OklahomaOklahoma law directs transfers of older workers’ compensation assets
Oklahoma law directs certain older workers’ compensation funds, records, property, and obligations to successor agencies and boards, and limits how some funds may be spent.
What it does
The law assigns certain older workers’ compensation funds, records, property, employees, and obligations to successor agencies and boards. Limits on spending apply to some funds.
The law directs the transfer of the Advisory Council’s property and records to the council created under the Administrative Workers’ Compensation Act.
Argument forNaming a successor board to handle pending cases and liabilities could help keep claims moving when an older board has closed.
Argument againstRouting older funds to specific agencies, with limits on how they can be spent, could leave less flexibility to cover other workers’ compensation needs.
More detail
The law directs transfers of older funds, property, records, employees, and obligations to named workers’ compensation agencies and boards. These transfers cover specified holdings of the Workers’ Compensation Court, the Self-insurance Guaranty Fund Board, and the Multiple Injury Trust Fund from before February 1, 2014. Some funds may be spent only on specified workers’ compensation obligations and related administration, or as allowed by law. Transferred employees keep accrued leave and benefits. Their salaries cannot be cut directly and immediately because of the transfer, and they cannot be laid off because of it. The listed transfers cover holdings from before February 1, 2014.
The law directs the transfer of property and records from the Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation to the council created under the Administrative Workers’ Compensation Act. This covers the Advisory Council’s property and records. The text refers to holdings from before July 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- May 13Approved by Governor Kevin Stitt 05/12/2026Became Law
- May 6Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6Signed, returned to Senate
- May 6Enrolled, to House
- May 6Referred for enrollment
- May 6Signed, returned to Senate
- May 6Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 91 Nays: 0Major
- May 6General Order
- Apr 16CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded Judiciary And Public Safety Oversight Committee: Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 6Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil JudiciaryMinor
- Apr 2
- Vote recorded Civil Judiciary Committee: Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 30Referred to Civil JudiciaryMinor
- Mar 30Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety OversightMinor
- Mar 11First ReadingMinor
- Mar 11Engrossed to HousePassed House
- Mar 10Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 10Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0Passed Senate
- Mar 10General Order, Considered
- Feb 24Coauthored by Representative Lepak (principal House author)
- Feb 10Placed on General Order
- Feb 5Reported Do Pass Business and Insurance committee; CR filedMinor
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 3Second Reading referred to Business and InsuranceMinor
- Feb 2Authored by Senator Daniels
- Feb 2First ReadingIntroduced
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