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OklahomaHB 1166Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Cities and towns; annexation; procedures; annexation of territory without consent of majority of owners; effective date.
Sponsored By: Mike Kelley (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Senate Committee
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Bill Overview
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10 provisions identified: 7 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
Attorney fees when owners win annexation cases
If you win an annexation dispute, you are entitled to court costs and reasonable attorney fees. This also applies if the city backs off and withdraws the ordinance before a final judgment. Effective November 1, 2025.
Service plans and 10-year deadlines for annexation
For annexations without majority owner consent, the city must prepare a service plan showing water, sewer, fire, and police and their costs. The plan must be public at the hearing and included in the final annexation ordinance. The city must finish services under its capital plan, or within 120 months (10 years) if no plan exists or unless a different time is agreed. If services are not substantially complete on time, the city must detach the area. If the city fails to detach, a majority of registered voters in the area can petition and go to court to force detachment. These rules take effect November 1, 2025.
Stronger consent and size limits on annexing land
Cities must get written consent from owners of at least 50% of the acres to annex nearby land. Small towns (12,000 people or less) can annex up to 8 square miles only with 65% of acres and 25% of the area’s population consenting. A single annexation cannot exceed the larger of 10% of the city’s land or 8 square miles unless the 65%/25% consents are met. Cities cannot use narrow “connecting strips” that serve no real purpose. Roads next to the area count as part of the territory. These rules apply beginning November 1, 2025.
Tax protections for annexed and detached land
A city cannot put property taxes on a newly annexed area to pay a court judgment if the area was not in the city when that judgment arose. If land is detached, the city can only recover costs for public improvements actually built on that land. The city cannot tax detached land for debts or projects not spent on that land. These protections apply beginning November 1, 2025.
Farm land keeps some city-rule exemptions
Farm parcels of 5+ acres annexed on or after July 1, 2003, and 40+ acre parcels that stayed in farming keep exemptions from city land‑use and building rules for farm uses. Environmental rules still apply if the property discharges into city water or sewer. Land near airports, spaceports, or military sites stays fully subject to local ordinances. Effective November 1, 2025.
Forced annexation only by court and proof
If majority-consent is not met, a city may seek annexation in court only if at least 50% of the area borders the city. The city must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that annexation helps owners more than being left out. Owners get at least 30 days to respond. The city must show services will be provided within 120 months. The city can try this type of annexation only once per year. Effective November 1, 2025.
How to detach from a city
You can seek detachment by city ordinance, for failure to deliver promised services, or by petition signed by at least 75% of registered voters and 75% of owners by value. For service failures, a petition by a majority of owners may be enough. Petitioners must file an unsigned copy first, then file signed copies within 90 days and publish notice. The clerk checks signatures and publishes the result; the city must hold a hearing within 10 days. Appeals go to district court like annexation appeals. After detachment, owners cannot petition to rejoin the same city for 10 years. These rules start November 1, 2025.
Clear notice and quick hearing on annexation
After a city orders notice, it must publish the annexation notice in a local paper within 14 days. It must mail notices to all listed owners and owners next to public roads; farm parcels of 5+ acres get certified mail. A copy goes to the Sales and Use Tax Division. For nonconsensual cases, the city must also mail the notice to the state DOT and the county board(s). The public hearing must occur 14 to 30 days after all notices go out. These steps apply starting November 1, 2025.
State trust land needs consent to annex
Land owned by a state beneficiary public trust, or land it once owned and conveyed, cannot be annexed using nonconsensual procedures. Annexation needs written consent from the trust and any transferees. Effective November 1, 2025.
Sales tax vendors get annexation notices
Before an annexation takes effect, the city must mail the Oklahoma Tax Commission a map and plat of the area. The Tax Commission must then notify known sales tax vendors inside the new city limits. This reduces boundary confusion. Effective November 1, 2025.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Mike Kelley
Republican • House
Cosponsors
David Bullard
Republican • Senate
Brent Howard
Republican • Senate
Nicole Miller
Republican • House
Casey Murdock
Republican • Senate
Kendal Sacchieri
Republican • Senate
Jay Steagall
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/28/2025
Top_of_Page
Yes: 87 • No: 2
Senate vote • 5/28/2025
Top_of_Page
Yes: 0 • No: 2
Senate vote • 5/7/2025
THIRD READING
Yes: 0 • No: 1
Senate vote • 4/15/2025
Top_of_Page
Yes: 0 • No: 2
House vote • 3/24/2025
Top_of_Page
Yes: 76 • No: 18
House vote • 3/4/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 17 • No: 0
House vote • 2/19/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 6 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Approved by Governor 06/09/2025
5/30/2025HouseSent to Governor
5/28/2025HouseEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
5/28/2025SenateEnrolled, signed, to Senate
5/28/2025HouseReferred for enrollment
5/28/2025HouseMeasure passed, to House: Ayes: 44 Nays: 2
5/28/2025SenateCCR adopted
5/28/2025SenateCCR read
5/28/2025SenateTo Senate
5/28/2025HouseFourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 2
5/28/2025HouseRemove as coauthor Representative(s) Wilk
5/28/2025HouseCCR adopted
5/28/2025HouseTitle restored
5/27/2025HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Wilk
5/27/2025HouseCCR submitted
5/27/2025HouseConference granted, SCs named Howard, Frix, Paxton, Daniels, Stewart, Brooks
5/15/2025SenateHC's named: Conference Committee on Government Oversight
5/15/2025HouseSA's rejected, conference requested, conferees to be named later
5/14/2025HouseSA's received
5/8/2025HouseEngrossed to House
5/8/2025SenateReferred for engrossment
5/7/2025SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 1
5/7/2025SenateTitle stricken
5/7/2025SenateGeneral Order, Amended
5/7/2025SenateCoauthored by Senator Sacchieri
5/7/2025Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled (final version)
5/28/2025
House Conference Committee Report
5/27/2025
House Conference Committee Substitute
5/27/2025
Scheduled House CCR 1(B)
5/27/2025
Scheduled House CCR 1(A)
5/19/2025
Amended And Engrossed
5/8/2025
Floor (Senate)
4/16/2025
Senate Committee Report
4/15/2025
Engrossed
3/25/2025
Floor (House)
3/6/2025
House Committee Report
3/5/2025
House Committee Substitute
3/5/2025
House Policy Committee Report
2/24/2025
Introduced
1/14/2025
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