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OK HB2769

Bill

Status

Passed

5/29/2025

Primary Sponsor

Trey Caldwell

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases Adjutant General eligibility requirements from 3 to 8 years of Oklahoma National Guard service, grants authority to arm military personnel on installations, accept donations for Guard programs, and serve as chief of fire protection and police units under the Military Department

  • Creates the Oklahoma National Guard Supplemental Retirement Pay Revolving Fund, effective November 1, 2027, providing bridge payments to Guard members with 25+ years of service who have earned federal retirement but have not yet reached the required age to receive benefits

  • Establishes the Oklahoma National Guard CareerTech Assistance Program providing tuition assistance for up to 3 years at technology center schools for Guard members in good standing, with benefits transferable to dependents under specified conditions

  • Prohibits marijuana use by state military forces members, adds penalties for spousal abuse and intimate partner violence by Oklahoma Militia members, and establishes forgery as a punishable offense under the Oklahoma Uniform Code of Military Justice

  • Adopts the federal Manual for Courts-Martial as the Oklahoma State Manual for Courts-Martial, requires Governor consent before any federal official can convene a court-martial under Oklahoma Military Code, and names co-located readiness facilities the "Benjamin T. Walkingstick National Guard Complex"

Legislative Description

Militia; Military Department; Adjutant General's duties; eligibility; authority; technology hardware or software; exempting federal programs; nonjudicial punishment; court-martial; creating National Guard CareerTech Assistance Program; creating revolving fund; effective date.

Last Action

Filed with Secretary of State

5/29/2025

Committee Referrals

Appropriations and Budget2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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