HB4214 • 2026

Eminent domain; agencies; economic development; effective date.

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Sponsor: Staires
Last action: 2026-02-03
Official status: Second Reading referred to Rules
Effective date: Not listed

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Eminent domain; agencies; economic development; effective date.

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Eminent domain; agencies; economic development; effective date.

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Bill History

2026-02-03 House
Second Reading referred to Rules
2026-02-02 House
First Reading
2026-02-02 House
Authored by Representative Staires

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Eminent domain; agencies; economic development; effective date.

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

HOUSE BILL 4214 By: Staires

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to eminent domain; providing that
state agencies may not use eminent domain for
economic development; 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 20 of Title 27, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
State agencies may not use eminent domain for the purpose of
economic development.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

60-2-15816 JL 01/02/26