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OK HB2119

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Chris Kannady

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Servient estate owners (property owners burdened by an easement) may relocate an easement through civil court action if the relocation does not materially lessen the easement's utility, increase burden on the easement holder, impair safety, or damage property values

  • Public utility easements, conservation easements, and negative easements are excluded from relocation under this act, and relocations cannot encroach on areas burdened by conservation easements

  • Servient estate owners must pay all reasonable relocation expenses including construction costs, permits, title work, title insurance, and any increased maintenance costs associated with the new location

  • The right to relocate an easement cannot be waived or restricted by agreement, even if the original easement instrument prohibits relocation or fixes the easement's location

  • Effective November 1, 2025, and applies retroactively to easements created before, on, or after the effective date

Legislative Description

Easements; the Oklahoma Uniform Easement Relocation Act of 2025; easement relocation; court orders; effective date.

Last Action

Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary

2/25/2025

Committee Referrals

Civil Judiciary2/4/2025
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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