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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
SENATE BILL 1795 By: Jett
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to retirement benefits; restricting
access to certain benefit by certain public employee
following felony charge; directing notice to be
provided to retirement system; requiring rejection of
certain claim for payment; construing provision;
providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 945 of Title 74, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Any state or education employee who is a member of the
Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, Oklahoma Public
Employees Retirement System, Teachers’ Retirement System of
Oklahoma, or The Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges
and who is charged with a felony in a state or federal court of
competent jurisdiction shall lose the right to access, withdraw
from, or liquidate the retirement benefit of the member.
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B. The prosecuting attorney shall notify the retirement system
that the employee is a member within forty-eight (48) hours of the
filed charge. Upon notification, the system shall immediately
implement the requirements of this section.
C. Any claims for payment to a member upon being charged with a
felony shall be rejected by the system pursuant to this section.
D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit access
to retirement benefits by a member who is found not guilty in a
state or federal court of competent jurisdiction.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
60-2-3546 BRC 1/14/2026 8:19:39 PM