SB 911: Employment Security Act of 1980; modifying conditional factors. Effective date. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill updates Oklahoma's unemployment compensation system by adjusting conditional contribution rate percentages and introducing a detailed experience rate table. The changes modify how employers calculate their unemployment insurance contributions based on fund balances and individual employer experience factors.

Scope change

The bill applies to all employers subject to Oklahoma's Employment Security Act and modifies the calculation methodology for unemployment insurance contributions.

FISCAL

Reduced the conditional contribution rate percentages from 40%, 42.5%, 45%, 47.5%, and 50% to 40%, 41.25%, 42.5%, 43.75%, and 45% respectively, lowering employer contribution rates when fund conditions are met.

REQUIREMENT

Added a comprehensive experience rate table that cross-references state experience factors with employer benefit wage ratios to determine specific contribution rates for each calendar quarter after July 1, 2010.

TECHNICAL

Updated statutory references and formatting from House version to Senate floor version, including removing the formula for benefit wage ratio increases and updating the effective date.

Enrolled (final version) → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill modifies Oklahoma's unemployment insurance system by adjusting conditional contribution rates and experience rate tables. The changes update percentage thresholds for different fund balance conditions and revise the experience rate calculation table used to determine employer contribution rates. These modifications affect how unemployment insurance taxes are calculated based on fund balances and employer experience factors.

Scope change

The bill applies to all employers subject to Oklahoma's Employment Security Act and affects the calculation of unemployment insurance contribution rates for all calendar years following the effective date.

FISCAL

Adjusted conditional contribution percentages for different fund balance conditions, changing rates from 40%, 42.5%, 45%, 47.5%, and 50% to 40%, 41.25%, 42.5%, 43.75%, and 45% respectively for conditions a through d.

REQUIREMENT

Updated the experience rate table used to calculate employer contribution rates, changing specific rate values across different benefit wage ratio and state experience factor combinations.

TECHNICAL

Reformatted the bill from Senate enrolled version to House floor version with updated page numbering and layout structure.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 3 edits · May 13, 2025

MINOR

This bill finalizes changes to Oklahoma's unemployment insurance system by updating conditional contribution rates and experience rate tables. The main substantive change is the addition of new House sponsors (Grego, Bashore, Pfeiffer, Miller, Rosecrants, and Archer) to the enrolled version, while the policy content regarding tax rates and contribution tables remains consistent with the engrossed version.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only sponsor names were updated in the enrolled version.

TECHNICAL

Added six new sponsors (Grego, Bashore, Pfeiffer, Miller, Rosecrants, and Archer) to the list of House sponsors in the enrolled version

Removed page number headers and formatting artifacts from the engrossed version in the enrolled version

POLICY

All substantive policy content including conditional contribution rates, experience rate tables, and statutory amendments remains identical between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Mar 24, 2025

MINOR

This bill amends Oklahoma's unemployment insurance law to lower contribution rates for employers in certain situations and adds a new rate table for experience-based calculations. The changes affect how much employers pay into the unemployment fund based on the fund's balance and the employer's specific experience rating.

Scope change

The bill applies to all employers subject to Oklahoma's unemployment insurance system, with specific rate adjustments based on fund conditions and employer experience factors.

FISCAL

Reduced unemployment contribution percentages from 42.5% to 41.25%, 45% to 42.5%, 47.5% to 43.75%, and 50% to 45% depending on fund conditions

REQUIREMENT

Added a new rate table for experience factors 43-50 to help calculate employer contribution rates based on their benefit wage ratio

Updated the experience rate table to include additional rows for experience factors 43 through 50, expanding the range of applicable rates

Employment Security Act of 1980; modifying conditional factors. Effective date.

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