Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma SB85: County jails; increasing reimbursement rate amount. Effective date.
Status: Chaptered, May 29, 2025
What the bill says
An Act relating to county jails; amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 38, which relates to jail reimbursement rates; increasing amount of reimbursement rate; striking obsolete implementation requirement; updating statutory references; updating statutory language; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: County jails.
From the enrolled text, May 22, 2025:
An Act relating to county jails; amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 38, which relates to jail reimbursement rates; increasing amount of reimbursement rate; striking obsolete implementation requirement; updating statutory references; updating statutory language; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: County jails SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 38, is amended to read as follows: Section 38. The Department of Corrections shall reimburse any county which is required to retain an inmate pursuant to subsection E F of Section 37 of this title in an amount not to exceed Twentyseven Dollars ($27.00) Thirty-two Dollars ($32.00) per day for each inmate during such period of retention, unless the actual daily cost as determined by the Department of Corrections Daily Rate as defined in this section, exceeds Twenty-seven Dollars ($27.00) Thirty-two Dollars ($32.00). If the actual daily cost as determined by the Department of Corrections Daily Rate county exceeds Twenty-seven Dollars ($27.00) Thirty-two Dollars ($32.00), the county shall notify the Department of Corrections of the actual daily cost no later than September 30. If the county's actual daily cost is accepted by the Department that, such amount shall be the reimbursement rate for the county beginning the next fiscal year. If the Department rejects the county's actual daily cost application, then the actual daily cost reimbursement shall be determined by the State …
Sponsors
- Tim Turner (R, HD-015)
- Darrell Weaver (R, SD-024) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025
- : Sent to Governor
- : Signed, returned to Senate
- : Enrolled, to House
- : Referred for enrollment
- : To Senate
- : Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 0
- : CCR adopted
- : CCR submitted
- : Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0
Votes
- Fourth Reading (May 22, 2025): 89 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Fourth Reading (May 22, 2025): 44 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading (April 28, 2025): 85 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Floor Vote (April 15, 2025): 27 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Floor Vote (April 7, 2025): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading (March 17, 2025): 44 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB85?
- SB85 is a bill in the Oklahoma Legislature (2026 Regular Session): County jails; increasing reimbursement rate amount. Effective date.
- What does SB85 do?
- In its own words: An Act relating to county jails; amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 38, which relates to jail reimbursement rates; increasing amount of reimbursement rate; striking obsolete implementation requirement; updating statutory references; updating statutory language; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: County jails.
- What is the status of SB85?
- Chaptered as of May 29, 2025. Latest action: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025 (May 29, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB85?
- Darrell Weaver (R, SD-024), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB85?
- On the Oklahoma Legislature website: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB85&Session=2600
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