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Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 196.1 (2026)

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NOTE: Entire Oklahoma Minimum Wages on Public Works Act (40 O.S. 1991, §§ 196.1 through 196.14) was held unconstitutional in the case of City of Oklahoma City v. State ex rel. Oklahoma Dept. of Labor, Okla., 918 P.2d 26 (1995). NOTE: This section repealed by Laws 2015, c. 71, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1974–2018 · leading case: Tulsa Cnty. Deputy Sheriff's Fraternal Order of Police v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners of Tulsa Cnty., 2000 OK 2, 995 P.2d 1124.
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Tulsa Cnty. Deputy Sheriff's Fraternal Order of Police v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners of Tulsa Cnty., 2000 OK 2, 995 P.2d 1124. · cites it 4× “[16] Okla. Stat. tit. 40, §§ 196.1-196.14 (1991).”
Hill v. Am. Med. Response, 2018 OK 57, 423 P.3d 1119. “2d 26 , this Court determined that Oklahoma's Minimum Wages on Public Works Act, 40 O.S.1991, §§ 196.1 to 196.14, violated Article 4, Section 1 and Article 5, Section 1 of the Oklahoma Constitution by delegating "the power to determine prevailing wages to [the United States…”
City of Oklahoma City v. State ex rel. Oklahoma Dep't of Labor, 918 P.2d 26 (Okla. 1996). · cites it 2× “Okla.Stat. tit. 40, § 196.1. Thus, the Act prohibits state and local governments from driving down the amount of workers' wages through competitive bidding.”
Park View Hosp. Trust Auth. v. State ex rel. Oklahoma Dep't of Labor, 925 P.2d 541 (Okla. 1996). · cites it 4× “After learning that the then Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor took the position a contemplated building project to enlarge and update its hospital facilities would be subject to the Oklahoma Minimum Wages on Public Works Act, 40 O.S.1991, § 196.1 et seq. (the Little Davis-Bacon…”
Associated Builders & Contractors v. State ex rel. Oklahoma Dep't of Labor, 628 P.2d 1156 (Okla. 1981). · cites it 3× “At issue are both the constitutionality of the Minimum Wages on Public Works Act, 40 O.S.1971, § 196.1, et seq., and the applicability of the Administrative Procedures Act, 75 O.”
Oklahoma Coalition for Reproductive Just. v. Cline, 2016 OK 17. · cites it 3× “In Oklahoma City , this Court determined that Oklahoma's Minimum Wages on Public Works Act, 40 O.S.1991, §§ 196.1 to 196.14, violated Article IV, Section 1 and Article V, Section 1 of the Oklahoma Constitution by delegating "the power to determine prevailing wages to [the United…”
Hill v. Am. Med. Response, 2018 OK 57. “2d 26 , this Court determined that Oklahoma's Minimum Wages on Public Works Act, 40 O.S.1991, §§ 196.1 to 196.14, violated Article 4, Section 1 and Article 5, Section 1 of the Oklahoma Constitution by delegating "the power to determine prevailing wages to [the United States…”
Oklahoma City Hous. Auth. v. State ex rel. Comm'r of Labor, 529 P.2d 992 (Okla. 1974). · cites it 2× “The Oklahoma City Housing Authority (Authority) filed an action for declaratory judgment in which it sought to have determined that it was not a public body as defined in 40 O.S.1971 § 196.1 et seq. and, therefore, not subject to the jurisdiction and regulation of the…”
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