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OK SB775
Bill
Status
2/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Ally Seifried
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AI Summary
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Amends Oklahoma condemnation law to allow property owners to recover attorney, appraisal, and engineering fees when a jury award exceeds either 10% above the commissioners' award OR the condemning authority's last written compensation offer made within 45 days of the commissioners' report filing
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Requires fees to be incurred by written contract to qualify for reimbursement from the condemning party
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Updates 66 O.S. Section 55 to apply the same reimbursement standard for railroad and public utility condemnation proceedings, including expert witness fees
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Makes technical updates including gender-neutral language changes throughout the statutes
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Contains an emergency clause for immediate effect upon passage and approval, with a standard effective date of July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Condemnation proceedings; modifying requirements for reimbursement of certain fees. Effective date.
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Judiciary
2/4/2025