BILL 2099 By: Woods
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to travel allowance for county
officers; amending 19 O.S. 2021, Section 165, as last
amended by Section 1, Chapter 229, O.S.L. 2024 (19
O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 165), which relates to
travel allowances in lieu of traveling expenses;
making travel allowance for certain officers
mandatory; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 19 O.S. 2021, Section 165, as last
amended by Section 1, Chapter 229, O.S.L. 2024 (19 O.S. Supp. 2025,
Section 165), is amended to read as follows:
Section 165. A. In lieu of reimbursement for traveling
expenses within their county, each county commissioner and sheriff
may shall receive a monthly travel allowance of up to One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00). In lieu of the reimbursement for traveling
expenses authorized by law for each county officer, each county
assessor may shall receive a monthly travel allowance of up to Nine
Hundred Dollars ($900.00), and each county clerk, court clerk, and
county treasurer may shall receive a monthly travel allowance of up
to Eight Hundred Dollars ($800.00). Each such county officer may
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shall be subject to the penalty provided by Section 166 of this
title for failure to attend the meetings specified in that section.
B. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2028 and every fiscal year
thereafter, the monthly amount of travel reimbursement allowances
for county officers shall increase annually by two percent (2%).
C. All newly elected county officials shall be reimbursed by
their respective counties for any approved training provided before
such official takes office. Such training expenses shall be
reimbursed in January when such official takes office.
D. The provisions of this section and Sections 163 and 164 of
this title shall not prevent the emergency use of a county-owned
vehicle or county-owned or leased equipment by a county officer when
such county officer is acting on behalf of the county or when such
use is related to county business. As used in this subsection,
“emergency” means an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the
resulting state that calls for immediate action.
E. The provisions of this section and Sections 163 and 164 of
this title shall not prevent the use of county-owned or leased
equipment by a county commissioner. For the purposes of this
section, county-owned or leased equipment shall not include
automobiles or pick-up trucks. The provisions of this subsection
shall not be construed to authorize the use of county-owned or
leased equipment by a county commissioner for purposes other than
county business.
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SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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