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OK SB775

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Ally Seifried

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • Requires fees to be incurred by written contract to qualify for reimbursement from the condemning party

  • Updates 66 O.S. Section 55 to apply the same reimbursement standard for railroad and public utility condemnation proceedings, including expert witness fees

  • Makes technical updates including gender-neutral language changes throughout the statutes

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/4/2025

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