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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
SENATE BILL 1622 By: McIntosh
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to landlord and tenant; creating
liability for tenants who leave certain unpaid
utility rates or charges; abrogating liability of
landlord for certain unpaid utility rates or charges;
requiring utility companies to restore services in
certain circumstances; 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 130.2 of Title 41, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. If a tenant abandons, surrenders possession of, or is
evicted from residential rental property and leaves unpaid utility
rates or charges in the tenant’s name, the tenant shall be liable
for such unpaid utility rates or charges to the utility company that
the tenant contracted with for service.
B. The utility company shall not pursue payment of the unpaid
rates or charges from the landlord if the utility company was not
contracted in the landlord’s name. The landlord shall not be liable
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to the utility company for any unpaid rates or charges. The utility
company shall pursue payment from the tenant.
C. If the tenant fails to make payment of all amounts due and
owing to the utility company, the utility company shall not penalize
the landlord for nonpayment by the tenant. At the request of the
landlord, the utility company shall restore services to the
landlord’s property and pursue payment for the unpaid rates or
charges from the tenant.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
60-2-2324 BLB 1/13/2026 4:11:29 PM