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Read. Follow. Verify.Oklahoma House Bill 1927 fully exempts public retirement benefits from state income tax by 2026
Last action · February 4, 2025: Referred to Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee
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What This Bill Proposed
Revenue and taxation; Oklahoma taxable income and Oklahoma adjusted gross income; retirement income; exemption; effective date.
- Oklahoma House Bill 1927 modifies state income tax provisions governing taxable income, deductions, and exemptions for individuals and corporations. context
- State adjustments to adjusted gross income determine final Oklahoma taxable income under Section 2358 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. 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.
Public retirees
Individual taxpayers
Taxpayers are subject to adjusted gross income rules, standard deductions, and specific itemized deduction caps specified in the amended statute.
Employers utilizing OSHA consultation
Employers utilizing the Safety Pays OSHA Consultation Service receive a $1,000 taxable income exemption.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which public retirement systems qualify for the income tax exemption?
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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 Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
- Feb 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Wilk
- Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst Reading
Version history
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Phased Elimination of Caps on Public Retirement Income Tax
The legislation transitions public retirement income from graduated caps ($10,000) to a complete 100 percent exemption by 2026.
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Sources
www.oklegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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