OklahomaProsecutors may receive incentives starting November 2026 if funding is available
Starting November 1, 2026, Oklahoma law allows incentive payments to full-time prosecutors in designated high-need communities, depending on funding and committee approval.
What it does
Starting November 1, 2026, eligible prosecutors may receive up to $50,000 over five years, then up to $10,000 for each additional two years of service. Payments depend on funding, committee approval, and continued eligibility.
The law requires prosecutors who leave a designated high-need community before finishing the service tied to their incentive payment to repay the paying entity. Repayment takes completed service into account.
Starting November 1, 2026, a dedicated state fund holds money for prosecutor incentives and carries unused money across budget years. The law specifies no amount to deposit.
Argument forIf funded, payments tied to continued service could help district attorney offices attract and keep prosecutors in communities with staffing problems.
Argument againstRepayment requirements could make leaving a high-need community harder for prosecutors who have not finished the service tied to their payments.
More detail
The District Attorneys Council may pay incentives to eligible prosecutors. Full-time prosecutors serving designated high-need communities qualify, including those already serving when the program takes effect. Payments depend on available funding, committee approval, and continued eligibility; no payment or maximum amount is guaranteed. A committee of district attorney representatives selects high-need communities, sets payment amounts, and establishes program rules with the District Attorneys Council. The law takes effect November 1, 2026. All participants start their initial five-year period together when the program is designated, regardless of prior service.
Prosecutors who receive incentives must complete the service period tied to each payment. Repayment applies to recipients who leave a designated high-need community before completing the required service. Repayment is adjusted according to how much of the required service period the prosecutor completed. The service and repayment requirements take effect November 1, 2026.
The law provides a dedicated state treasury fund for the District Attorney Locality Incentive Program. The fund supports incentive payments administered by the District Attorneys Council. The fund receives money directed to it by law. The District Attorneys Council may budget and spend that money for the incentive program. The fund provisions take effect November 1, 2026.
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- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- May 12Approved by Governor Kevin Stitt 05/12/2026Became Law
- May 6Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- Vote recorded Fourth Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- May 6Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- May 6Referred for enrollment
- May 6Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 72 Nays: 11Major
- May 6SA's read, adoptedMajor
- Apr 28SA's received
- Apr 28Engrossed to HouseMajor
- Apr 27Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 27Measure passed: Ayes: 26 Nays: 22Major
- Apr 27Title restored
- Apr 27General Order, Amended
- Apr 20Placed on General Order
- Apr 20Withdrawn from Appropriations committee
- Apr 7Referred to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Judiciary. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 7Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filedMinor
- Apr 1Second Reading referred to Judiciary Committee then to Appropriations CommitteeMinor
- Mar 31Coauthored by Representative Moore
- Feb 26First ReadingMinor
- Feb 26Engrossed, signed, to SenatePassed Senate
- Feb 25Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 25Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 11Passed House
- Feb 25General Order
- Feb 18Authored by Senator Gollihare (principal Senate author)
- Feb 18Coauthored by Representative(s) Bashore
- Feb 18Title stricken
- Feb 18CR; Do Pass, as amended, Appropriations and Budget CommitteeMinor
- Feb 17
- Vote recorded Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended, Strike The Title. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Second Reading referred to Appropriations and BudgetMinor
- Feb 2Authored by Representative Caldwell (Trey)
- Feb 2First ReadingIntroduced
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