Req. No. 461 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021) SENATE BILL 125 By: Hicks AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to labor; amending 40 O.S. 201 1, Section 197.2, which relates to minimu m wage; setting dates and amounts to increase minim um wage; and providing an effective date . BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 40 O.S. 20 11, Section 197.2, is amended to read as follows: Section 197.2. It shall be unlawful to em ploy workers in any industry or occupation within the State of Oklahoma 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 at wages which are not adequate for their maintenance. Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act, no employer within the State of Oklahoma shall pay any employee a wage of less than the current federal minimum wage f or all hours worked. Notwithstanding the current f ederal minimum wage, beginning January 2022, no employer within the State of Oklahoma shall pay any employee a wage of less than Eight Dollars and twenty -five cents Req. No. 461 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ($8.25) per hour; beginning January 202 3, no employer within the State of Oklahoma shall pa y any employee a wage of less than Nine Dollars and twenty-five cents ($9.25) per hour; and beginning January 2024, no employer within the State of Oklahoma shall p ay any employee a wage of less than Ten D ollars ($10.00) per hour. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 20 21. 58-1-461 NP 12/10/2020 7:18:49 PM