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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
SENATE BILL 1683 By: Grellner
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to telecommunications; creating the
Local Telecommunications Control and Siting Act of
2026; providing short title; defining terms;
providing for preservation of local authority to
regulate siting and installation of wireless
telecommunications towers; prohibiting state
preemption of local control except as required by
federal law; providing for noncodification; 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 not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Local
Telecommunications Control and Siting Act of 2026”.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 36-513 of Title 11, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in this section:
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1. “Applicant” means any person or entity that seeks to
construct, install, modify, or collocate a telecommunications tower
or related facility; and
2. “Telecommunications tower” means any structure designed or
intended to support antennas, dishes, or other transmitting or
receiving equipment for wireless communications services, together
with any accessory equipment or structures.
B. Except as otherwise provided by federal law, all regulatory,
zoning, and permitting authority concerning the siting,
construction, and modification of telecommunications towers and
related facilities shall remain under the jurisdiction of the
municipality having zoning power over the affected area.
C. Nothing in this act shall:
1. Preempt or diminish a municipality’s power to establish
zoning districts, design standards, height restrictions, or setback
requirements for telecommunications towers;
2. Prohibit municipalities from imposing reasonable application
or review fees sufficient to recover administrative costs; or
3. Prevent enforcement of local building codes, land use
ordinances, or public safety standards regarding tower siting.
D. Municipalities shall review applications consistent with
time frames and procedural obligations established by the Federal
Communications Commission, including those set forth in its “shot
clock” regulations.
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E. No agency, board, or commission of this state shall adopt or
enforce a rule, policy, or regulation that supersedes or preempts
the zoning, permitting, or siting authority of municipal governments
over telecommunications towers, except to the extent required by
federal law.
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 863.49 of Title 19, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in this section:
1. “Applicant” means any person or entity that seeks to
construct, install, modify, or collocate a telecommunications tower
or related facility; and
2. “Telecommunications tower” means any structure designed or
intended to support antennas, dishes, or other transmitting or
receiving equipment for wireless communications services, together
with any accessory equipment or structures.
B. Except as otherwise provided by federal law, all regulatory,
zoning, and permitting authority concerning the siting,
construction, and modification of telecommunications towers and
related facilities shall remain under the jurisdiction of the county
having zoning power over the affected area.
C. Nothing in this act shall:
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1. Preempt or diminish a county’s power to establish zoning
districts, design standards, height restriction, or setback
requirements for telecommunications towers;
2. Prohibit counties from imposing reasonable application or
review fees sufficient to recover administrative costs; or
3. Prevent enforcement of local building codes, land use
ordinances, or public safety standards regarding tower siting.
D. Counties shall review applications consistent with time
frames and procedural obligations established by the Federal
Communications Commission, including those set forth in its “shot
clock” regulations.
E. No agency, board, or commission of this state shall adopt or
enforce a rule, policy, or regulation that supersedes or preempts
the zoning, permitting, or siting authority of county governments
over telecommunications towers, except to the extent required by
federal law.
SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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