Courts; secretary-bailiffs; salary; effective date; emergency.

The document header and footer were updated to reflect the final House Committee Substitute status, including new page numbers and a revised title page layout.

Minor text formatting adjustments were made throughout the body, such as correcting a date typo from '2023 2027' to '2023-2027' and aligning line breaks.

The effective date was changed from an unspecified date in the engrossed version to July 1, 2026.

The text was updated to clarify that the position formerly known as 'full-time bailiff' was redesignated as 'secretary-bailiff' in 1989, ensuring consistent terminology throughout the statute.

A clause allowing district judges to contract with county sheriffs to use deputy sheriffs as bailiffs was deleted from the committee substitute.

Formatting and numbering were adjusted to conform to standard legislative committee amendment procedures, including updating the title and removing the original engrossed header.

Added a specific effective date of July 1, 2026, to Section 2, replacing previous placeholder text.

Added Section 3 to declare an emergency, allowing the act to take effect immediately upon passage and approval.

Restored the bill's title to accurately reflect its content regarding district courts and secretary-bailiff salaries.

Removed bracketed placeholder text '[ courts - secretary-bailiffs - salary - effective date - emergency ]' that was inserted in the header and footer sections.

Restored the original title of the act and corrected the bill designation from 'Engrossed Senate Amendment' back to the standard 'Engrossed House Bill' format.

Deleted the specific amendment number label 'AMENDMENT NO. 1' which was part of the amendment markup rather than the final bill text.

The effective date was changed from November 1, 2026, to July 1, 2026, and an emergency clause was added to allow immediate implementation upon passage.

A new requirement sets a minimum annual salary of $42,000 for secretary-bailiffs, whichever is higher than 80% of the maximum law enforcement level 5 salary.

Secretary-bailiffs certified by CLEET as basic peace officers are now granted full peace officer powers and authority.

The bill clarifies that a district judge sitting in multiple counties may only employ one full-time secretary-bailiff for the entire judicial district.

The bill title was updated to reflect amendments to 20 O.S. 2021, Section 125, and the act name was changed to the 'District Courts' act.