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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
SENATE BILL 1232 By: Young
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to labor; amending 40 O.S. 20 21,
Section 197.2, which relates to the Ok lahoma Minimum
Wage Act; increasing minimum wage amount; providing
for additional increase over certain time period; and
providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 40 O.S. 2021, Section 197.2, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 197.2. It shall be unlawful t o employ workers in any
industry or occupation within the State of Oklahoma this state under
conditions of labor detrimental to their health or morals and it
shall be unlawful to employ workers in any industry within the State
of Oklahoma this state at wages which are not adequ ate for their
maintenance. Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Minimum
Wage Act, no employer within the State of Oklah oma employers of this
state shall pay any employee employees a wage of not less than
Twelve Dollars ($12.00) an hour with an increase of fifty cents
($0.50) per year over a six-year period after the effective date of
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this act or the current federal minimum wage, whichever is greater,
for all hours worked.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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