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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 1672 By: Hamilton
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5 AS INTRODUCED
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6 An Act relating to ownership of land; amending 60
6 O.S. 2021, Section 121, as last amended by Section 1,
7 Chapter 373, O.S.L. 2024 (60 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section
7 121), which relates to alien ownership of land;
8 prohibiting any foreign ownership of land; removing
8 Attorney General ability to establish additional
9 exemptions; updating statutory language; and
9 providing an effective date.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 60 O.S. 2021, Section 121, as last
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14 amended by Section 1, Chapter 373, O.S.L. 2024 (60 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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15 Section 121), is amended to read as follows:
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16 Section 121. A. As used in Sections 121 through 127 of this
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17 title:
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18 1. "Deed" means any instrument in writing whereby land is
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19 assigned, transferred, or otherwise conveyed to, or vested in, the
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20 person coming into title or, at his or her direction, any other
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21 person;
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22 2. "Foreign government adversary" means a government other than
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23 the federal government of the United States, the government of any
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24 state, political subdivision of the state, tribe, territory, or
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1 possession of the United States and designated by the United States
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2 Secretary of State as hostile or a Country of Particular Concern
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3 (CPC);
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4 3. "Foreign government enterprise" means a business entity,
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5 sovereign wealth fund, or state-backed investment fund in which a
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6 foreign government adversary holds a controlling interest;
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7 4. "Foreign government entity" means a government other than
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8 the federal government of the United States, the government of any
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9 state, political subdivision of the state, tribe, territory, or
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10 possession of the United States; and
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11 5. "Land" means the same as defined in Section 6 of this title,
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12 but shall not include oil, gas, other minerals, or any interest
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13 therein.
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14 B. No alien or any person who is not a citizen of the United
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15 States or foreign government adversary or entity shall acquire title
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16 to or own land in this state either directly or indirectly through a
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17 business entity, trust, or foreign government enterprise, except as
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18 hereinafter provided, but they shall have and enjoy in this state
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19 such rights as to personal property as are, or shall be, accorded a
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20 citizen of the United States under the laws of the nation to which
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21 such alien belongs, or by the treaties of such nation with the
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22 United States, except as the same may be affected by the provisions
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23 of Section 121 et seq. of this title or the Oklahoma Constitution of
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24 this state. Provided, however, the requirements of this subsection
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1 shall not apply to a business entity that is engaged in regulated
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2 interstate commerce or has a national security agreement with the
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3 Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) in
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4 accordance with federal law.
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5 C. On or after November 1, 2023, any deed recorded with a
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6 county clerk shall include as an exhibit to the deed an affidavit
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7 executed by the person, the person's attorney-in-fact, a court-
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8 appointed guardian or personal representative, an authorized officer
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9 of the entity, or trustee of the trust coming into title attesting
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10 that the person, business entity, or trust is obtaining the land in
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11 compliance with the requirements of this section and that no funding
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12 source is being used in the sale or transfer in violation of this
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13 section or any other state or federal law. A county clerk shall not
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14 accept and record any deed without an affidavit as required by this
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15 section which is duly notarized pursuant to Title 49 of the Oklahoma
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16 Statutes. The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to a:
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17 1. Deed which, without additional consideration, confirms,
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18 corrects, modifies, or supplements a deed previously recorded;
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19 2. Deed made by a grantor to cure a defect in title or
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20 effectuate a disclaimer of interest in real property;
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21 3. Transfer-on-death deed made by a grantor designating a
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22 grantee beneficiary pursuant to the Nontestamentary Transfer of
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23 Property Act, Section 1251 et seq. of Title 58 of the Oklahoma
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24 Statutes;
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1 4. State or federal court order in an action to quiet title or
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2 to cure a defect in title;
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3 5. State or federal court order or decree in probate,
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4 partition, quiet title, and divorce actions;
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5 6. Deed which secures a debt or other obligation, or which
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6 releases such property as security for a debt or other obligation;
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7 7. Deed of dedication to the public; or
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8 8. Deed in favor of the United States or any of its political
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9 subdivisions, a state or any of its political subdivisions, or a
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10 tribe.
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11 The applicable exemption shall be shown on the face of the deed
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12 prior to the recording of the deed and no affidavit shall be
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13 required.
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14 D. The Attorney General shall promulgate a separate affidavit
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15 form for individuals and for business entities or trusts to comply
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16 with the requirements of this section. The Attorney General may
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17 establish additional exemptions which the Attorney General deems
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18 necessary to substantially comply with the requirements of this
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19 section. The county clerk may accept an affidavit in substantial
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20 compliance with the affidavit form promulgated by the Attorney
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21 General.
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22 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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24 60-2-2764 BLB 1/14/2026 9:42:25 AM
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