An act relating to state government, the official text

1                   STATE OF OKLAHOMA

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2                  2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

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3 SENATE BILL 1520                    By: McIntosh
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6                   AS INTRODUCED

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7   An Act relating to state government; amending Section

7   1, Chapter 191, O.S.L. 2025 (74 O.S. Supp. 2025,

8   Section 291.4), which relates to the Statewide

8   Official Compensation Commission; requiring that the

9   Governor's salary be the highest salary set by

9   certain Commission; requiring legislative approval

10  for certain salary recommendations; updating

10  statutory language; and providing an effective date.

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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14  SECTION 1.      AMENDATORY        Section 1, Chapter 191, O.S.L.

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15 2025 (74 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 291.4), is amended to read as
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16 follows:
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17  Section 291.4. A. There is hereby created the Statewide

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18 Official Compensation Commission.
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19  B. The Statewide Official Compensation Commission shall consist

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20 of the same persons who constitute the Board on Legislative
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21 Compensation as provided by Section 21 of Article V of the Oklahoma
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22 Constitution.
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1   C. The Statewide Official Compensation Commission shall be

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2 authorized to meet only on the same date as the Board on Legislative
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3 Compensation.
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4   D. The Statewide Official Compensation Commission shall set the

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5 salary for each of the following elected officials:
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6   1. The Governor;

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7   2. The Lieutenant Governor;

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8   3. The Attorney General;

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9   4. The State Treasurer;

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10  5. The State Auditor and Inspector;

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11  6. The Superintendent of Public Instruction;

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12  7. The State Insurance Commissioner;

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13  8. The Commissioner of Labor; and

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14  9. The members of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.

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15  E. The Statewide Official Compensation Commission shall not set

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16 the salary for any of the officials identified in subsection D of
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17 this section at an amount less than the salary in effect for such
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18 officials as of January 1, 2025.
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19  F. At its authorized meeting, the Statewide Official

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20 Compensation Commission shall set the salary for each of the
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21 officials identified in subsection D of this section for any term of
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22 office for such officials beginning on or after the date as of which
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23 the Commission sets the salary amount.
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1   G. The Statewide Official Compensation Commission shall not

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2 modify a salary amount in violation of the requirements of Section
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3 10 of Article XXIII of the Oklahoma Constitution.
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4   H. The salary for the Governor shall be the highest salary and

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5 the Commission shall not recommend that any salary for any other
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6 official listed in subsection D of this section be greater than that
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7 of the Governor.
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8   I. The salary recommendations provided by the Commission shall

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9 be implemented only upon approval by a joint resolution of the
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10 Legislature. The Legislature may approve or deny, in whole or in
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11 part, the recommendations, provided that the Governor's salary shall
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12 remain the highest salary compared to the salary of any other
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13 official listed in subsection D of this section.
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14  SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

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