Employment laws and bills in Oklahoma

Every bill in the Oklahoma Legislature that falls inside the Employment and Labor Legislation Tracker's scope, with where each one currently stands.

Bills in scope
102bills in scope
Past committee
37past committee
Most recent action
13 May 2026most recent action

Employment laws enacted in Oklahoma in 2026

4 Employment bills were enacted in Oklahoma this year, the latest with a last action on 13 May 2026. They lead the list below.

Employment bills in Oklahoma

11Enacted

1Cleared both chambers

25Past committee

65Introduced or inactive

102 bills in scope

Enacted

11

HJR 1023Workers' compensation; approving certain fee schedule; effective date; emergency.EnactedSB 1944Administrative Workers' Compensation Act; modifying definition. Effective date.EnactedHB 3467Education employees; maternity leave; adoption; purpose; effective date; emergency.EnactedSB 1277Employment benefits; modifying conditions for disqualification; specifying work search actions. Effective date.EnactedSB 250Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act; allowing for alternative computation for wage under certain circumstances. Effective date.EnactedSB 642Worker's compensation; expanding rights and remedies granted to certain persons; authorizing agreement between contractors to provide certain insurance coverage. Emergency.EnactedSB 662Workforce development; authorizing the Oklahoma Workforce Commission to implement certain programs. Effective date.EnactedSB 911Employment Security Act of 1980; modifying conditional factors. Effective date.EnactedSB 586Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act; modifying definition to establish certain relationship between employer and leased or contracted employee. Effective date.EnactedSB 95Workers' compensation; amending definitions. Effective date.EnactedHB 1187Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Act; opt-out option; removing group insurance; effective date.Enacted

Cleared both chambers

1

SB 924Employment Security Act of 1980; modifying procedures for claims. Effective date.Vetoed

Past committee

13 of 25 shown

HB 4202Workers compensation; reimbursement; magnetic resonance imaging; emergency.Passed chamberHB 3657Labor; employment definitions; payment references for certain agricultural services; Workforce Commission; data; confidential; effective date.Passed chamberHB 2210Career and technology education; youth apprenticeship programs; Department of Career and Technology Education to oversee and implement program; oversight to the Secretary of Education; effective date; emergency.Passed chamberSB 1937Labor organizations; prohibiting certain employers from receiving economic development incentives. Effective date.Passed chamberHB 1245Retirement; Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System; term; retirement benefit computation; monthly pension; employee contributions; effective date.Passed chamberHB 2116Public retirement systems; Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System; participation; employees; agency; codification; emergency.Passed chamberHB 3313Retirement; Retirement Freedom Act; minimum employer contribution amount; employer matching; vesting schedule for certain funds; reemployed participants; effective date.Passed chamberHB 4253School employees; professional educators' association access; equal access.Passed chamberSB 481Public employees; prohibiting certain public employees from engaging in certain actions and using certain resources for certain purposes. Effective date. Emergency,Passed committeeSB 1337Education employees; providing certain amount of paternity leave for certain employees. Effective date. Emergency.Passed committeeSB 182Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System; modifying retirement date and compensation amount for certain members.Passed committeeSB 1469Wages; creating the Oklahoma Earned Wage Access Services Act; requiring the Department of Consumer Credit to administer act; establishing certain duties of earned wage access services providers. Effective date.Passed committeeSB 277Paid leave; creating the Oklahoma State Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act; providing for eligibility and duration of benefits; specifying qualifications. Effective date.Passed committee

Showing the 25 furthest along of 102. Subscribers see all of them, filtered and searchable. Bill titles link to the Oklahoma Legislature's own page.

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What counts as Employment and Labor Legislation legislation

In scope is any bill governing the employment relationship: minimum, prevailing and overtime wages, wage theft, worker classification and gig work, paid sick, family and medical leave, unemployment and workers' compensation, discrimination, harassment, pay equity and pay range disclosure, unions and public sector bargaining, workplace safety and heat standards, electronic monitoring and automated hiring tools, and noncompete and nondisclosure agreements.

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