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HB2622 • 2026

Nuisances; unlawful acts; modifying provisions related to actions resulting in certain felony convictions; public nuisance; effective date.

Nuisances; unlawful acts; modifying provisions related to actions resulting in certain felony convictions; public nuisance; effective date.

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Sponsor
Harris
Last action
2025-05-29
Official status
Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Nuisances; unlawful acts; modifying provisions related to actions resulting in certain felony convictions; public nuisance; effective date.

Nuisances; unlawful acts; modifying provisions related to actions resulting in certain felony convictions; public nuisance; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Nuisances; unlawful acts; modifying provisions related to actions resulting in certain felony convictions; public nuisance; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2622 (House): Introduced (2/4/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2622 (House): House Conference Committee Report (5/21/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2622 (House): House Conference Committee Substitute (5/22/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2622 (Senate): Committee Substitute (4/25/2025)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
  • No.
  • 2064 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) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 2622 By: Harris of the House and Gollihare of the Senate COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to nuisances; amending 50 O.S.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-29 House

    Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025

  2. 2025-05-22 House

    CCR adopted

  3. 2025-05-22 House

    Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 76 Nays: 0

  4. 2025-05-22 House

    To Senate

  5. 2025-05-22 Senate

    CCR read

  6. 2025-05-22 Senate

    CCR adopted

  7. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0

  8. 2025-05-22 House

    Referred for enrollment

  9. 2025-05-22 House

    Enrolled, signed, to Senate

  10. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

  11. 2025-05-22 House

    Sent to Governor

  12. 2025-05-21 House

    CCR submitted

  13. 2025-05-20 Senate

    Conference granted, SCs named Gollihare, Paxton, Howard, Daniels, Rader, Rosino, Kirt

  14. 2025-05-15 House

    HC's named: Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

  15. 2025-05-14 House

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

  16. 2025-05-12 Senate

    Engrossed to House

  17. 2025-05-12 House

    SA's received

  18. 2025-05-08 Senate

    General Order, Considered

  19. 2025-05-08 Senate

    Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 7

  20. 2025-05-08 Senate

    Referred for engrossment

  21. 2025-04-29 Senate

    Placed on General Order

  22. 2025-04-24 Senate

    Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Rules committee; CR filed

  23. 2025-04-22 Senate

    Withdrawn from Judiciary committee

  24. 2025-04-22 Senate

    Referred to Rules

  25. 2025-04-01 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Judiciary

  26. 2025-03-12 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  27. 2025-03-12 Senate

    First Reading

  28. 2025-03-11 House

    General Order

  29. 2025-03-11 House

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 0

  30. 2025-03-11 House

    Referred for engrossment

  31. 2025-03-04 House

    CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

  32. 2025-03-04 House

    Authored by Senator Gollihare (principal Senate author)

  33. 2025-02-06 House

    Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary

  34. 2025-02-04 House

    Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

  35. 2025-02-04 House

    Referred to Civil Judiciary

  36. 2025-02-03 House

    First Reading

  37. 2025-02-03 House

    Authored by Representative Harris

Official Summary Text

Nuisances; unlawful acts; modifying provisions related to actions resulting in certain felony convictions; public nuisance; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2622 (House): Introduced (2/4/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2622 (House): House Conference Committee Report (5/21/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2622 (House): House Conference Committee Substitute (5/22/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2622 (Senate): Committee Substitute (4/25/2025)

Current Bill Text

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An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2622 By: Harris of the House

and

Gollihare of the Senate

An Act relating to nuisance; amending 50 O.S. 2021,
Section 21, which relates to certain unlawful acts;
modifying provisions related to actions resulting in
certain felony convictions; making certain unlawful
acts a public nuisance; and providing an effective
date.

SUBJECT: Nuisance

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 50 O.S. 2021, Section 21, is
amended to read as follows:

Section 21. The repeated use of any real property or structure
thereon to commit unlawful drug distribution, prostitution, or human
and/or sex trafficking acts which result in a felony conviction
under the Oklahoma Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act may
shall constitute a public nuisance.

SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

ENR. H. B. NO. 2622 Page 2
Passed the House of Representatives the 22nd day of May, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

Passed the Senate the 22nd day of May, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the Senate

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________