Req. No. 6953 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 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) HOUSE BILL 2296 By: Pfeiffer AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to counties and county officials ; amending 19 O.S. 2021, Section 180.61, wh ich relates to salaries and wages of county officers; omitting county sheriffs; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 19 O.S. 2021, Section 180.61, is amended to read as follows: Section 180.61 For purposes of fixing salaries under this act, county officers shall be grouped in the following classifications: 1. Enforcement officers or those charged with enforcing the laws relating to public peace and safe ty: the county sheriff, the county treasurer, the county clerk, the court clerk, the county assessor, and the members of the board of county commissioners; and 2. Other elective county officers. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. 59-1-6953 MJ 01/11/23