SB 250 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act; allowing for alternative computation for wage under certain circumstances. Effective date.

This bill modifies Oklahoma's minimum wage calculation by allowing employers to count up to 50% of tips, meals, or lodging toward meeting the state's minimum wage requirement, provided the base cash wage meets federal standards (29 C.F.R. § 531.50(a)(1)). It directly affects tipped workers (like restaurant staff) and their employers when Oklahoma's minimum wage exceeds the federal rate. The key provision updates how wages are computed, ensuring employers cannot reduce cash wages below federal thresholds while crediting qualifying non-cash compensation. The law takes effect November 1, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed May 27, 2025
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text was converted from the House version to the Senate floor version, which involved renumbering lines and updating the header to reflect the Senate's date. The core legislative text, including the amendment to the Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act and the effective date, remained substantively unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Line numbers and page headers were updated to reflect the Senate floor version, while the actual legal text and policy provisions remained identical.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2025 · House May 5, 2025

How they voted

2817
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 49
Mar 12, 2025
D Democratic9
2 Yea 6 Nay 1
66% Nay
R Republican40
26 Yea 11 Nay 3
65% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
9
Committee
7
May 15, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 33 Nays: 6
upper
May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
HAs adopted
upper
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
May 5, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 74 Nays: 19
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Business
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Business
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 26 Nays: 17
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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