HB4127 HFLR Page 1 BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 4127 By: Swope COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to elections; authorizing county employees to use certain leave to serve a prec inct official; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2-128.3 of Title 26, unless there is created a duplication in numbe ring, reads as follows: Full-time and part-time county employees of this state may be granted up to three (3) days of paid administrative leave per calendar year for the purposes of serving as a precinct official, absentee voting board member or other election worker author ized by law, if the employee is qualified by law to serve in such position. Such administrative leave shall require the written approva l of the employee's appointing authority and may be paid for hours serving in excess of the employee 's standard daily wage. An employee granted HB4127 HFLR Page 2 BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 administrative leave as described herein shall not be eli gible to receive the daily payment provided to precinc t officials or absentee voting board members. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024. COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS, dated 02/14/2024 - DO PASS, As Amended.