HB3388 • 2026

Consumer protection; making the advertising of a dwelling unit for lease with all bills paid then charging fees for bills in addition to the stated rent amount a deceptive trade practice; effective date.

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Sponsor: Clinton
Last action: 2026-02-03
Official status: Referred to Civil Judiciary
Effective date: Not listed

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Consumer protection; making the advertising of a dwelling unit for lease with all bills paid then charging fees for bills in addition to the stated rent amount a deceptive trade practice; effective date.

What This Bill Does

Consumer protection; making the advertising of a dwelling unit for lease with all bills paid then charging fees for bills in addition to the stated rent amount a deceptive trade practice; effective date.

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Bill History

2026-02-03 House
Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
2026-02-03 House
Referred to Civil Judiciary
2026-02-02 House
First Reading
2026-02-02 House
Authored by Representative Clinton

Official Summary Text

Consumer protection; making the advertising of a dwelling unit for lease with all bills paid then charging fees for bills in addition to the stated rent amount a deceptive trade practice; effective date.

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

HOUSE BILL 3388 By: Clinton

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to consumer protection; defining
terms; making the advertising of a dwelling unit for
lease with all bills or utilities paid then charging
fees for bills or utilities in addition to the stated
rent amount a deceptive trade practice; subjecting
the deceptive trade practice to sanctions in the
Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act; 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 764.2 of Title 15, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in this section:
1. "Bill" or "utility" means any service or fee related to the
basic habitability of a dwelling unit such as:
a. water,
b. sewer,
c. gas,
d. electricity, and
e. trash;

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2. "Dwelling unit" shall have the same meaning as in paragraph
3 of Section 102 of Title 41 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
3. "Rent" shall have the same meaning as in paragraph 11 of
Section 102 of Title 41 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
4. "Tenant" shall have the same meaning as in paragraph 15 of
Section 102 of Title 41 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. A person shall commit a deceptive trade practice in
violation of the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act if the person:
1. Advertises or lists a dwelling unit for lease;
2. Includes in the advertisement, listing, or otherwise states
to a prospective tenant, that all bills or utilities are paid or
included in the total rent amount; and
3. After the rental agreement is completed, charges a tenant
any bill or utility fee in addition to the total rent amount
advertised or provided in the rental agreement.
C. Any person who commits a deceptive trade practice provided
for in this section shall be subject to any sanction provided for in
the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

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