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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 1622 By: McIntosh
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to landlord and tenant; creating
7 liability for tenants who leave certain unpaid
8 utility rates or charges; abrogating liability of
8 landlord for certain unpaid utility rates or charges;
9 requiring utility companies to restore services in
9 certain circumstances; providing for codification;
10 and providing an effective date.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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15 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 130.2 of Title 41, unless there
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17 A. If a tenant abandons, surrenders possession of, or is
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18 evicted from residential rental property and leaves unpaid utility
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19 rates or charges in the tenant's name, the tenant shall be liable
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20 for such unpaid utility rates or charges to the utility company that
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21 the tenant contracted with for service.
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22 B. The utility company shall not pursue payment of the unpaid
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23 rates or charges from the landlord if the utility company was not
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24 contracted in the landlord's name. The landlord shall not be liable
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1 to the utility company for any unpaid rates or charges. The utility
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2 company shall pursue payment from the tenant.
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3 C. If the tenant fails to make payment of all amounts due and
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5 the landlord for nonpayment by the tenant. At the request of the
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6 landlord, the utility company shall restore services to the
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7 landlord's property and pursue payment for the unpaid rates or
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9 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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