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Oklahoma Legislature· SB 1217Approved by Governor 05/07/2026

An act relating to real estate brokers, the official text

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1                             STATE OF OKLAHOMA

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2                  2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

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3 SENATE BILL 1217                 By: Daniels
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6                             AS INTRODUCED

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7   An Act relating to real estate brokers; amending 59

7   O.S. 2021, Section 858-355.1, which relates to

8   brokerage agreements; prohibiting requirement to

8   enter into certain agreement prior to certain

9   actions; prohibiting requirement for broker to enter

9   into certain agreement to show certain real estate;

10  allowing certain brokers to require certain associate

10  to enter into certain agreement prior to certain

11  action; providing for codification; and providing an

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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15  SECTION 1.      AMENDATORY     59 O.S. 2021, Section 858-355.1,

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16 is amended to read as follows:
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17  Section 858-355.1. A. All brokerage agreements shall

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18 incorporate as material terms the duties and responsibilities set
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19 forth in Section 858-353 of The Oklahoma Real Estate License Code.
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20  B. A broker may provide brokerage services to one or both

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21 parties in a transaction.
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22  C. A broker who is providing brokerage services to one or both

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23 parties shall describe and disclose in writing the broker's duties
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24 and responsibilities set forth in Section 858-353 of The Oklahoma
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1 Real Estate License Code prior to the party or parties signing a
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2 contract to sell, purchase, lease, option, or exchange real estate.
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3   D. A firm that provides brokerage services to both parties in a

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4 transaction shall provide written notice to both parties that the
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5 firm is providing brokerage services to both parties to a
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6 transaction prior to the parties signing a contract to purchase,
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7 lease, option, or exchange real estate.
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8   E. If a broker intends to provide fewer brokerage services than

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9 those required to complete a transaction, the broker shall provide
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10 written disclosure to the party for whom the broker is providing
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11 brokerage services. Such disclosure shall include a description of
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12 those steps in the transaction for which the broker will not provide
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13 brokerage services, and also state that the broker assisting the
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14 other party in the transaction is not required to provide assistance
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15 with these steps in any manner.
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16  F. A broker shall not be required to enter into a written

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17 brokerage agreement prior to showing a property for purchase, lease,
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18 option, or exchange.
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19  SECTION 2.     NEW LAW      A new section of law to be codified

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20 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 858-355.2 of Title 59, unless
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21 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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22  A. A broker shall not be required to enter into a brokerage

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23 agreement with a buyer prior to showing real estate for purchase,
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24 lease, option, or exchange.
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1   B. A managing broker or proprietor broker may choose to require

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2 a branch broker, broker associate, or sales associate that is
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3 employed by, working with, or an independent contractor for the
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4 managing broker or proprietor broker to enter into a brokerage
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5 agreement with a buyer prior to showing real estate for purchase,
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6 lease, option, or exchange.
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7   SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

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