By Chancen Flick
This week at the State Capitol was less productive than usual regarding OPEA legislation. Last week was the Third Reading deadline, in which bills had to be reported from their chamber of origin to the opposite chamber. This normally means that this week would include House bills being assigned to Senate Committees and vice versa. Unfortunately, this process was delayed and most OPEA bills were not assigned committees until Thursday.
Below is the most up-to-date list of our priority legislation. The upcoming weeks will be moving at a faster pace. Now that bills have switched chambers, we are officially at the halfway point for the Session. Keep an eye on our blast emails and social media feeds for up-to-date information on legislation and as always, feel free to email or call Chancen Flick at chancef@opea.org or 405-808-8181.
| HB 1396 | Hasenbeck, Toni(R) Floyd, Kay(D) |
Provides for an increase in to court reporter compensation and maximum salary and permits the Director of the Courts to use available funds for the acquisition and maintenance of court reporter equipment. |
| HB 1407 | Culver, Bob Ed(R) Stewart, Jack (F)(R) |
Provides for two one-time increases to state employee flexible benefit allowances in 2024 and 2025. |
| HB 1794 | Osburn, Mike(R) Pugh, Adam(R) |
Specifies the responsibilities of the Human Capital Management Administrator within the Civil Service and Human Capital Modernization Act. |
| HB 1796 | Osburn, Mike(R) Seifried, Ally (F)(R) |
Authorizes the Dept. of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to enter into agreements to serve as a vendor with public sector employers wishing to offer employment assistance programs and services. |
| HB 1798 | Osburn, Mike(R) Thompson, Roger(R) |
Establishes a system to gradually increase state employee pay to the level of 90 percent of comparable private sector positions by 2026 and maintain that threshold moving forward. |
| HB 2020 | Wolfley, Max(R) Montgomery, John(R) |
Increases certain retirement benefits adjustment for the 2024 tax year. |
| HB 2026 | Wolfley, Max(R) Pemberton, Dewayne(R) |
Requires the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to provide an association representing state employees with a monthly reconciliation report with information related to opted in members. |
| HB 2171 | Hilbert, Kyle(R) Rosino, Paul(R) |
Provides for a conditional one-time retirement benefits increase for various state retirement systems for beneficiaries who have been retired for more than two years; EMERGENCY. |
| HB 2376 | Kannady, Chris(R) Hall, Chuck(R) |
Adjusts provisions related to state employee benefits, providing a maximum of 640 hours of carryover leave and clarifying services which qualify for inclusion in benefits calculations; EMERGENCY. |
| HB 2749 | Miller, Nicole(R) Stanley, Brenda(R) |
Authorizes the Tourism and Recreation Dept. to create a state employee information and promotion program for state employees to enjoy amenities at discounted rates that do not inhibit facility operation. |
| HB 2854 | Wallace, Kevin(R) Thompson, Roger(R) |
Terminates the state defined contribution plan, transferring participants into the standard Public Employees Retirement System with service credits to be purchased, such changes to be defined as non-fiscal under legislative requirements. |
| SB 193 | Garvin, Jessica (F)(R) Archer, Nick (F)(R) |
Provides for 6 weeks of paid maternal leave for state employees upon the birth or adoption of a child. |
