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Read. Follow. Verify.Oklahoma Raises Law Enforcement Retirement System Contributions and Employer Rates Under HB 1739
Last action · May 4, 2026: Approved by Governor 04/30/2026Sponsors: Trey Caldwell and 2 others
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What This Bill Does
House Bill 1739 increases employer and employee contribution rates for the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System starting July 1, 2026, while modifying retirement benefit calculations and actuarial definitions.
Participating employers must increase contribution percentages annually from 12.5% up to 16.5% by 2030, and individual members face an employee contribution increase from 8% to 9%.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System members
System members face an increase in employee contributions from 8% to 9% of their actual paid base salary.
Participating employers
Participating employers are required to contribute scaled percentages starting at 12.5% on July 1, 2026, up to 16.5% by July 1, 2030.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
28 actions- May 4, 2026HouseEnrolledApproved by Governor 04/30/2026
- Apr 28, 2026HouseSent to Governor
- Apr 28, 2026SenateEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
- Apr 28, 2026HouseEnrolled, signed, to Senate
- Apr 28, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred for enrollment
- Apr 28, 2026SenateEngrossed measure signed, returned to House
Show 22 earlier actions
- Apr 28, 2026SenateMeasure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 4
- Apr 28, 2026SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- Apr 22, 2026SenatePlaced on General Order
- Apr 20, 2026SenateFloorReported Do Pass Rules committee; CR filed
- Apr 1, 2026SenateCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Rules
- Mar 12, 2026SenateIntroducedFirst Reading
- Mar 12, 2026HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- Mar 11, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred for engrossment
- Mar 11, 2026HouseThird Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 90 Nays: 3
- Mar 11, 2026HouseGeneral Order
- Mar 9, 2026HouseFloorCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Oversight Committee
- Feb 19, 2026HouseAuthored by Senator Paxton (principal Senate author)
- Feb 19, 2026HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Moore, Ford, Caldwell (Trey)
- Feb 19, 2026HouseFloorPolicy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Banking, Financial Services and Pensions
- Apr 8, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Actuary pursuant to the Oklahoma Pension Legislation Actuarial Analysis Act
- Feb 17, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Banking, Financial Services and Pensions
- Feb 17, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Government Oversight
- Feb 17, 2025HouseCommitteeWithdrawn from Rules Committee
- Feb 13, 2025HouseRemove Representative Moore as principal House author and substitute with Representative Chapman
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Rules
- Feb 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Moore
- Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst Reading
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Staged Employer Contribution Increases
Employer contributions escalate annually in one-percentage-point increments from 2026 through 2030 to shore up retirement system funding.
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Sources
www.oklegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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