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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 1501 By: Jech
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to medical marijuana bonds; amending
7 Section 2, Chapter 41, O.S.L. 2023 (63 O.S. Supp.
8 2025, Section 427.26), which relates to bond required
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9 defining term; allowing the Oklahoma Medical
9 Marijuana Authority to recall certain bonds;
10 requiring the Authority to provide certain notice to
10 certain law enforcement in certain situations;
11 requiring the Authority to keep certain bond
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12 Authority to promulgate certain rules; updating
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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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16 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 2, Chapter 41, O.S.L. 2023
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17 (63 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 427.26), is amended to read as follows:
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18 Section 427.26. A. For the purpose of this section,
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19 "reclamation" means returning the land to a marketable condition.
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20 B. It shall be unlawful for any holder of a medical marijuana
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21 business license pursuant to Section 427.14 of Title 63 of the
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22 Oklahoma Statutes this title to engage in any commercial growing
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23 operations in this state without acquiring a bond. The bond shall
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1 business licensee will initiate and conduct commercial growing
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2 operations.
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3 B. C. Every applicant for a commercial grower license or
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4 commercial grower licensee shall file with the Oklahoma Medical
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5 Marijuana Authority a bond satisfactory to the Authority and in the
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6 amount no less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) for each
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7 license sought or held, with a surety company qualified to do
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8 business in this state as a surety. The bond shall be furnished to
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9 the state for the use of the state pursuant to the provisions of
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10 this act section and Section 427.14 of this title. The bond shall
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11 be conditional that the obligor will comply with the provisions of
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12 this act section and Section 427.14 of this title including, but not
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13 limited to, building codes, administrative rules, and other relevant
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14 laws, and all rules and regulations made pursuant to this act
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15 section and Section 427.14 of this title and will pay all amounts of
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16 money that may be due to the state during the time such bond is in
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17 effect.
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18 C. D. The Authority or the Department of Environmental Quality
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19 may require a higher amount depending upon the reclamation
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20 requirements of the approved application. The amount shall reflect
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21 the probable difficulty of reclamation with consideration for such
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22 factors including, but not limited to, topography, hydrology, and
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23 revegetation potential. The amount of the bond for a commercial
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24 growing operation shall be sufficient to assure the completion of
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1 the reclamation plan if the work has to be performed by the
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2 Authority or the Department of Environmental Quality in the event of
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3 revocation of license.
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4 D. An appropriate agency E. The Authority may recall the bond
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5 if the property has been abandoned, the Authority revokes the
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6 commercial growing operation's license, or in response to receiving
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7 notice of a violation of any law, regulation, policy, or ordinance
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8 necessitating remedial action. The bond shall be used to defray the
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9 cost of restoration of the property including, but not limited to,
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10 removing equipment, destruction of waste, remediation of
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11 environmental hazards, prohibiting public access, addressing
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12 improperly coded buildings, or determination of the final
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13 disposition of any seized property.
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14 E. F. A holder of a medical marijuana business license pursuant
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15 to Section 427.14 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title
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16 engaging in a commercial growing operation may operate without
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17 obtaining a bond upon verification by the Authority that the
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18 permitted land on which the licensee operates the commercial growing
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19 operation has been owned by the licensee for at least a five-year
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20 period prior to submission of application.
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21 G. Upon the expiration of a medical marijuana business license,
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22 the Authority shall provide notice to all law enforcement agencies
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23 in the local jurisdiction of such expiration.
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1 H. The Authority shall keep record of all bond statuses for
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2 each licensee for a period not less than two (2) years.
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3 I. The Authority shall promulgate rules necessary to enact the
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5 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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