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OklahomaHB 1414Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionHouse

Counties and county officers; qualifications for county sheriff; military police service; effective date.

Sponsored By: Josh West (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Senate Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.

Mandatory training for new sheriffs

Beginning November 1, 2025, every newly elected or appointed county sheriff must finish a sheriff’s administrative school within 12 months of taking office. The school is developed by the Oklahoma Sheriffs’ Association and approved by CLEET. If a new sheriff does not finish in time, they cannot get CLEET certification. If they already had CLEET certification and fail to attend, it is revoked.

New rules to run for sheriff

Beginning November 1, 2025, candidates for county sheriff must meet new rules. You must have lived in Oklahoma for two years and be a registered voter in the county and party (or an Independent) for the six months before filing. You must be at least 25 and have at least a high school education. You must have four or more years of full-time certified peace officer service. Service counts only if it was paid for more than 25 hours per week and involved keeping the peace, protecting life and property, preventing crime, serving warrants, or enforcing federal, state, or local laws. Veterans can use four or more years of military police service to meet the experience rule, with a DD Form 214 at filing. You must show proof of your qualifying service when you file with the county election board; the State Election Board may require a specific form. These new filing and experience rules do not apply to anyone serving as sheriff or who served as sheriff before this law.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Josh West

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Warren Hamilton

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 243 • No: 0

House vote • 5/14/2025

FOURTH READING

Yes: 83 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/5/2025

THIRD READING

Yes: 47 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/15/2025

Committee vote: Local & County Government

Yes: 9 • No: 0

House vote • 3/17/2025

THIRD READING

Yes: 85 • No: 0

House vote • 2/27/2025

DO PASS

Yes: 13 • No: 0

House vote • 2/12/2025

DO PASS

Yes: 6 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor 05/21/2025

    5/21/2025House

  2. Sent to Governor

    5/15/2025House

  3. Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

    5/15/2025Senate

  4. Enrolled, signed, to Senate

    5/15/2025House

  5. Referred for enrollment

    5/14/2025House

  6. Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 0

    5/14/2025House

  7. SA's read, adopted

    5/14/2025House

  8. SA's received

    5/6/2025House

  9. Engrossed to House

    5/6/2025Senate

  10. Referred for engrossment

    5/5/2025Senate

  11. Measure passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0

    5/5/2025Senate

  12. Title restored

    5/5/2025Senate

  13. General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute

    5/5/2025Senate

  14. Placed on General Order

    4/17/2025Senate

  15. Title stricken

    4/15/2025Senate

  16. Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Local and County Government committee; CR filed

    4/15/2025Senate

  17. Second Reading referred to Local and County Government

    4/1/2025Senate

  18. First Reading

    3/18/2025Senate

  19. Engrossed, signed, to Senate

    3/18/2025House

  20. Referred for engrossment

    3/17/2025House

  21. Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 0

    3/17/2025House

  22. Amended

    3/17/2025House

  23. General Order

    3/17/2025House

  24. CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee

    2/27/2025House

  25. Authored by Senator Hamilton (principal Senate author)

    2/13/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled (final version)

    5/15/2025

    PDF

  • Amended And Engrossed

    5/6/2025

    PDF

  • Floor (Senate)

    4/16/2025

    PDF

  • Senate Committee Report

    4/15/2025

    PDF

  • Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill

    4/15/2025

    PDF

  • Engrossed

    3/18/2025

    PDF

  • Floor (House)

    3/3/2025

    PDF

  • House Committee Report

    2/27/2025

    PDF

  • House Policy Committee Report

    2/13/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    1/15/2025

    PDF

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