Local and County Government
π Next Meeting: TBD
π§Ύ Bills Pending: 28
Members
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Warren Hamilton
(R)
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George Burns
(R)
Bills Pending in Local and County Government
HB3624: Counties and county officers; repealer; watercourse bounding counties; taxable situs of property; effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
Date: 2026-04-01
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Mark Lawson
Co-sponsors: Kristen Thompson
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB2136: Cities and towns; prohibiting municipalities from enforcing certain ordinance. Effective date.
Last Action: Coauthored by Representative Kannady (principal House author)
Date: 2026-02-11
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Michael Brooks
Co-sponsors: Chris Kannady
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB1197: Counties and county officers; disallowing use of cash for certain purposes; requiring certain use of certified funds. Effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Mark Mann
Co-sponsors: Josh Cantrell
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB1478: Cities and towns; creating the Oklahoma Land Bank Act. Effective date. Emergency.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Julia Kirt
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB1545: Cities and towns; creating the Yes In God's Backyard Act; allowing faith-based organizations to apply to construct certain project. Emergency.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Julia Kirt
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SB1620: Counties and county officers; allowing for publication of certain notices on a website maintained by the county. Effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Julie McIntosh
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SB1629: Zoning; requiring certain municipal bodies to include certain description of certain meeting. Effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Julie McIntosh
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SB1819: Counties; creating the Citizen Access to County Facilities Act; exempting counties from certain liability. Effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Shane Jett
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB2149: Cities and towns; requiring county clerks to remove certain language. Effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Adam Pugh
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB2099: County officers; requiring travel allowances for certain officers. Effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Tom Woods
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB2142: Counties; authorizing online publication of questions submitted to voters. Effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Casey Murdock
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB2091: Library systems; modifying library board membership terms. Effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Lisa Standridge
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1665: Counties and county officers; basic salaries; maximum; county officers; effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
Date: 2025-04-01
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Josh Cantrell
Co-sponsors: Jerry Alvord
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB449: Counties; modifying certain process for funding county rainy day fund; allowing for certain use of county rainy day fund for general budget. Effective date. Emergency.
Last Action: Coauthored by Representative Lepak (principal House author)
Date: 2025-02-24
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Jerry Alvord
Co-sponsors: Mark Lepak
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB345: Oklahoma Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Act; modifying certain definition. Effective date.
Last Action: Coauthored by Representative Cantrell (principal House author)
Date: 2025-02-06
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Avery Frix
Co-sponsors: Josh Cantrell
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB315: County officers; modifying certain requirements for physical inspection of certain real property. Effective date.
Last Action: Coauthored by Representative Pae (principal House author)
Date: 2025-02-05
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Brenda Stanley
Co-sponsors: Daniel Pae
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB355: Oklahoma Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Act; modifying certain definition. Effective date.
Last Action: Coauthored by Senator Frix
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Todd Gollihare
Co-sponsors: Avery Frix
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB708: Fire protection districts; allowing for certain consolidation of fire protection districts; providing for certain hearing. Effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Kelly Hines
Co-sponsors: Nicole Miller
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB1059: Cemeteries; requiring certain utilization; requiring county maintenance in certain circumstances. Effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Tom Woods
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB976: County officers; allowing for certain counties to employ a county manager. Effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Julie Daniels
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB148: State Fire Marshal; allowing submission to certain approved entities for building plan review. Emergency.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Todd Gollihare
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB485: Municipal ordinances; removing certain requirement for deposit of certain permanent volume in county law libraries. Effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Julie Daniels
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB467: County commissioners; allowing for certain discussion in certain circumstance. Effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Jerry Alvord
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB337: Public health; eliminating certain preemption; authorizing adoption of certain regulations. Effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Carri Hicks
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB468: County assessors; requiring municipalities in certain counties to submit certain permit to county assessors. Effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Jerry Alvord
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB648: Oklahoma Floodplain Management Act; allowing for compensation of certain board members. Effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Darcy Jech
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB166: Municipalities; removing prohibition of municipal registration of real property. Effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Julia Kirt
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB458: County commissioners; allowing for certain discussion in certain circumstances. Effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Local and County Government π Not Scheduled
Author: Jack Stewart
π Details π View Bill on Legislature Website
The OKGOP platform states we believe in sunset laws, zero based budgeting and performance audits to justify government programs.
SB 1545 sounds like it protects religious freedom, but in reality it eliminates local control.
As written, it removes citiesβ and countiesβ authority over zoning for all religious institutionsβchurches, mosques, satanic temples, and othersβregardless of community impact.
Even more concerning, it shifts decision-making power to the Oklahoma Housing Finance Authority, an agency with no zoning or land-use expertise. Thatβs not limited governmentβthatβs state overreach.
Zoning exists to protect safety, infrastructure, and neighborhoodsβnot to restrict worship.
Religious liberty does not require stripping communities of their voice.
This bill centralizes power, sets a dangerous precedent.