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HB1807 • 2026

Waters and water rights; requiring all permit holders to utilize certain system for use of water; allocation; conservation; prohibiting excessive use; effective date.

Waters and water rights; requiring all permit holders to utilize certain system for use of water; allocation; conservation; prohibiting excessive use; effective date.

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Sponsor
Newton
Last action
2025-05-22
Official status
Enacting clause restored
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Waters and water rights; requiring all permit holders to utilize certain system for use of water; allocation; conservation; prohibiting excessive use; effective date.

Waters and water rights; requiring all permit holders to utilize certain system for use of water; allocation; conservation; prohibiting excessive use; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Waters and water rights; requiring all permit holders to utilize certain system for use of water; allocation; conservation; prohibiting excessive use; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1807 (House): Introduced (2/12/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1807 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 (3/3/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1807 (House): Committee Substitute (3/10/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1807 (House): House Conference Committee Report (5/20/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1807 (House): House Conference Committee Report (5/21/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1807 (Senate): Floor Amendment 1 (5/1/2025) Fiscal Impact Statements For HB 1807 (Senate): HB1807 ENGR FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate)) Fiscal Impact Statements For HB 1807 (Senate): HB1807 FA2 FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate)) Fiscal Impact Statements For HB 1807 (Senate): HB1807 FA1 FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: HB1807 FA1 KaneJo-CC 3/12/2025 4:10:22 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: John Kane Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk FLOOR AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1807 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By striking the Title.

  • HB1807 FA1 KaneJo-CC 3/12/2025 4:10:22 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: John Kane Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk FLOOR AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1807 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By striking the Title.
Filed

Plain English: (Floor Amendments Only) Date and Time Filed: Untimely Amendment Cycle Extended Secondary Amendment SENATE CHAMBER STATE OF OKLAHOMA DISPOSITION FLOOR AMENDMENT No.

  • (Floor Amendments Only) Date and Time Filed: Untimely Amendment Cycle Extended Secondary Amendment SENATE CHAMBER STATE OF OKLAHOMA DISPOSITION FLOOR AMENDMENT No.
  • ________ COMMITTEE AMENDMENT (Date) I move to amend House Bill No.
  • 1807 on Page 1, Line 23, through Page 2, Line 8, by deleting subsection A in its entirety, and renumbering subsequent subsections.
  • Submitted by: _______________________ Senator Murdock Murdock-RD-CA-HB1807 4/17/2025 9:14 AM 1
Filed

Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
  • No.
  • 2087 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) FLOOR SUBSTITUTE FOR ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 1807 By: Newton of the House and Jech of the Senate FLOOR SUBSTITUTE [ water and water rights - metering of wells - permit holders - use of water - Oklahoma Water Resources Board - allocation - conservation - excessive use - effective date ] BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1.
Filed

Plain English: (Floor Amendments Only) Date and Time Filed: Untimely Amendment Cycle Extended Secondary Amendment SENATE CHAMBER STATE OF OKLAHOMA DISPOSITION FLOOR AMENDMENT No.

  • (Floor Amendments Only) Date and Time Filed: Untimely Amendment Cycle Extended Secondary Amendment SENATE CHAMBER STATE OF OKLAHOMA DISPOSITION FLOOR AMENDMENT No.
  • ________ COMMITTEE AMENDMENT (Date) I move to amend House Bill No.
  • 1807, as follows: 1.
  • On Page 1, Line 22, by inserting a new subsection A to read as follows: “A.
Filed

Plain English: (Floor Amendments Only) Date and Time Filed: Untimely Amendment Cycle Extended Secondary Amendment SENATE CHAMBER STATE OF OKLAHOMA DISPOSITION FLOOR AMENDMENT No.

  • (Floor Amendments Only) Date and Time Filed: Untimely Amendment Cycle Extended Secondary Amendment SENATE CHAMBER STATE OF OKLAHOMA DISPOSITION FLOOR AMENDMENT No.
  • ________ COMMITTEE AMENDMENT (Date) I move to amend House Bill No.
  • 1807, as follows: 1.
  • On Page 1, Line 22, by inserting a new subsection A to read as follows: “A.
Filed

Plain English: (Floor Amendments Only) Date and Time Filed: Untimely Amendment Cycle Extended Secondary Amendment SENATE CHAMBER STATE OF OKLAHOMA DISPOSITION FLOOR AMENDMENT No.

  • (Floor Amendments Only) Date and Time Filed: Untimely Amendment Cycle Extended Secondary Amendment SENATE CHAMBER STATE OF OKLAHOMA DISPOSITION FLOOR AMENDMENT No.
  • ________ COMMITTEE AMENDMENT (Date) I move to amend the Floor Substitute to House Bill No.
  • 1807, as follows: 1.
  • On Page 3, Line 12 1/2, by inserting a new Section 2 to read as follows: “SECTION 2.
Filed

Plain English: HB1807 FULLPCS1 Carl Newton-JBH 2/27/2025 12:23:50 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Carl Newton Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1807 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.

  • HB1807 FULLPCS1 Carl Newton-JBH 2/27/2025 12:23:50 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Carl Newton Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1807 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.
  • No.
  • 12945 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) PROPOSED OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 1807 By: Newton PROPOSED OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to water and water rights; amending 82 O.S.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-22 House

    CCR submitted

  2. 2025-05-22 House

    Title restored

  3. 2025-05-22 House

    Enacting clause restored

  4. 2025-05-15 House

    HC's named: Conference Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Oversight

  5. 2025-05-15 Senate

    Conference granted, SCs named Jech, Green, Frix, Kern, Rader, Dossett

  6. 2025-05-14 House

    SA's rejected, conference requested, conferees to be named later

  7. 2025-05-08 Senate

    Engrossed to House

  8. 2025-05-08 House

    SA's received

  9. 2025-05-07 Senate

    General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute

  10. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Measure passed: Ayes: 31 Nays: 15

  11. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Referred for engrossment

  12. 2025-04-29 Senate

    Withdrawn from Appropriations committee

  13. 2025-04-29 Senate

    Placed on General Order

  14. 2025-04-17 Senate

    Reported Do Pass as amended Energy committee; CR filed

  15. 2025-04-17 Senate

    Enacting clause stricken

  16. 2025-04-17 Senate

    Referred to Appropriations

  17. 2025-04-01 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Energy Committee then to Appropriations Committee

  18. 2025-03-13 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  19. 2025-03-13 Senate

    First Reading

  20. 2025-03-12 House

    General Order

  21. 2025-03-12 House

    Amended

  22. 2025-03-12 House

    Title stricken

  23. 2025-03-12 House

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 73 Nays: 16

  24. 2025-03-12 House

    Referred for engrossment

  25. 2025-03-04 House

    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee

  26. 2025-03-04 House

    Authored by Senator Jech (principal Senate author)

  27. 2025-02-13 House

    Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Energy

  28. 2025-02-04 House

    Second Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight

  29. 2025-02-04 House

    Referred to Energy

  30. 2025-02-03 House

    First Reading

  31. 2025-02-03 House

    Authored by Representative Newton

Official Summary Text

Waters and water rights; requiring all permit holders to utilize certain system for use of water; allocation; conservation; prohibiting excessive use; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1807 (House): Introduced (2/12/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1807 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 (3/3/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1807 (House): Committee Substitute (3/10/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1807 (House): House Conference Committee Report (5/20/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1807 (House): House Conference Committee Report (5/21/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1807 (Senate): Floor Amendment 1 (5/1/2025)
Fiscal Impact Statements For HB 1807 (Senate): HB1807 ENGR FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))
Fiscal Impact Statements For HB 1807 (Senate): HB1807 FA2 FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))
Fiscal Impact Statements For HB 1807 (Senate): HB1807 FA1 FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
SUBSTITUTE
FOR ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL NO. 1807 By: Newton of the House

and

Jech of the Senate

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

An Act relating to water and water rights; amending
82 O.S. 2021, Section 1020.19, which relates to
metering of wells; requiring all permit holders to
utilize certain system for use of water; authorizing
the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to implement
certain allocation to encourage conservation after
certain date; specifying requirements for
participation; prohibiting excessive use; exempting
certain wells from provisions; and providing an
effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 82 O.S. 2021, Section 1020.19, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1020.19. Upon request of a majority of the landowners
residing within a basin or subbasin, the A. The Oklahoma Water
Resources Board is authorized to require that water wells be metered
and that such meters as the Board shall approve be utilized by the
applicant and placed under seal, subject to reading by the agents of

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the Board at any time. The Board may also require that the
applicant report the reading of such meters at reasonable intervals
shall require all permit holders authorized to take and use
groundwater to implement a system of measuring groundwater usage
from all wells associated with the permit. The Board shall
determine which measurement systems may be utilized, which shall
include, but not be limited to, pump and irrigation monitoring
telemetry devices capable of reporting usage. Such measuring
systems shall be in proper operating condition at all times when
groundwater is being produced. Data from the measuring system shall
be utilized for the annual groundwater use report. The provisions
of this subsection shall not allow the Oklahoma Water Resources
Board to require any type of metering system.
B. To encourage groundwater conservation, beginning January 1,
2026, the Board shall provide a five-year flex allocation of
groundwater usage based upon the previously determined allocated
annual use of the basin or subbasin. A five-year flex allocation
shall not require a new permit for existing permit holders. A five-
year flex allocation shall be available for:
1. Existing permit holders for groundwater use permits in
basins or subbasins, based upon the maximum annual yield
determination at the time of the original application;

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2. New applicants for groundwater use permits in basins or
subbasins based upon the current maximum annual yield determination;
and
3. New and existing applicants and temporary permit holders for
groundwater use permits in basins or subbasins where the maximum
annual yield has yet to be determined.
C. An applicant for a five-year flex allocation shall be
required to:
1. Submit an annual usage report of the prior year’s usage from
a Board-approved water measurement system; and
2. Pay the annual groundwater permit fee.
D. A five-year flex allocation shall allow the permit holder to
exceed the determined annual allocation in any year of the five-year
allocation; provided, that the applicant shall adhere to the
cumulative annually determined allocation of the basin or subbasin
over the five-year period. The permit holder shall not exceed the
permitted annual allocation by over two hundred percent (200%) in
any of the five (5) years.
E. Nothing in this section shall apply to domestic wells.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

60-1-13824 MAH 05/20/25