HB 1091: Retirement; Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System; term; death benefits; contributions; repayment; amortized payment; rules or procedures; transferred credited services; procedures; limitations; exception; military service credit; credited service; restrictions; volunteer; codification; emergency. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended during its passage from the House to the Senate, primarily adding new definitions and clarifying eligibility requirements for the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System. The most significant substantive change is the addition of a definition for 'leased employee,' which clarifies that individuals performing services for a recipient under a leasing arrangement are not considered members of the system. This change helps prevent non-eligible workers from gaining pension benefits they are not entitled to. Other changes include formatting adjustments and minor reorganization of the text.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System, but the applicability is now more precisely defined through new eligibility criteria that exclude leased employees from membership.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'leased employee' to clarify that individuals working under leasing arrangements are not eligible for system membership.

Added a new definition for 'normal retirement date' specifying it occurs after completing 20 years of credited service.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified the definition of 'member' to explicitly exclude leased employees regardless of IRS or court classification.

TECHNICAL

Adjusted formatting and page numbering to reflect Senate floor version with bold face indicating committee amendments.

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a House Committee Substitute version to a Floor version, with minor reorganization of the title page and header information. The substantive legislative content regarding retirement system definitions and amendments remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Header and title page formatting changed to reflect Floor version status with updated page numbering and layout.

Committee sponsor attribution text was reorganized to include both House and Senate sponsors in the floor version header.

Enrolled (final version) → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from an enrolled final version to a proposed policy committee substitute version, with no substantive policy changes to the retirement system provisions. The amendment reorganizes the document structure and formatting while keeping all the original legislative content intact.

TECHNICAL

Document formatting and structure changed from enrolled final version to proposed policy committee substitute format, including header information, page numbering, and amendment notation.

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · May 1, 2025

MINOR

This bill update primarily adds a new definition of 'leased employee' to the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System. It clarifies that leased employees are not eligible for membership in the pension system, which helps prevent non-regular employees from accessing firefighter retirement benefits.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly exclude leased employees from pension eligibility, whereas the previous version did not contain this specific exclusion.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'leased employee' that specifies these individuals are not considered members of the pension system.

ELIGIBILITY

Established that individuals classified as leased employees cannot become members of the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System regardless of how they are classified by tax authorities.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill metadata including bill number (from RBH No. 10625 to RBH No. 13157), session information, and formatting changes between introduced and engrossed versions.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 2 edits · May 5, 2025

MINOR

The bill transitioned from an Engrossed version to an Enrolled final version, which primarily involved formatting and page number adjustments rather than substantive policy changes. The core legislative content regarding the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System remains unchanged, with the same definitions, eligibility criteria, and provisions preserved in the final enrolled version.

TECHNICAL

Page numbering and bill identification numbers were adjusted to reflect the final enrolled version format, with the bill number changing from 'ENGROSSED HOUSE' to 'ENROLLED HOUSE' and page references updated accordingly.

Minor formatting changes including removal of blank lines and adjustment of text alignment in the header and title sections to conform to final enrolled bill standards.

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 → House Committee Substitute · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was substantially rewritten from a Proposed Policy Committee Substitute to a House Committee Substitute, with the entire text replaced rather than amended incrementally. The changes appear to be primarily formatting and structural adjustments to the bill's presentation, including renumbering of sections and updating reference numbers. No substantive policy changes to retirement benefits, eligibility criteria, or funding provisions are evident in this diff.

TECHNICAL

The bill header was changed from 'PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' without substantive policy impact.

Reference numbers were updated from RBH No. 12378 to RBH No. 13157, indicating a new version of the bill document.

Page numbers and formatting were adjusted throughout the document, with the bill structure reorganized from multiple pages to a more streamlined format.

The 'BE IT ENACTED' language was moved to the beginning of the bill text, changing the document structure but not the substantive content.

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