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Read. Follow. Verify.Oklahoma House Bill 1986 authorizes a two percent cost-of-living benefit increase for state public retirement system members
Last action · February 4, 2025: Referred to Banking, Financial Services and Pensions
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What This Bill Proposed
Oklahoma House Bill 1986 grants a two percent cost-of-living increase in retirement benefits effective July 1, 2025, for eligible members across six state public retirement systems who were receiving benefits as of June 30, 2025. The measure applies to members of the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System, Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System, Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges, Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma, and Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System.
Retired public servants and judges across Oklahoma receive a two percent boost to their monthly pension or retirement payments, contingent upon eligibility criteria and offsets specified for each system.
- House Bill 1986 was introduced in the 1st Session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature by Representative Ranson. context
- State-administered public retirement systems in Oklahoma regularly evaluate cost-of-living adjustments for retired public servants, judges, educators, and public safety personnel. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System members
Eligible retired firefighters receive a two percent benefit increase as of July 1, 2025.
Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System members
Eligible retired police officers receive a two percent benefit increase as of July 1, 2025.
Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges members
Eligible retired justices and judges receive a two percent benefit increase as of July 1, 2025.
Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System members
Eligible retired law enforcement personnel receive a two percent benefit increase as of July 1, 2025.
Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma members
Eligible retired educators and school personnel receive a two percent benefit increase.
Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System members
Eligible retired public employees receive a two percent benefit increase as of July 1, 2025.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Banking, Financial Services and Pensions
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Government Oversight
- Feb 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Ranson
- Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst Reading
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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