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HB2100 • 2026

Environment and natural resources; Conservation Commission Cost-Share Program; eminent domain; effective date.

Environment and natural resources; Conservation Commission Cost-Share Program; eminent domain; effective date.

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Sponsor
Menz
Last action
2026-02-25
Official status
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Environment and natural resources; Conservation Commission Cost-Share Program; eminent domain; effective date.

Environment and natural resources; Conservation Commission Cost-Share Program; eminent domain; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Environment and natural resources; Conservation Commission Cost-Share Program; eminent domain; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2100 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/21/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2100 (House): Introduced (2/21/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2100 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 2 (2/24/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2100 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 (2/23/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2100 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (2/23/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2100 (House): Committee Substitute (3/4/2026)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
  • No.
  • 12888 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) POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 2100 By: Menz POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION An Act relating to environmental and natural resources; providing that to protect natural resources and landowner rights are a part of the Conservation Commission Cost-Share Program are exempt from eminent domain; providing purpose of protection from eminent domain; providing exemption; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
Filed

Plain English: HB2100 FULLPCS1 Annie Menz-JL 2/20/2026 1:55:29 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Annie Menz Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB2100 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.

  • HB2100 FULLPCS1 Annie Menz-JL 2/20/2026 1:55:29 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Annie Menz Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB2100 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.
  • 16138 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 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) PROPOSED OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 2100 By: Menz PROPOSED OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to environmental and natural resources; exempting property that is part of the Conservation Commission Cost-Share Program from eminent domain; providing purpose for protection from eminent domain; providing exceptions; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
Filed

Plain English: HB2100 POLPCS1 Annie Menz-JL 2/11/2025 11:09:31 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Annie Menz Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB2100 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.

  • HB2100 POLPCS1 Annie Menz-JL 2/11/2025 11:09:31 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Annie Menz Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB2100 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.
  • 12382 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 POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 2100 By: Menz PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to environmental and natural resources; providing that private lands which are entered into the Conservation Commission Cost-Share Program are exempt from eminent domain; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
Filed

Plain English: HB2100 POLPCS2 Annie Menz-JL 2/24/2025 10:01:53 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Annie Menz Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB2100 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.

  • HB2100 POLPCS2 Annie Menz-JL 2/24/2025 10:01:53 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Annie Menz Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB2100 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.
  • 12854 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 POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 2100 By: Menz PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to environmental and natural resources; providing that to protect natural resources and landowner rights are a part of the Conservation Commission Cost-Share Program are exempt from eminent domain; providing purpose of protection from eminent domain; providing exemption; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-25 House

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

  2. 2025-02-25 House

    Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Agriculture

  3. 2025-02-25 House

    Authored by Senator Murdock (principal Senate author)

  4. 2025-02-05 House

    Withdrawn from Rules Committee

  5. 2025-02-05 House

    Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight

  6. 2025-02-05 House

    Referred to Agriculture

  7. 2025-02-04 House

    Second Reading referred to Rules

  8. 2025-02-03 House

    First Reading

  9. 2025-02-03 House

    Authored by Representative Menz

Official Summary Text

Environment and natural resources; Conservation Commission Cost-Share Program; eminent domain; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2100 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/21/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2100 (House): Introduced (2/21/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2100 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 2 (2/24/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2100 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 (2/23/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2100 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (2/23/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2100 (House): Committee Substitute (3/4/2026)

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 2100 By: Menz of the House

and

Murdock of the Senate

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

An Act relating to environmental and natural
resources; exempting property that is part of the
Conservation Commission Cost-Share Program from
eminent domain; providing purpose for protection from
eminent domain; providing exceptions; 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 3-3-118 of Title 27A, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
To protect natural resources and landowner rights, private lands
that are entered into the Cost-Share Program are exempt from eminent
domain. This protection will ensure the longevity of conservation
efforts, with exemptions granted only for eminent domain projects
essential to safeguarding public health and including those projects

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which involve the transmission or distribution of electricity or
natural gas.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
OVERSIGHT, dated 02/25/2026 - DO PASS, As Amended.