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HB 1730OKLAHOMASession 2026State Billpassed both

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Oklahoma Bill 1730 Modifies Postretirement Provisions for Public Employees

Original title: Public retirement systems; Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System; postretirement; effective date.

Last action · April 28, 2026: Remove as author Senator Gollihare; authored by Senator Rader

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What This Bill Would Do

This bill modifies postretirement provisions under the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, establishing rules for returning to work, calculating benefits, and setting a one-year waiting period for rehiring by a former employer unless specific waivers apply. It takes effect on November 1, 2025.

Why it matters

The measure directly impacts retired state and local public employees who return to government work by altering how their post-retirement benefits are calculated and imposing new timelines for returning to a former employer.

Background

The Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System manages retirement and benefit provisions for state and participating local government employees. context

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System members

Their postretirement benefit calculations, reemployment conditions, and rehiring timelines are directly governed by the updated statutory provisions.

Directly affected

Participating employers

They are required to submit specific retiring member information by statutory deadlines and bear responsibility for reporting errors that impact retirement eligibility.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can a retired public employee immediately return to work for their former employer?

No, a retired member may not be rehired by their former employer or enter into an employment contract with them for one year after ending employment, unless they waive their benefits and return as a bona fide employee.

What happens if a participating employer makes an error in reporting a retiring member's information?

If an error by the results in a disqualification of retirement eligibility, the employer is responsible for reemploying the member or retaining them on the payroll for the time required to reach eligibility, up to a maximum of two months.

When does this act become effective?

This act becomes effective on November 1, 2025.

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Where This Stands

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Procedural history

16 actions

Apr 28, 2026Senate
Remove as author Senator Gollihare; authored by Senator Rader
Apr 17, 2025Senate
Placed on General Order
Apr 15, 2025SenateFloor
Reported Do Pass Retirement and Government Resources committee; CR filed
Apr 1, 2025SenateCommittee
Second Reading referred to Retirement and Government Resources
Mar 27, 2025SenateIntroduced
First Reading
Mar 27, 2025House
Engrossed, signed, to Senate

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Mar 26, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred for engrossment
Mar 26, 2025HouseFloor
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 67 Nays: 10
Mar 26, 2025House
General Order
Feb 27, 2025HouseFloor
CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee
Feb 19, 2025House
Authored by Senator Gollihare (principal Senate author)
Feb 19, 2025HouseFloor
Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass Banking, Financial Services and Pensions
Feb 4, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to Banking, Financial Services and Pensions
Feb 4, 2025HouseCommittee
Second Reading referred to Government Oversight
Feb 3, 2025House
Authored by Representative Moore
Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroduced
First Reading

Version history

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Lobbying Activity

No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.

Full breakdown

Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.

Discoveries

1 pattern noticed across the record

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift95% confidence

Strict Reemployment and Reporting Requirements

The bill codifies strict employer reporting deadlines and enforces a mandatory one-year separation or benefit waiver for retirees returning to their former employers.

Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System

Connected Entities

Gollihare, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, Rader and 1 more

PersonGollihare“Senate sponsor of the bill”Map →

OrganizationOklahoma Public Employees Retirement System“State retirement system affected by the bill”Map →

PersonRader“Senate author of the bill”Map →

PersonMoore“House sponsor of the bill”Map →

Sources

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www.oklegislature.gov

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Controversy15
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