All Roll Calls
Yes: 173 • No: 45
OklahomaSB 642Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
Worker's compensation; expanding rights and remedies granted to certain persons; authorizing agreement between contractors to provide certain insurance coverage. Emergency.
Sponsored By: Lonnie Paxton (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Senate Committee
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Higher pay for partial disability
Beginning July 1, 2025, permanent partial disability pay is 70% of your average weekly wage, up to $375 per week. This also applies to amputation or total loss of use of a scheduled member.
Work injury lawsuits: rights and limits
The law keeps workers’ comp as the main remedy and extends that shield when a general contractor covers a subcontractor by written agreement. Injured workers may sue in district court if the employer failed to secure coverage or acted with specific intent to injure, but they must choose one forum. Covered employers keep immunity even when a comp claim is denied, yet a worker can still sue another on‑site employer that is not a principal or intermediate employer. Architects, engineers, and surveyors doing on‑site services are treated like employers for immunity; negligent design plan work can still be sued. Signed contract clauses that require indemnity, defense, or insurance remain enforceable.
New workers’ comp rules for contractors
General contractors and subcontractors can sign a written deal for the contractor to provide workers’ comp. When the subcontractor has no employees, the contractor is treated as the employer for these claims, including when a premises owner acts as contractor. The contractor may deduct the actual payroll‑based premium cost from amounts owed to the subcontractor. Claims against the contractor follow Oklahoma workers’ comp limits, and subcontractors can still pursue claims against other subs where allowed. Oil and gas independent contractors with no employees are not covered unless they sign such a deal.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Lonnie Paxton
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Collin Duel
Republican • House
Ross Ford
Republican • House
Kyle Hilbert
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/21/2025
Top_of_Page
Yes: 0 • No: 6
House vote • 5/21/2025
Top_of_Page
Yes: 81 • No: 12
House vote • 5/8/2025
Top_of_Page
Yes: 74 • No: 18
House vote • 4/22/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 10 • No: 0
House vote • 4/10/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 8 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/18/2025
THIRD READING
Yes: 0 • No: 7
Senate vote • 2/27/2025
Emergency
Yes: 0 • No: 2
Actions Timeline
Approved by Governor 05/23/2025
5/27/2025SenateSent to Governor
5/21/2025SenateSigned, returned to Senate
5/21/2025HouseEnrolled, to House
5/21/2025SenateReferred for enrollment
5/21/2025SenateTo Senate
5/21/2025HouseFourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 81 Nays: 12
5/21/2025HouseCCR adopted
5/21/2025HouseCCR submitted
5/21/2025HouseMeasure and Emergency passed, to House: Ayes: 40 Nays: 6
5/21/2025SenateCCR adopted
5/21/2025SenateCoauthored by Representative Ford
5/20/2025SenateCCR read
5/20/2025SenateConference granted, naming Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
5/15/2025HouseSCs named Paxton, Howard, Daniels, Rader, Rosino, Pugh, Kirt
5/13/2025SenateHAs rejected, conference requested
5/13/2025SenateHAs read
5/12/2025SenateEngrossed, signed, to Senate
5/12/2025HouseReferred for engrossment
5/8/2025HouseMotion to reconsider tabled
5/8/2025HouseNotice served to reconsider vote by Representative Kannady
5/8/2025HouseThird Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 74 Nays: 18
5/8/2025HouseAmended by floor substitute
5/8/2025HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Duel
5/8/2025HouseGeneral Order
5/8/2025House
Bill Text
Enrolled (final version)
5/21/2025
Senate Conference Committee Report
5/20/2025
Senate Conference Committee Substitute
5/20/2025
Scheduled House CCR 1(A)
5/19/2025
Amended And Engrossed
5/12/2025
Floor (House)
4/23/2025
House Committee Report
4/22/2025
House Policy Committee Report
4/10/2025
Engrossed
3/24/2025
Floor (Senate)
3/3/2025
Committee Substitute
2/27/2025
Senate Committee Report
2/27/2025
Introduced
1/14/2025
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