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OklahomaHB 2770Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Courts; judicial salaries; applicability; exceptions; modifying salary references; effective date; emergency.

Sponsored By: Trey Caldwell (Republican)

Became Law

Senate Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Higher pay for Oklahoma judges

The law sets new annual salaries for fiscal year 2026 and later years, paid monthly. Supreme Court pay is $198,212 for the Chief Justice and $185,612 for each associate justice. Court of Civil Appeals pay is $179,099 for the presiding judge and $175,844 for other judges. Court of Criminal Appeals pay is $192,126 for the presiding judge and $185,612 for other judges. District judges receive $167,703, associate district judges receive $154,678, and special judges receive $141,651. Any pay increases must come from existing available funds. The Board on Judicial Compensation may change these amounts after the law takes effect. The law lists July 1, 2025, as its effective date. It also includes an emergency clause providing immediate effect upon passage and approval.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Trey Caldwell

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Chuck Hall

    Republican • Senate

  • John Haste

    Republican • Senate

  • John Kane

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 197 • No: 29

Senate vote • 5/22/2025

EMERGENCY

Yes: 40 • No: 2

Senate vote • 5/22/2025

THIRD READING

Yes: 29 • No: 16

House vote • 5/20/2025

THIRD READING

Yes: 78 • No: 10

House vote • 5/19/2025

DO PASS

Yes: 26 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/19/2025

Committee vote: Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Yes: 24 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025

    5/29/2025House

  2. Sent to Governor

    5/22/2025House

  3. Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

    5/22/2025Senate

  4. Enrolled, signed, to Senate

    5/22/2025House

  5. Referred for enrollment

    5/22/2025House

  6. Engrossed measure signed, returned to House

    5/22/2025Senate

  7. Emergency passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 2

    5/22/2025Senate

  8. Measure passed: Ayes: 29 Nays: 16

    5/22/2025Senate

  9. JCR adopted

    5/22/2025Senate

  10. Direct to Calendar

    5/21/2025Senate

  11. First Reading

    5/20/2025Senate

  12. Engrossed, signed, to Senate

    5/20/2025House

  13. Referred for engrossment

    5/20/2025House

  14. Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 10

    5/20/2025House

  15. JCR adopted

    5/20/2025House

  16. General Order

    5/20/2025House

  17. Emergency added

    5/19/2025House

  18. JCR; Do pass, amended by committee substitute Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

    5/19/2025House

  19. Second Reading referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

    2/4/2025House

  20. Coauthored by Senator(s) Haste

    2/3/2025House

  21. Authored by Senator Hall (principal Senate author)

    2/3/2025House

  22. Authored by Representative Caldwell (Trey), Kane

    2/3/2025House

  23. First Reading

    2/3/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled (final version)

    5/22/2025

    PDF

  • Engrossed

    5/20/2025

    PDF

  • Floor (House)

    5/19/2025

    PDF

  • House Committee Substitute

    5/19/2025

    PDF

  • House Joint Committee Report

    5/19/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    1/16/2025

    PDF

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