HB 2230 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Labor; Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act of 2025; effective date.

HB 2230, the Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act of 2025, increases the state's minimum wage to $15.00 per hour or the current federal minimum wage, whichever is higher, for all covered workers in Oklahoma. The bill directly affects all employees in covered industries across the state, requiring employers to pay this new minimum rate. Key provisions include amending Oklahoma Statutes Section 197.2 to establish this updated wage floor and setting an effective date of November 1, 2025. The law replaces the previous minimum wage rate with this higher standard for all hours worked.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 17, 2025

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Introduced → Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended from its original introduced version to a committee substitute version that significantly changes its structure and content. The original bill proposed enacting a new Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act as a standalone law, while the committee substitute amends an existing statute (40 O.S. 2021, Section 197.2) to update minimum wage requirements. Both versions set the minimum wage at $15.00 per hour or the federal minimum wage, whichever is greater, effective November 1, 2025.

Scope change

The bill changed from creating a new standalone statute to amending an existing Oklahoma statute (40 O.S. 2021, Section 197.2), which integrates the minimum wage provision into existing labor law rather than establishing it as a separate act.

STRUCTURE

Changed from enacting a new standalone Minimum Wage Act to amending existing statute 40 O.S. 2021, Section 197.2

REQUIREMENT

Minimum wage requirement remains $15.00 per hour or federal minimum wage, whichever is greater, effective November 1, 2025

TECHNICAL

Added committee amendment metadata including amendment submission details and reading clerk signature lines

Updated request number from 11078 to 12345 and date from 01/03/25 to 02/03/25

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Committee

Feb 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Business

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Commerce and Economic Development Oversight

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors