SB 9 Oklahoma Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System; providing for benefits increase.

SB 9 provides a 5% automatic increase in retirement benefits for Oklahoma law enforcement retirees who were receiving benefits as of June 30, 2025, and continue to receive them after the bill's effective date. This increase applies to current recipients under the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, directly affecting those retirees who meet the eligibility date. The bill includes a key provision that offsets any existing benefit increases from other sections of law (under Title 47, Section 2-305) by the same 5% amount to prevent cumulative overpayments. The policy change takes effect upon the bill's passage, adjusting retirement payments without requiring additional applications or eligibility reviews.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 26, 2025
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Introduced Committee Substitute · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from RBS No. 107 to RBS No. 1726 and changed from 'Introduced' to 'Committee Substitute' status, indicating it has been amended by the Senate committee. The most significant substantive change is the increase in the benefits raise from 2% to 5% for Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System recipients who were receiving benefits as of June 30, 2025. The bill also updated the sponsor list to include both Weaver and Frix.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains the same - it applies to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System - but the benefit amount increased significantly.
FISCAL

The benefits increase for eligible law enforcement retirees was raised from 2% to 5%.

TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from RBS No. 107 to RBS No. 1726.

Bill status changed from 'Introduced' to 'Committee Substitute' indicating committee amendments.

Sponsor list was updated to include both Weaver and Frix.

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Total actions
6
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Committee
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Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Legislative Actuary under 62 O.S., Section 3108
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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