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Read. Follow. Verify.Oklahoma House Bill 1665 increases the maximum basic salary limit for county officers to $74,500
Last action · April 1, 2025: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 1665 raises the maximum annual basic salary limit for county officers from $49,500 to $74,500, with a minimum salary floor of $19,000, effective November 1, 2025.
Local governing bodies gain expanded statutory authority to adjust compensation for elected county officials within higher statutory caps, affecting municipal and county budgets statewide starting in late 2025.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
County officers
Their maximum possible basic annual salary limit is raised from $49,500 to $74,500.
Board of county commissioners
They gain the authority to set elected county official salaries up to the new $74,500 statutory maximum.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
13 actions- Apr 1, 2025SenateCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Local and County Government
- Mar 18, 2025SenateIntroducedFirst Reading
- Mar 18, 2025HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- Mar 17, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred for engrossment
- Mar 17, 2025HouseFloorThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 69 Nays: 11
- Mar 17, 2025HouseGeneral Order
Show 7 earlier actions
- Feb 27, 2025HouseAuthored by Senator Alvord (principal Senate author)
- Feb 27, 2025HouseFloorCR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee
- Feb 13, 2025HouseFloorPolicy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass County and Municipal Government
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to County and Municipal Government
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Government Oversight
- Feb 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Cantrell
- Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst Reading
Version history
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Sources
www.oklegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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