OklahomaOklahoma law sets a salary formula for court secretary-bailiffs
Oklahoma law provides a salary formula for district court secretary-bailiffs, tied to a $42,000 floor or a law enforcement pay scale and court funding.
What it does
The law provides an annual salary equal to the greater of $42,000 or 80% of the maximum pay for a law enforcement level 5 officer, subject to the courts’ salary schedule and appropriation.
Argument forThe $42,000 floor could give secretary-bailiffs a clearer minimum annual salary, subject to the courts’ salary schedule and appropriation.
Argument againstPay tied to a law enforcement salary scale could change when that scale changes, making future salary amounts less predictable.
More detail
The law provides an annual salary formula for secretary-bailiffs. This applies to each secretary-bailiff in Oklahoma. Pay follows the district courts’ annual appropriation and the salary schedule for the position. The printed text refers to fiscal year 2023, 2027, and each year after that, but does not clearly show the starting year.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
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 and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 0Major
- May 6SA's read, adoptedMajor
- Apr 28SA's received
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 28Engrossed to HouseMajor
- Apr 28Referred for engrossment
- Apr 28Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0Major
- Apr 28Title restored
- Apr 28General Order, Amended
- Apr 13Placed on General Order
- Apr 13Withdrawn 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 30First ReadingMinor
- Mar 30Engrossed, signed, to SenatePassed Senate
- Mar 26Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 26Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0Passed House
- Mar 26Authored by Senator Hall (principal Senate author)
- Mar 26General Order
- Feb 18Emergency added
- Feb 18Title stricken
- Feb 18CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget CommitteeMinor
- Feb 17
- Vote recorded Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Referred to Appropriations and BudgetMinor
- Feb 12Withdrawn from Rules Committee
- Feb 3Second Reading referred to RulesMinor
- Feb 2Authored by Representative Kane
- Feb 2First ReadingIntroduced
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