HB 2136: Militia; creating the Oklahoma National Guard Supplemental Retirement Pay Revolving Fund; applicability; eligibility; payment amounts; effective date. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended during Senate review to change the header from 'Committee Substitute' to 'Engrossed House Bill' and add a co-sponsor from the Senate. The substantive policy content, including fund creation, eligibility requirements, payment calculations, and effective dates, remains unchanged from the House version.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are primarily administrative and formatting.

TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'Committee Substitute' to 'Engrossed House Bill' to reflect the bill has passed both chambers.

Added Senate co-sponsor 'Gollihare of the Senate' to the bill header.

Added date 'April 23, 2025' to the Senate floor version header.

Removed 'Committee Substitute' designation and page footer text from House version.

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated from a House Committee Substitute version to the Floor (House) version, primarily involving formatting and page header changes rather than substantive policy modifications. The core provisions regarding the Oklahoma National Guard Supplemental Retirement Pay Revolving Fund remain unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Page headers were changed from 'Req. No. 12940' to 'HB2136 HFLR' to reflect the floor version status.

Document title formatting was adjusted to indicate this is the Floor version of the bill.

Committee report date was updated from 02/25/25 to 02/26/2025.

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 → House Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to change the committee designation from 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' to 'Committee Substitute', update the bill number reference from 12612 to 12940, and revise the effective date from February 13, 2025 to February 25, 2025. These changes reflect procedural updates as the bill moved through the legislative process.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill type designation from 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' to 'Committee Substitute' to reflect the bill's progression through the House Committee.

Updated the bill reference number from 12612 to 12940 in the footer tracking information.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from 02/13/25 to 02/25/25, likely reflecting the new committee approval date.

Engrossed → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended from its Engrossed version to a Proposed Policy Committee Substitute version. The substantive policy content remains the same, but the document format changed from an Engrossed Bill to a Committee Substitute, indicating it has been reviewed and potentially modified by the House Policy Committee. The amendment replaces the entire text of the bill with the committee's version.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability. The amendment is primarily procedural, changing the document type from 'Engrossed' to 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' which indicates committee review has occurred.

TECHNICAL

Document header changed from 'ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2136' to 'PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2136', indicating the bill has been reviewed by the House Policy Committee.

Page headers changed from 'ENGR. H. B. NO. 2136' to 'Req. No. 12612', which is a tracking number used by the legislature to identify the specific committee amendment version.

Committee amendment header information was added, including committee chair/speaker fields and amendment submission details by Representative Ty Burns dated 2/13/2025.

Amended And Engrossed → Engrossed · 3 edits · May 8, 2025

MINOR

The amendment changes the bill's title from Senate to House origin and updates the passage dates to reflect House approval on March 10, 2025, while leaving Senate passage blank. The effective date remains November 1, 2025. These are primarily procedural changes tracking the bill's legislative journey rather than substantive policy changes.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope, applicability, funding amounts, eligibility criteria, or policy requirements. The changes are administrative updates to the bill's passage history and title designation.

TECHNICAL

Changed bill title from 'ENGROSSED SENATE AMENDMENT TO ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2136' to 'ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2136' to reflect the bill originated in the House.

Removed Senate amendment header and related formatting elements as the bill is now being processed as an House bill.

TIMELINE

Added House passage date of March 10, 2025, and removed Senate passage date, indicating the bill was passed by the House but not yet by the Senate.

Introduced → Amended And Engrossed · 7 edits · May 8, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was amended to change its legal title from 'Oklahoma National Guard Retention Act of 2025' to 'Oklahoma National Guard Supplemental Retirement Pay Revolving Fund', updated the codification status to require inclusion in state statutes, and significantly delayed the effective date of payments from November 1, 2025 to November 1, 2027. The amendment also added detailed eligibility criteria, payment calculation methods, and provisions for handling insufficient funds through prorating.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include detailed provisions for a revolving fund structure, eligibility requirements for National Guard members, payment calculation formulas, and procedures for funding shortfalls.

SCOPE

Changed the bill title from 'Oklahoma National Guard Retention Act of 2025' to 'Oklahoma National Guard Supplemental Retirement Pay Revolving Fund' to better reflect the creation of a specific revolving fund.

TECHNICAL

Changed codification status from 'not to be codified' to 'to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 271 of Title 44'.

TIMELINE

Delayed the effective date for payments from November 1, 2025 to November 1, 2027, making the program operational two years later than originally proposed.

ELIGIBILITY

Added specific eligibility requirements including 25 years of military service, retirement age restrictions, and exclusions for those with active duty military pensions.

FISCAL

Established that the fund is a continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations and consists of all monies received by the Oklahoma Military Department from funds provided by law.

REQUIREMENT

Added detailed payment calculation formulas including cost-of-living adjustments and provisions for prorating payments when funds are insufficient.

Added restrictions on when payments can be made, including requirements that members become eligible for federal retirement benefits before receiving supplemental payments.

Militia; creating the Oklahoma National Guard Supplemental Retirement Pay Revolving Fund; applicability; eligibility; payment amounts; effective date.

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