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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
March 3, 2026
AS AMENDED
SENATE BILL NO. 1945 By: Standridge
An Act relating to eminent domain; amending 27 O.S.
2021, Section 18, as amended by Section 1, Chapter
197, O.S.L. 2024 (27 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 18),
which relates to the Landowner’s Bill of Rights;
requiring acquiring agency to provide certain
statement to property owner; modifying certain notice
requirements; requiring certain review and update;
and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 27 O.S. 2021, Section 18, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 197, O.S.L. 2024 (27 O.S. Supp. 2025,
Section 18), is amended to read as follows:
Section 18. A. The Attorney General shall prepare a written
statement that includes a “Landowner’s Bill of Rights” for a
property owner whose real property may be acquired by a person,
acquiring agency, or other entity through the use of the entity’s
eminent domain authority under this title or Title 66 of the
Oklahoma Statutes. The statement shall be made available to the
public and written in plain language designed to be easily
understood by the average property owner. Such statement shall be
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provided to a property owner by the acquiring agency or other entity
at the presentation of the first offer.
B. The Landowner’s Bill of Rights shall notify each property
owner of the right to:
1. Notice of the proposed acquisition of the owner’s property;
2. A bona fide good-faith effort to negotiate by the entity
proposing to acquire the property. A bona fide good-faith effort to
negotiate shall include the acquiring entity providing the property
owner with any appraisal or damage assessment relied upon by such
entity;
3. An assessment of damages to the owner that will result from
the taking of the property;
4. A hearing under this title, including a hearing on the
assessment of damages;
5. An appeal of a judgment in a condemnation proceeding,
including an appeal of an assessment of damages; and
6. First refusal or right of first offer if the acquired land
is ever sold by the state or any state agency or any person who
acquired the land through the use of eminent domain authority. If
the landowner chooses to exercise this right, the price would be the
lower of either the current market value or the price received by
the landowner under the eminent domain sale. This right shall be
available to the landowner in the original eminent domain sale and
to the first generation of heirs.
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However, acquired land may be transferred to another state
agency without prompting the first refusal or right of first refusal
as provided in this paragraph.
C. The statement shall include:
1. The title “Landowner’s Bill of Rights”; and
2. A description of:
a. the condemnation procedures provided by this title,
b. the condemning entity’s obligations to the property
owner,
c. the property owner’s options during a condemnation,
including the property owner’s right to object to and
appeal an amount of damages awarded, and
d. the property owner’s right of first refusal or right
of first offer if the acquired land is ever sold by
the state or any state agency or any person who
acquired the land through the use of eminent domain
authority.
D. The Attorney General shall review and update the Landowner’s
Bill of Rights no less than once every two (2) years to ensure
accuracy and clarity.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
March 3, 2026 - DO PASS AS AMENDED