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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 35 By: Hicks
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act;
7 amending 40 O.S. 2021, Section 197.2, which relates
8 to the establishment of minimum wages; increasing
8 minimum wage amount; updating statutory language; and
9 providing an effective date.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 40 O.S. 2021, Section 197.2, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 197.2. It shall be unlawful to employ workers in any
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16 industry or occupation within the State of Oklahoma this state under
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17 conditions of labor detrimental to their health or morals and it
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18 shall be unlawful to employ workers in any industry within the State
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19 of Oklahoma this state at wages which are not adequate for their
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20 maintenance. Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Minimum
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21 Wage Act, no employer within the State of Oklahoma employers of this
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22 state shall pay any employee employees a wage of not less than
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23 Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) an hour or the current federal minimum
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24 wage, whichever is greater, for all hours worked.
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1 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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