HB 1739 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Retirement; Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System; contribution; top base salary; benefit computation; effective dates; contingent effective dates; emergency.

HB 1739 increases employer contributions to Oklahoma's law enforcement retirement system from 11% to 16.5% over five years, starting July 2025. It changes how retirement benefits are calculated for certain officers by using the highest salary for similar positions (instead of final average salary) to determine payments. The bill directly affects current and future retirees in the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, including highway patrol officers, investigators, and other covered law enforcement roles. Benefits will be based on the greater of either the top salary for comparable positions or the member's final average salary, multiplied by 2.5% per year of service.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed May 4, 2026
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was converted from a House version to a Senate floor version, adding a new sponsor and updating the document headers. Substantively, the definition of a 'Nonfiscal retirement bill' was modified to include a specific provision for service-connected disability benefits for Law Enforcement officers who cannot complete 20 years of service due to disability. Additionally, the maximum dollar cap for one-time retirement benefit increases was raised from $1,000 to $1,200.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding what constitutes a 'Nonfiscal retirement bill' was expanded to explicitly cover disability benefit computations for Law Enforcement officers, and the financial threshold for one-time benefit increases was increased.
DEFINITION

Added a new sub-clause (d) to the definition of 'Nonfiscal retirement bill' to explicitly include provisions for computing service-connected disability retirement benefits for Law Enforcement members unable to complete 20 years of service due to disability.

FISCAL

Increased the maximum dollar cap for one-time retirement benefit increases from $1,000 to $1,200 for members in retirement systems with a funded ratio greater than 80%.

TECHNICAL

Updated document headers to reflect the Senate floor version, added a new Senate sponsor (Paxton), and adjusted page numbering and formatting.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2026 · House Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

434
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Apr 28, 2026
D Democratic9
8 Yea 1
88% Yea
R Republican41
35 Yea 4 Nay 2
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
8
Committee
8
May 4, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 04/30/2026
lower
Apr 28, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
Apr 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
Apr 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 4
upper
Apr 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Rules committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 90 Nays: 3
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Banking, Financial Services and Pensions
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Actuary pursuant to the Oklahoma Pension Legislation Actuarial Analysis Act
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Banking, Financial Services and Pensions
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Government Oversight
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors