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OK HB1189

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Rick West

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Oklahoma Right to Garden Act of 2025, codified in Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes, granting citizens the right to grow vegetables in personal gardens for consumption subject to restrictions rationally related to governmental purposes.

  • Defines "residential property" as real property with a dwelling unit accommodating four or fewer households limited to a person's primary residence, and "vegetable garden" as property used to grow produce, flowers, herbs, fungi, or grains for personal consumption and enjoyment, not for resale or distribution.

  • Permits municipalities, cities, and towns to enact content-neutral ordinances limiting garden size and proximity to roadways and structures for health and safety, and enforcing existing general municipal ordinances on water usage during droughts, fertilizer use, and invasive species control.

  • Effective date is November 1, 2025.

  • Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Oversight recommended passage on March 5, 2025.

Legislative Description

Agriculture; Oklahoma Right to Garden Act of 2025; vegetable gardens; effective date.

Last Action

CR; Do Pass Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee

3/5/2025

Committee Referrals

Agriculture2/4/2025
Energy and Natural Resources Oversight2/4/2025

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