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OK SB172

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

David Bullard

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes boards of six Oklahoma state retirement systems (Firefighters, Police, Judicial, Law Enforcement, Teachers, and Public Employees) to approve 2% cost-of-living adjustments for retirees who have received benefits for one or more years

  • Requires the system's funded ratio to exceed 80% based on a three-year rolling average before the first COLA can be approved

  • Permits subsequent COLAs each time the funded ratio increases by 5% from the threshold that authorized the previous adjustment

  • Prohibits any COLA if granting it would cause the funded ratio to drop below the threshold that authorized the adjustment

  • Allows unlimited COLAs when a system's funded ratio exceeds 100%, provided the adjustment does not reduce the ratio below 100%

Legislative Description

Retirement; allowing oversight boards of state retirement systems to approve cost-of-living adjustments under certain circumstances.

Last Action

Coauthored by Representative Hays

2/17/2026

Committee Referrals

Appropriations2/10/2026
Retirement and Government Resources2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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