OklahomaOklahoma towns may remove illegal discriminatory wording from recorded plats
Beginning November 1, 2026, Oklahoma municipalities may approve amendments removing illegal discriminatory wording from recorded plats; county clerks must then redact it online after receiving an affidavit.
What it does
Municipalities may approve ordinances to remove illegal discriminatory wording from recorded plats. County clerks must redact it from the online plat after receiving the required affidavit.
Argument forRedacting illegal discriminatory wording from online plat records could help residents see that those restrictions have no legal force.
Argument againstThe notice, meeting, and affidavit steps could take staff time from municipalities and county clerks before the online plat is corrected.
More detail
A municipality may approve an ordinance to remove illegal discriminatory wording from a recorded plat, and the county clerk must redact it from the online plat after receiving an affidavit. This applies to existing recorded plats with illegal discriminatory restrictions under the federal Fair Housing Act. The municipality must give every property owner in the addition 30 days’ written notice of the proposed amendment and the planning commission meeting. The municipality’s governing body must approve the amended plat; property owners do not all have to approve it. The municipality must submit an affidavit identifying the plat and the wording to remove, with a copy of the plat showing that wording. The law takes effect November 1, 2026. The clerk must make the online redactions upon receiving the municipality’s affidavit.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- May 13Approved by Governor Kevin Stitt 05/12/2026Became Law
- May 6Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6Signed, returned to Senate
- May 6Enrolled, to House
- May 6Referred for enrollment
- May 6Signed, returned to Senate
- May 6Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 0Major
- May 6General Order
- Apr 16CR; Do Pass Government Oversight CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded Government Oversight Committee: Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 8Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass County and Municipal GovernmentMinor
- Vote recorded County And Municipal Government Committee: Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 31Referred to County and Municipal GovernmentMinor
- Mar 31Second Reading referred to Government OversightMinor
- Mar 30First ReadingMinor
- Mar 30Engrossed to HousePassed House
- Mar 26Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 26Measure passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0Passed Senate
- Mar 26Title restored
- Mar 26General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- Mar 16Coauthored by Representative Harris (principal House author)
- Feb 26Placed on General Order
- Feb 24Title stricken
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended Cs. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 24Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Local and County Government committee; CR filedMinor
- Feb 24Coauthored by Senator Nice
- Feb 3Second Reading referred to Local and County GovernmentMinor
- Feb 2Authored by Senator Hicks
- Feb 2First ReadingIntroduced
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