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Local Government & Preemption legislation, Oklahoma
State legislation that governs cities and counties -- home rule, state preemption of local ordinances, municipal finance, and local authority. Deliberately broad: a city affairs office cares about municipal bonds, utilities and courts as much as about preemption fights, so the hub errs toward including anything a municipality is subject to.
75 bills in Oklahoma. Membership is matched on bill titles and official subject tags; source coverage and update timing vary. See something missing? Tell us.
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Enacted (14)
Latest action 2026-05-13: Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
Latest action 2026-05-11: Approved by Governor 05/11/2026
Latest action 2026-05-04: Approved by Governor 05/01/2026
Latest action 2026-05-04: Approved by Governor 04/30/2026
Latest action 2026-04-20: Approved by Governor 04/17/2026
Latest action 2025-05-29: Filed with Secretary of State
Latest action 2025-05-29: Filed with Secretary of State
Latest action 2025-05-29: Filed with Secretary of State
Latest action 2025-05-29: Filed with Secretary of State
Latest action 2025-05-27: Approved by Governor 05/22/2025
Latest action 2025-05-21: Approved by Governor 05/21/2025
Latest action 2025-05-14: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/14/2025
Latest action 2025-05-12: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/08/2025
Latest action 2025-05-07: Approved by Governor 05/06/2025
Died or failed (61)
Latest action 2026-05-14: Died in conference
- SB 2154 — Powers of municipalities; requiring certain notice to lienholder. Effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-14: CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee
- SB 1265 — Municipal ordinances; increasing the time limit for publication of certain ordinances. Effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-14: CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee
- SB 1552 — Counties; providing for increasing population threshold for adopting or amending county home rule charter. Effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-08: Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass County and Municipal Government
- HB 4132 — Technology; liability protections; counties; municipalities; cybersecurity frameworks; State Auditor and Inspector; effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-01: Second Reading referred to Technology and Telecommunications
- HB 3435 — Cities and towns; municipal bond proposals; one subject; ballot title; effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-01: Second Reading referred to Rules
- SB 1519 — Municipal zoning; prohibiting a municipal governing body from adopting certain regulations. Effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-23: Coauthored by Senator Deevers
- SB 1471 — Municipal powers; authorizing certain fee related to solid waste management systems. Effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-12: Coauthored by Representative Timmons (principal House author)
- SB 1125 — Excise tax; authorizing counties and municipalities to levy tax on medical marijuana. Effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-10: Coauthored by Representative Eaves (principal House author)
Latest action 2026-03-05: Coauthored by Representative Hardin (principal House author)
- SB 1619 — Nondisclosure agreements; prohibiting municipalities from entering into certain agreements; providing certain exceptions.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-03: Coauthored by Representative Olsen (principal House author)
- HB 3471 — Corporation Commission; litigation files and investigatory files of Attorny General, district or municipal attorney; confidential files; effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-26: Authored by Senator Gollihare (principal Senate author)
Latest action 2026-02-26: CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
- HB 4413 — Air emission standards; defining terms; requiring municipal solid waste incinerators to develop certain plan; effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-19: Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee
- SB 2053 — Excise tax; authorizing county and municipality to levy excise tax on medical marijuana; setting maximum rate of taxation. Effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-18: Placed on General Order
- HB 3396 — Public finance; state or local governments; payments; public revenues; business entities; disclosure; effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-16: Referred to Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee
- SB 2136 — Cities and towns; prohibiting municipalities from enforcing certain ordinance. Effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-11: Coauthored by Representative Kannady (principal House author)
Latest action 2026-02-04: Referred to Banking, Financial Services and Pensions
- SB 1960 — Government workplace practices; prohibiting municipalities, counties, and state agencies from taking certain actions. Emergency.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-03: Second Reading referred to Rules
- SB 1851 — Sales tax; providing exemption for public trusts with a municipality beneficiary. Effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-03: Second Reading referred to Revenue and Taxation Committee then to Appropriations Committee
- HB 3124 — Agriculture; Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry; livestock; RFID tags; compacts; preemption; effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-03: Referred to Agriculture
- SB 1215 — Nondisclosure agreements; prohibiting state and local government entities from entering certain agreements. Effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-03: Second Reading referred to Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism
- SB 1846 — Excise tax; authorizing counties and municipalities to levy excise tax on marijuana. Effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-03: Second Reading referred to Revenue and Taxation
- SB 1692 — Municipal Code Lien Enforcement Act of 2025; requiring notification of mortgage holders prior to filing a petition for foreclosure. Effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-03: Second Reading referred to Judiciary
- HB 3105 — Local government; Local Government Act of 2026; effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-03: Second Reading referred to Rules
- SB 2088 — Firearms; expanding the scope of certain preemption provision; prohibiting certain policies and resolutions. Effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-03: Second Reading referred to Judiciary
- HB 3555 — Public safety; making certain exception for municipal police departments; providing for application for roadway designation as a safety corridor; effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-03: Second Reading referred to Rules
- SB 1235 — Personal property; prohibiting municipality, county, and state from seizing certain personal property. Emergency.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-03: Second Reading referred to Judiciary
- SB 1205 — Municipalities; creating the Oklahoma Safe Neighborhoods Act of 2026. Effective date. Emergency.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-03: Second Reading referred to Judiciary
- SB 1629 — Zoning; requiring certain municipal bodies to include certain description of certain meeting. Effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-03: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
- HB 1220 — Cities and towns; prohibiting imposition of certain taxes and fees on certain bond revenue; municipal taxation; conforming language; emergency.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-04-23: Placed on General Order
- HB 1433 — Municipal audits; re-creating the Special Investigative Unit Auditing Revolving Fund; funding sources; purpose; effective date; emergency.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-04-21: Placed on General Order
- HB 1764 — Public lands; unauthorized camp; county and municipal lands; effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-04-17: Placed on General Order
- HB 2185 — Children; task; Department of Human Services; Office of Juvenile Affairs; county, municipality, or political subdivision; codification; effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-04-14: Coauthored by Representative Provenzano
- SB 484 — Municipalities; prohibiting approval of certain facility within certain locations. Emergency.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-04-01: Referred to County and Municipal Government
Latest action 2025-03-24: Coauthored by Representative Cantrell (principal House author)
Latest action 2025-03-17: Coauthored by Senator Grellner
- SB 433 — Municipal utilities; providing waiver for certain municipal officials. Effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-12: Coauthored by Representative George (principal House author)
Latest action 2025-03-06: Authored by Senator Daniels (principal Senate author)
- SB 400 — Cities and towns; allowing municipalities to declare certain buildings as unoccupied. Effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-06: Placed on General Order
- SB 354 — Municipal ordinances; removing certain requirement for deposit of certain permanent volume in county law libraries. Effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-27: Placed on General Order
- HB 1114 — Cities and towns; municipal land bank program; tax; sale of property; effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-24: Coauthored by Representative(s) Schreiber
Latest action 2025-02-13: Placed on General Order
Latest action 2025-02-11: Failed in Committee - Local and County Government
- SB 166 — Municipalities; removing prohibition of municipal registration of real property. Effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-04: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
- SB 485 — Municipal ordinances; removing certain requirement for deposit of certain permanent volume in county law libraries. Effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-04: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
- SB 266 — State government; providing for funds from certain settlements to be retained by the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority. Effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-04: Second Reading referred to Energy
- SB 468 — County assessors; requiring municipalities in certain counties to submit certain permit to county assessors. Effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-04: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
- HB 2820 — Firearms; expanding scope of state preemption provision to include firearm and ammunition components; emergency.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-04: Referred to Criminal Judiciary
- HB 1798 — Poor persons; municipalities; purchase; one-way bus ticket; effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-04: Second Reading referred to Rules
- SB 173 — Transportation; modifying certain apportionment; creating the Municipal Improvements for Roads and Bridges Fund. Effective date. Emergency.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-04: Second Reading referred to Aeronautics and Transportation Committee then to Appropriations Committee
- SB 938 — Buildings and zoning; creating the Municipal Workforce Housing Development Grant Program Act. Effective date. Emergency.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-04: Second Reading referred to Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism Committee then to Appropriations Committee
- HB 1464 — Cities and towns; required training; newly elected or appointed municipal officers; instructor; organization; effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-04: Referred to County and Municipal Government
- SB 337 — Public health; eliminating certain preemption; authorizing adoption of certain regulations. Effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-04: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
- HB 1254 — County and municipal government; County and Municipal Government Act of 2025; effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-04: Second Reading referred to Rules
- SB 605 — Alcoholic beverage licenses; prohibiting county or municipality from imposing certain requirements. Effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-04: Second Reading referred to Business and Insurance
- HB 1050 — Local government; Efficient Parking Act; political subdivisions; minimum parking requirements; effective date.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-04: Referred to County and Municipal Government
Latest action 2025-02-04: Referred to Civil Judiciary
Latest action 2025-02-04: Referred to County and Municipal Government
Latest action 2025-02-04: Second Reading referred to Judiciary Committee then to Revenue and Taxation Committee
Latest action 2025-02-04: Second Reading referred to Judiciary