Thank you for your interest in AARP Oklahoma's advocacy efforts. This page offers helpful resources and action items you can take to support advocacy-related issues supported by AARP Oklahoma.

• AARP Oklahoma supports House Bill 3318 by Rep. Steve Bashore (R-District 7) and Rep. Annie Menz (D-District 45) and Senate Bill 1763 by Sen. Bill Coleman (R-District 10) that would proactively prevent and prohibit unscrupulous real estate brokers from misleading homeowners into signing decades-long agreements that give the real estate brokers the exclusive right to sell the homes. AARP has advocated to ban these predatory real estate service agreements across the country, with 18 states enacting similar legislation protecting homeowners.

• AARP Oklahoma opposes House Bill 4097, which is another power grab by big utilities that limits competition and will drive utility rates up even higher. The bill would allow companies to build new transmission lines, but upon completion, they would be required to sell those lines to the existing utility, such as OG&E or PSO. House Bill 4097 eliminates competition and incentives to keep costs down, driving up utility rates for everyone.

Send an email and tell your State Senator you can’t afford HB 4097.

AARP Oklahoma is fighting for residential utility customers because we know Oklahomans can't afford relentless rate hikes. Right now, AARP Oklahoma is intervening in two new utility rate cases, which, if approved, will cost OG&E and PSO customers more than $550 million in rate hikes.

• OG&E wants customers to foot the bill for a staggering $19 a month rate hike. OG&E raised rates for residential utility customers $3.34 a month to pay for Winter Storm Uri and followed that up with $2 a month rate hikes in both 2021 and 2022. Apparently, that is not enough because now, OG&E is back asking the Corporation Commission for more.  
  
• PSO is asking the Corporation Commission to approve its fifth rate hike request in four years. If approved, this rate hike will cost residential customers an additional eye-popping $10 a month, or $120 a year. Between rate hikes, fuel adjustment charges, and Winter Storm Uri, PSO customers' bills have already increased by nearly $20 since 2021. 

AARP Oklahoma will continue to fight against unfair rate hikes and urges seniors to make their voices heard.

• PSO customers: visit action.aarp.org/No2PSO
• OG&E customers: visit action.aarp.org/NoOGEHike

It's official: Oklahoma will be the first state in the nation to adopt an expansive caregiver tax credit after the Caring for Caregivers Act became law in June 2023. It takes effect Jan. 1, 2024. Thanks to our volunteers and advocates who contacted their elected officials to say "YES" to this important piece of legislation. Learn more about the Caring for Caregivers Act, tax credit eligibility requirements, FAQ's and more HERE.

You’ve worked hard to earn your Social Security benefits, paying in with every paycheck. If Congress doesn’t take action, future retirees could lose around $4,000 a year.
 
AARP is fighting to protect and strengthen Social Security people 50+ have paid into and earned through years of hard work. Oklahomans work hard every day, year after year, paying into Social Security and counting on those hard-earned dollars to be there at retirement. It's money Oklahomans are owed and money that one-third of our older neighbors depend on to get by.

• Click HERE to join us as we fight to strengthen Social Security.
  

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Learn more about AARP Oklahoma's advocacy work

AARP Oklahoma Facebook Live Advocacy Update: May 2

Get updates on AARP Oklahoma advocacy priorities and find out how you can make your voice heard.

Join Us for a Mid-Session Legislative Update from AARP Oklahoma

Hear the latest on the 2022 legislative session and updates on AARP Oklahoma's legislative priorities.

Nine out of 10 Oklahoma Voters 40-plus Support a Family Caregiver Tax Credit

AARP Oklahoma urges Oklahoma lawmakers to pass the Caring for Caregivers Act during the 2023 legislative session.

Oklahoma Family Caregivers Provide $6.6 Billion and 460 Million Hours of Unpaid Care to Loved Ones

The Valuing the Invaluable report highlights the growing scope and complexity of family caregiving and highlights actions needed to address the many challenges of caring for parents, spouses, and other loved ones.

AARP Oklahoma Urges Support for Family Caregiver Tax Credit

AARP Oklahoma is urging state lawmakers to support a new bill to provide unpaid family caregivers of older adults a much-needed tax break. The Caring for Caregivers Act would provide financial relief to family caregivers who pay for items such as home safety modifications, medical equipment or home health care to help keep their loved ones at home. It would also help mitigate more costly taxpayer-funded nursing home expenses.

AARP Oklahoma Advocates for Legislation Cracking Down on Telephone Frauds and Scams

AARP Oklahoma is supporting two pieces of legislation under consideration that would aid in the fight against criminals who use telephones and text messages to defraud Oklahomans.

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