SB 134 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System; modifying separation period for retired member prior to reemployment. Effective date.

SB 134 modifies Oklahoma's retirement rules by eliminating a one-year waiting period that previously prevented retired public employees from being rehired by their former employer. The bill directly affects Oklahoma state and local government retirees who wish to return to work with their previous participating employer. Under the change, retirees can be immediately rehired without needing to wait 12 months after retirement. This amendment updates Section 914 of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System statute to allow seamless reemployment.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Floor (Senate) · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was updated from its 'Engrossed' version to the 'Senate Floor Version' to reflect committee amendments and formatting adjustments for the final Senate vote. The substantive policy language regarding retirement eligibility, benefit calculations, and reemployment rules remains identical to the previous version, indicating no changes to the actual law being proposed.
TECHNICAL

The document header was changed from 'ENGROSSED SENATE' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' and updated with a specific date (February 17, 2026) to indicate the bill's current legislative status.

A new note was added to the second page stating that 'Bold face denotes Committee Amendments,' clarifying that the text differences are due to committee edits rather than new policy.

The original 'Engrossed' title page containing the names of the Senate and House sponsors was removed and replaced with the floor version header.

Page numbering and footer references were updated to reflect the new floor version format.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2026

How they voted

490
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Mar 25, 2026
D Democratic9
9 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican41
40 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Apr 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Committee
Referred to Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Introduced
General Order, Amended
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Retirement and Government Resources committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Legislative Actuary under 62 O.S., Section 3108
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors