Retirement and Government Resources
π Next Meeting: TBD
π§Ύ Bills Pending: 27
Members
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David Bullard
(R)
π₯
Micheal Bergstrom
(R)
Bills Pending in Retirement and Government Resources
SB1518: State government; providing that no salary adjustment by Commission increase the emoluments for certain office in certain circumstance. Effective date.
Last Action: None
Date: 2026-02-23
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Lonnie Paxton
Co-sponsors: Kyle Hilbert
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SB1233: State government; creating the State Employee Compensation Board. Effective date.
Last Action: None
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Mark Mann
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB1289: State employee compensation; providing for salary increase for certain employees. Effective date. Emergency.
Last Action: None
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Jack Stewart
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB1408: State government; authorizing the State Purchasing Director to prepare a bid-preference program. Effective date.
Last Action: None
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Jo Dossett
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB1454: State government; prohibiting state agencies from charging for certain cost. Effective date. Emergency.
Last Action: None
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Jonathan Wingard
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SB1587: State government; creating the Government Service Delivery Improvement Act. Effective date.
Last Action: None
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Brent Howard
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB1586: Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System; increasing computation of certain benefits. Effective dates. Emergency.
Last Action: None
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Avery Frix
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB1611: State procurement; creating the Procurement Protection Act of 2026. Effective date.
Last Action: None
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Avery Frix
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB1700: Purchasing; directing the Purchasing Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to create certain portal. Effective date.
Last Action: None
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Dave Rader
Co-sponsors: Mark Tedford
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB1795: Retirement benefits; restricting certain benefits. Effective date.
Last Action: None
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Shane Jett
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1836: State government; State Use Advisory Council; terms; effective date.
Last Action: None
Date: 2025-04-01
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Ellyn Hefner
Co-sponsors: Jo Dossett
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB2439: Oklahoma Historical Society; the Oklahoma State Government Asset Reduction and Cost Savings Program; Long-Range Capital Planning Commission; exempting the Oklahoma Historical Society; effective date.
Last Action: None
Date: 2025-04-01
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Scott Fetgatter
Co-sponsors: Darcy Jech
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB334: Public buildings and public works; modifying price threshold for certain construction contract negotiations with qualified contractors. Effective date. Emergency.
Last Action: None
Date: 2025-02-10
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Grant Green
Co-sponsors: Collin Duel
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB11: Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma; providing for benefits increase.
Last Action: None
Date: 2025-02-06
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Darrell Weaver
Co-sponsors: Avery Frix
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB12: Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System; providing for benefits increase.
Last Action: None
Date: 2025-02-06
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Darrell Weaver
Co-sponsors: Avery Frix
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB10: Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System; providing for benefits increase.
Last Action: None
Date: 2025-02-06
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Darrell Weaver
Co-sponsors: Avery Frix
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB13: Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges; providing for benefits increase.
Last Action: None
Date: 2025-02-06
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Darrell Weaver
Co-sponsors: Avery Frix
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB88: Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma; allowing Board of Trustees to approve cost-of-living adjustment for certain retirees.
Last Action: None
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Mary Boren
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB482: Central Purchasing Act; exempting certain entities from central purchasing requirements. Effective date.
Last Action: None
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Grant Green
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB960: State government; creating the Oklahoma Foreign Agents Registration Act; prescribing requirements to register as a foreign agent; providing for enforcement. Effective date.
Last Action: None
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Julie Daniels
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB917: Retirement benefits; restricting access to certain benefits by certain state and education employees upon criminal charge; providing for reinstatement under certain circumstances. Effective date.
Last Action: None
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Shane Jett
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB87: Paid leave for state employees; providing paid parental leave for certain state employees. Effective date.
Last Action: None
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Mary Boren
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB719: State Travel Reimbursement Act; modifying verification and approval requirements for certain travel claims. Effective date.
Last Action: None
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Lonnie Paxton
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB270: Central purchasing; requiring certain vendors to submit certain information with competitive bid; directing Office of Management and Enterprise Services to conduct annual audits of certain vendors. Effective date.
Last Action: None
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Kelly Hines
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB89: State employees; directing Office of Management and Enterprise Services to establish procedure for conversion of certain unused leave. Effective date.
Last Action: None
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Avery Frix
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB94: State government; creating the Oklahoma Commission on Race and Equality; establishing powers and duties. Effective date.
Last Action: None
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Nikki Nice
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB645: State government; removing approval requirement for purchase of certain vehicles. Effective date.
Last Action: None
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Lonnie Paxton
π Details π View Bill on Legislature Website
Amends to add: No attempted adjustment adopted by the Statewide Official Compensation Commission shall operate to increase the emoluments of any office for which a current member of the Legislature is elected or appointed. Any such office shall retain the emoluments in effect prior to the attempted adjustment adopted by the Commission.
SB1518 appears to be a statutory workaround designed to protect political insiders, allowing a sitting legislator to vote for or benefit from a salary increase for a statewide office and then run for that same office during the same term.
While framed as a βclarification,β the bill undermines the spirit and enforcement of the Oklahoma Constitutionβs anti-corruption guardrails.
Oklahoma Constitution β Article V, Β§23
The Constitution is clear: No member of the Legislature shall, during the term for which he was elected, be appointed or elected to any office⦠the emoluments of which shall have been increased during his term of office.
This provision exists to prevent:
SB1518 attempts to statutorily neutralize the effect of a pay raise so that it βdoes not countβ for eligibility purposes β even when:
A statute cannot override the Constitution.