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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 1910 By: Deevers
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to ownership of land; creating the
7 Oklahoma Land and Resource Sovereignty Act; providing
8 short title; providing legislative findings and
8 purpose; defining terms; prohibiting foreign persons
9 from owning or controlling real property; providing
9 certain exceptions; requiring certain persons file a
10 beneficial ownership affidavit at the time of
10 recording; directing county clerks to refuse to
11 record certain instrument; requiring certain
11 divestment; authorizing enforcement and the
12 promulgation of rules; establishing certain penalty;
12 requiring certain report; providing for
13 noncodification; providing for codification; and
13 providing an effective date.
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16 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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17 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
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18 codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
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19 A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma
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20 Land and Resource Sovereignty Act".
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21 B. The Legislature finds and declares that:
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22 1. Ownership and control of land, water, and agricultural
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23 resources within this state are matters of public safety, food
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1 security, water security, economic independence, and state
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2 sovereignty;
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3 2. This state possesses inherent police powers to regulate real
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4 property ownership within its borders to protect the health, safety,
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5 and welfare of its people;
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6 3. United States citizens and lawful permanent residents
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7 domiciled in the United States owe permanent allegiance to the
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8 nation and state and are constitutionally entitled to equal
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9 protection in matters of property ownership;
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10 4. Foreign governments, foreign entities, nonresident aliens,
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11 and temporary visa holders do not possess a constitutional right to
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12 acquire or control land within this state; and
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13 5. This act regulates property ownership and control, not
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14 immigration status, and is neutral as to race, ethnicity, religion,
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15 and national origin.
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16 C. This act reserves ownership and control of Oklahoma real
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17 property to United States citizens and lawful permanent residents,
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18 to prohibit foreign ownership and investment, to prevent
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19 circumvention through corporate or financial arrangements, and to
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20 provide strong enforcement mechanisms.
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21 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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22 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 128a of Title 60, unless there
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23 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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24 As used in this act:
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1 1. "Agricultural land" means land used or capable of use for
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2 crop production, livestock, poultry, aquaculture, or timber;
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3 2. "Eligible owner" means a United States citizen or lawful
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4 permanent resident domiciled in the United States;
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5 3. "Foreign person" means a nonresident alien, a temporary visa
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6 holder, a foreign government or political subdivision, a foreign
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7 corporation, partnership, trust, or other legal entity, or any
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8 entity in which a foreign person holds any direct or indirect
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9 ownership, control, or beneficial interest;
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10 4. "Lawful permanent resident" means a person lawfully accorded
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11 the privilege of residing permanently in the United States as an
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12 immigrant;
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13 5. "Ownership or control" means legal or equitable title,
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14 beneficial ownership, voting power, management authority, long-term
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15 leases exceeding five (5) years in the aggregate, options to
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16 purchase, right of first refusal, land trusts or nominee
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17 arrangements, or any other arrangement conferring functional control
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18 to a foreign person;
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19 6. "Public subsidy" means any tax credit, abatement, grant,
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20 loan, infrastructure improvement, or economic development incentive
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21 funded in whole or in part by state or local government;
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22 7. "Real property" means land and fixtures and includes the
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23 surface estate and the minerals underlying lands located in this
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1 8. "United States citizen" means a natural person who is a
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2 citizen of the United States.
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3 SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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4 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 128b of Title 60, unless there
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5 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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6 A. Only an eligible owner may own or control any interest in
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7 real property located in this state. No foreign person may own,
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8 control, or hold a long-term possessory interest in any real
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9 property located within this state, whether directly or indirectly.
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10 This includes but shall not be limited to:
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11 1. Agricultural land;
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12 2. Water rights, including:
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13 a. surface water,
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14 b. groundwater, or
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15 c. irrigation access; or
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16 3. Land located within twenty-five (25) miles of:
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17 a. military installations,
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18 b. critical infrastructure,
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19 c. energy production or transmission facilities, or
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20 d. water treatment or distribution facilities.
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21 B. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit
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22 temporary lodging accommodations or short-term residential or
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23 commercial leases that do not confer ownership or long-term control.
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1 C. Any deed, lease, mortgage, option, or other instrument
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2 executed in violation of this section shall be considered void
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3 following the effective date of this act.
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4 D. Any person or entity acquiring an interest in Oklahoma real
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5 property shall file a beneficial ownership affidavit at the time of
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6 recording. The affidavit shall disclose:
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7 1. All natural persons with any ownership or control interest;
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8 2. Citizenship or residency status of each disclosed person;
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9 and
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10 3. Any foreign financing, guarantees, or controlling
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11 arrangements.
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12 False statements constitute perjury.
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13 E. County clerks shall refuse to record any instrument lacking
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14 a compliant affidavit and shall be immune from civil liability for
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15 such refusal.
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16 F. Real property shall not be:
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17 1. Purchased using financing from a foreign person;
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18 2. Pledged as collateral to a foreign person; or
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19 3. Subject to any equity investment guarantee, or security
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20 interest held by a foreign person.
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21 G. Any lien or security interest created in violation of this
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22 section shall be considered void following the effective date of
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1 H. No public subsidy shall be granted to any entity that owns
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2 or controls land in violation of this act or has undisclosed foreign
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3 ownership, control, or financing. Any subsidy granted in violation
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4 of this subsection shall be subject to clawback by the state.
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5 SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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6 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 128c of Title 60, unless there
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7 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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8 A. Any foreign person holding an interest in violation of this
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9 act shall divest such interest within twelve (12) months of
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10 discovery. Failure to divest shall subject the property to
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11 enforcement under subsection B of this section.
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12 B. The Attorney General may bring a civil action in the
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13 District Court of Oklahoma County or a district court in the county
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14 in which the violation occurred to:
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15 1. Enjoin the violation;
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16 2. Enforce compliance with the provisions of this act; or
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17 3. Obtain civil penalties under subsection D of this section.
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18 C. The Attorney General may promulgate any rules necessary to
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19 enforce the provisions of this act.
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20 D. Any person who violates this act shall be subject to a civil
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21 penalty not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) per day
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22 for as long as each violation persists. Each individual violation
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23 shall be considered a separate violation.
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1 E. Any private person with direct knowledge of a violation may
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2 bring a civil action on behalf of the state. If the action results
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3 in recovery:
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4 1. The plaintiff shall receive fifteen percent (15%) to thirty
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5 percent (30%) of the proceeds; and
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6 2. The remainder shall be deposited into the General Revenue
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7 Fund of the state.
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8 SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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9 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 128d of Title 60, unless there
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11 The Attorney General shall publish an annual public report
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12 detailing known foreign landownership, enforcement actions taken,
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13 and pending divestments. Information deemed to be sensitive by the
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14 Attorney General may be excluded from such report.
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15 SECTION 6. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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