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SB250 • 2026

Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act; allowing for alternative computation for wage under certain circumstances. Effective date.

Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act; allowing for alternative computation for wage under certain circumstances. Effective date.

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Sponsor
Thompson
Last action
2025-05-27
Official status
Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/26/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act; allowing for alternative computation for wage under certain circumstances. Effective date.

Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act; allowing for alternative computation for wage under certain circumstances.

What This Bill Does

  • Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act; allowing for alternative computation for wage under certain circumstances.
  • Effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 250 (House): Engrossed (4/7/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 250 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (4/7/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 250 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (4/21/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 250 (House): Committee Substitute (5/2/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 250 (Senate): Introduced (1/2/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 250 (Senate): House Amendment to Senate Bill (5/14/2025) Fiscal Impact Statements For SB 250 (Senate): SB250 INT FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
  • No.
  • 13458 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 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FOR ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO.
  • 250 By: Thompson of the Senate and Duel of the House POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION An Act relating to the Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act; amending 40 O.S.
Filed

Plain English: SB250 POLPCS1 Collin Duel-TKR 4/7/2025 12:08:15 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Collin Duel Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend SB250 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.

  • SB250 POLPCS1 Collin Duel-TKR 4/7/2025 12:08:15 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Collin Duel Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend SB250 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.
  • No.
  • 13436 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 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO.
  • 250 By: Thompson of the Senate and Duel of the House PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to the Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act; amending 40 O.S.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-27 Senate

    Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/26/2025

  2. 2025-05-19 Senate

    Enrolled, to House

  3. 2025-05-19 House

    Signed, returned to Senate

  4. 2025-05-19 Senate

    Sent to Governor

  5. 2025-05-15 Senate

    HAs adopted

  6. 2025-05-15 Senate

    Measure passed: Ayes: 33 Nays: 6

  7. 2025-05-15 Senate

    Referred for enrollment

  8. 2025-05-06 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  9. 2025-05-06 Senate

    HAs read

  10. 2025-05-05 House

    General Order

  11. 2025-05-05 House

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 74 Nays: 19

  12. 2025-05-05 House

    Referred for engrossment

  13. 2025-04-23 House

    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee

  14. 2025-04-08 House

    Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Business

  15. 2025-04-01 House

    Second Reading referred to Commerce and Economic Development Oversight

  16. 2025-04-01 House

    Referred to Business

  17. 2025-03-13 Senate

    Engrossed to House

  18. 2025-03-13 House

    First Reading

  19. 2025-03-12 Senate

    General Order, Considered

  20. 2025-03-12 Senate

    Measure passed: Ayes: 26 Nays: 17

  21. 2025-03-12 Senate

    Referred for engrossment

  22. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Placed on General Order

  23. 2025-02-25 Senate

    Reported Do Pass Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism committee; CR filed

  24. 2025-02-20 Senate

    Coauthored by Representative Duel (principal House author)

  25. 2025-02-04 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism

  26. 2025-02-03 Senate

    First Reading

  27. 2025-02-03 Senate

    Authored by Senator Thompson

Official Summary Text

Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act; allowing for alternative computation for wage under certain circumstances. Effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 250 (House): Engrossed (4/7/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 250 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (4/7/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 250 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (4/21/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 250 (House): Committee Substitute (5/2/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 250 (Senate): Introduced (1/2/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 250 (Senate): House Amendment to Senate Bill (5/14/2025)
Fiscal Impact Statements For SB 250 (Senate): SB250 INT FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

Current Bill Text

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An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 250 By: Thompson of the Senate

and

Duel of the House

An Act relating to the Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act;
amending 40 O.S. 2021, Section 197.16, which relates
to tips, gratuities, meals, or lodging; updating
statutory reference; allowing for alternate
computation for wage under certain conditions;
updating statutory language; and providing an
effective date.

SUBJECT: Wages and compensation

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

SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 40 O.S. 2021, Section 197.16, is
amended to read as follows:

Section 197.16. A. To compute the minimum wage of any employee
coming within the purview of this act the Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act,
credit toward the minimum required wage must shall be given for any
tips or gratuities, meals, or lodging received by the employee up to
but not exceeding fifty percent (50%) of said wage provided that the
employer pays a cash wage of not less than what is required under 29
C.F.R., Section 531.50(a)(1).

B. To compute the minimum wage of any employee coming within
the purview of the Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act should the minimum wage
exceed the current federal minimum wage, credit toward the minimum
required wage may be given for any tips or gratuities, meals, or
lodging received by the employee.

SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

ENR. S. B. NO. 250 Page 2
Passed the Senate the 15th day of May, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the 5th day of May, 2025.

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: _________________________________