Req. No. 11182 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 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2923 By: Wallace and Caldwell (Trey) of the House and Hall and Rosino of the Senate COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to judicial compensation; rejecting and amending judicial salaries establ ished by the Board on Judicial Compensation; establishing increase for certain categories of judges; maintaining salary for certain categories of judges and just ices; establishing date of implementation; providing for noncodification; and declaring an emergency. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows: Pursuant to the auth ority provided in Section 3.2 of Titl e 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes to reject judicial salaries established by the Board on Judicial Compensation, the Oklahoma Legislatur e hereby rejects the Final Re port of the Board on Judicial Compensation issued on September 19, 2023. Req. No. 11182 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 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows: The Oklahoma Legislature he reby amends judicial salaries to take effect July 1, 2024. The amended salary schedule provided for in this section provides a salary increase of seven percent (7.0%) above the salary levels existing during fiscal year 202 4 for positions listed as follows; all other judicial salaries shall remain at the levels that existed as of January 1, 2 024: District Judges Associate District Judges Special District Judges. SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage an d approval. 59-2-11182 JM 05/27/24