HB 1607: State contract employees; directing state agencies report number of contract employees; pay; reports; granting the Office of Management and Enterprise Services certain rulemaking authority; effective date. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill text has been updated from the House version to the Senate version, primarily reflecting procedural changes rather than substantive policy shifts. The main differences include the addition of a Senate Committee Report, a slight adjustment to the bill's title to reflect its Senate floor status, and minor formatting tweaks to the section headers and spacing.

TECHNICAL

Added a 'Committee Report' section at the end of the bill, indicating Senate approval and the committee responsible for the bill.

Changed the document title from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' and updated the page headers to reflect the Senate's handling of the bill.

Adjusted the bill's subtitle to include 'ENGROSSED HOUSE' and added the Senate co-authors (Kern) to the list of sponsors.

Minor spacing adjustments were made to the text of Section 1, such as adding extra spaces between 'SECTION 1' and 'NEW LAW', but the legal content remains identical.

HB1607 (4-22-25) (KERN) FA1.PDF → Floor (House) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from a Senate committee draft to a House floor version, resulting in a complete rewrite of the text. The substantive policy changes include adding a requirement for agencies to report contract employee pay, explicitly naming Workday VNDLY as approved software, and setting a specific effective date of November 1, 2025.

Scope change

The bill now applies to all state agencies with a clear mandate to report contract employee data and pay through existing payroll systems.

REQUIREMENT

Added a specific requirement that reports must include the pay of each contract employee.

Explicitly authorized the use of Workday VNDLY software for reporting.

TIMELINE

Set the effective date of the new law to November 1, 2025.

TECHNICAL

Removed the original Senate-specific header and amendment instructions, replacing them with the House floor version format.

House Committee Substitute → HB1607 (4-22-25) (KERN) FA1.PDF · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to extend the deadline for agencies to submit contract employee reports to July 1, 2026, and to require that reports include the specific conditions of each employee's contract. Additionally, the amendment removed a specific reference to 'Workday VNDLY' software, broadening the requirement to use existing payroll systems without naming a particular vendor.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding reporting requirements was expanded to include contract conditions, while the specific software mandate was generalized.

TIMELINE

The deadline for submitting contract employee reports was changed from November 1, 2025, to July 1, 2026, with subsequent annual reporting due by the same date.

REQUIREMENT

New reporting requirements now mandate that submitted reports must include the specific conditions of each contract employee's agreement.

TECHNICAL

A specific reference to 'Workday VNDLY' was removed from the list of acceptable payroll software, making the requirement for using existing software more general.

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 → House Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to remove the 'Proposed Policy' designation, indicating it has moved past the initial policy review stage. The amendment also updated the bill's tracking numbers and dates to reflect its progression through the legislative process.

TECHNICAL

Removed the 'Proposed Policy' label from the title page and section headers, updating the document type to 'Committee Substitute'.

Updated the tracking request number from 12450 to 12942 and changed the associated date from 02/11/25 to 02/25/25.

Adjusted line numbering and spacing throughout the document to align with the new version.

Enrolled (final version) → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was completely rewritten by the Policy Committee to simplify the reporting requirements for state contract employees. The most significant change is the removal of a requirement to report specific contract conditions, leaving only the number of employees and their pay. Additionally, the committee added a specific example of acceptable software (Workday VNDLY) to clarify how agencies should submit reports.

Scope change

The scope of reporting requirements was narrowed by removing the obligation to disclose contract conditions, though the requirement to report employee counts and pay remains.

REQUIREMENT

Deleted the requirement that reports must include the conditions of each employee's contract.

Added specific language clarifying that reporting must be done through existing payroll software, explicitly naming Workday VNDLY as an example.

TECHNICAL

Replaced the full title and preamble with a simplified version and added committee amendment headers.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 3 edits · May 27, 2025

MINOR

The bill was finalized and signed into law, changing the effective date to November 1, 2025, and extending the initial reporting deadline for contract employee counts to July 1, 2026. The scope of reporting was expanded to require agencies to include contract conditions alongside pay information, and the Office of Management and Enterprise Services was granted explicit authority to create rules to enforce these requirements.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to require reporting on contract conditions in addition to employee pay and counts.

TIMELINE

The effective date was set to November 1, 2025, and the initial reporting deadline was moved to July 1, 2026.

REQUIREMENT

Agencies must now report the specific conditions of each contract employee's agreement, not just their pay.

ENFORCEMENT

The Office of Management and Enterprise Services was granted the authority to promulgate rules to carry out the act's provisions.

Amended And Engrossed → Engrossed · 3 edits · May 12, 2025

MINOR

The bill was amended to require state agencies to report contract employee data, including pay and contract conditions, by July 1, 2026, and annually thereafter. The amendments also removed a specific reference to the Workday VNDLY software, clarifying that agencies can use existing reporting tools without being limited to that specific vendor.

Scope change

The reporting deadline was extended from an unspecified date to July 1, 2026, and the scope of required data was expanded to include employee pay and contract conditions.

TIMELINE

Added a specific reporting deadline of July 1, 2026, with annual reporting required thereafter.

REQUIREMENT

Expanded the required report content to include employee pay and the conditions of each employee's contract.

TECHNICAL

Removed a specific mention of the Workday VNDLY software, allowing agencies to use any existing software for reporting.

Introduced → Amended And Engrossed · 6 edits · May 12, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was amended to shift its focus from general state contracts to specifically tracking contract employees. Key changes include requiring agencies to report the number of contract employees and their pay by July 1, 2026, and granting the Office of Management and Enterprise Services authority to create rules for enforcement. The bill also removes a specific mention of Workday VNDLY software, allowing agencies to use any existing payroll system.

Scope change

The bill's scope narrowed from a broad regulation of state contracts to a specific mandate regarding the reporting of state contract employees and their compensation.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for state agencies to report the number of contract employees and their pay to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.

TIMELINE

Set a specific deadline of July 1, 2026, for the initial reporting of contract employee data.

Changed the bill's codification status from 'noncodification' to 'codification' in the Oklahoma Statutes.

ENFORCEMENT

Granted the Office of Management and Enterprise Services the authority to promulgate rules to carry out the act's provisions.

TECHNICAL

Removed a specific reference to Workday VNDLY software, changing the requirement to use any existing payroll software.

DEFINITION

Changed the bill title and text to focus on 'state contract employees' rather than general state contracts.

State contract employees; directing state agencies report number of contract employees; pay; reports; granting the Office of Management and Enterprise Services certain rulemaking authority; effective date.

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