Juvenile bureaus; salaries and expenses; limitations; effective date.
House Bill 1579 updates regulations concerning juvenile bureaus in Oklahoma. It modifies the salary limitations for the director and other employees of these bureaus, capping the director's salary at 90% and other employees' salaries at 85% of Class A county officers. The bill also details how expenses for bureau personnel are fixed and reimbursed, and how the overall budget for salaries and expenses is established and funded, either as a county charge or through a dedicated sales tax. Additionally, it clarifies the provisions for legal representation of the juvenile bureau and its employees. This act will become effective on November 1, 2025.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Apr 30, 2025
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The bill was amended to transition from the House floor version to the Senate floor version, primarily involving formatting updates, committee report additions, and minor text adjustments to the effective date and committee attribution sections.
TECHNICAL
Header and title page formatting were updated to reflect Senate floor version with new date (April 14, 2025) and page numbering changes.
Committee report section was added with new attribution to Committee on Health and Human Services dated April 14, 2025, replacing the previous Appropriations and Budget committee report.
Minor spacing and punctuation adjustments were made throughout the text, including changes to section headers and line breaks.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 3
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 79 Nays: 4
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations and Budget
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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