Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma SB1147: Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System; modifying certain compensation determination; authorizing benefit increase for certain retired members. Effective dates.
Status: Chaptered, April 23, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System; amending 11 O.S. 2021, Sections 49-101 and 49-101.2, as amended by Sections 3 and 4, Chapter 232, O.S.L. 2022 (11 O.S. Supp. 2025, Sections 49-101 and 49-101.2), which relate to volunteer firefighter pensions; modifying pension amount; modifying compensation determination; authorizing benefit increase for certain retired members of the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System; amending 62 O.S. 2021, Section 3103, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 361, O.S.L. 2024 (62 O.S. Supp…
From the enrolled text, April 16, 2026:
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System; amending 11 O.S. 2021, Sections 49-101 and 49-101.2, as amended by Sections 3 and 4, Chapter 232, O.S.L. 2022 (11 O.S. Supp. 2025, Sections 49-101 and 49-101.2), which relate to volunteer firefighter pensions; modifying pension amount; modifying compensation determination; authorizing benefit increase for certain retired members of the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System; amending 62 O.S. 2021, Section 3103, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 361, O.S.L. 2024 (62 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 3103), which relates to the Oklahoma Pension Legislation Actuarial Analysis Act; modifying certain definition; updating statutory language; providing for codification; and providing effective dates. SUBJECT: Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 11 O.S. 2021, Section 49-101, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 232, O.S.L. 2022 (11 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 49-101), is amended to read as follows: RBS No. 3872 Section 49-101. A. All retired volunteer firefighters who qualify for retirement shall be entitled to a monthly pension. The monthly pension of a volunteer firefighter who retires prior to the effective date of this section shall be in the amount retired volunteer firefighters are receiving at the time the volunteer firefighter begins to receive a pension for each year of credited service not to exceed thirty (30) years. Volunteer firefighters who …